17th March 2016 by Nigerian Tribune

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Auditor's report erroneous —NNPC

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Rivers rerun: Police drawn from 13 states •Police helicopters, airforce jet for aerial surveillance, Marine for waterways •6,000 operatives from Explosive Ordinance Dept, SARS, Counter-Terrorism Unit, CIID, others for election —P2 •Extreme measures will be taken where necessary —DIG

10 die on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway —P13

NCC lifts sanctions on MTN —P11

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Amosun settles rift between Alake, Awujale

From left, Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun; the Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona and the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, after a closed-door meeting at the governor's office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, on Wednesday.

FG, private sectors to create 3 million jobs in 3 years —P8

DSS invasion: We are ready to lay down our lives —Ekiti lawmakers •Court orders DSS to be served through media

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Thursday, 17 March, 2016

Rivers rerun: Police drawn from 13 states

•Police helicopters, airforce jet for aerial surveillance, Marine for waterways •6,000 operatives from Explosives Ordinance Dept, SARS, Counter-Terrorism Unit, CIID, others for election From Dapo Falade and Jacob Segun Olatunji

HEAD Saturday’s rerun in Rivers State and mounting tension in the state, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Solomon Arase, on Wednesday, disclosed that the police had successfully identified potential troublemakers and flash points that could mar the peaceful conduct of the polls, thus drawn policemen are from 13 states of the federation to complement the manpower profile of River State police command. Arase, who revealed this during a joint press conference with the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, ahead the polls, declared that all the affected people and their cohorts “are now under close watchful eyes of the police and other security agencies.” According to him, “at this juncture, let me note that the Intelligence Unit of the Nigeria Police has conducted a comprehensive security threat analysis of Rivers State. The areas likely to present major security threat, as well as individuals, who are poised to make themselves available as political thugs to threaten the peaceful conduct of the electoral process have been identified. “I can assure you that appropriate mechanisms have been duly emplaced to prevent these anti-democratic elements from manifesting their criminal intent. “We have identified the people we think we should isolate and keep our eyes on them, all these people are being monitored and if they dare go beyond their boundaries, they will regret; also, anybody trying to touch electoral personnel and materials before, during and after the polls, we will tackle them,” he declared. According to the police boss, “our democracy has evolved to a level where political gladiators and electorates should allow morality, integrity, genuine national passion, service and above all, dictates of the law to guide their actions. “The days when political power was attained through the rule of violence rather than the rule of law and democratic values are fading and our political actors who believe in turning citizens to political thugs and

cannon folders to bear the fatal brunt of their political ambition should allow such thoughts to fade henceforth or be prepared to face the wrath of law.” On the security arrangements on ground, Arase said: “the Deputy InspectorGeneral of Police in charge of Department of Operations at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, has been deployed to the state to assess the security space, undertake threat analysis and perfect the mobilisation and deployment of police assets to address noticeable threats. “He will be assisted by the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 6 Headquarters, Calabar. In addition, three Commissioners of Police (one each to be deployed to the three senatorial districts) have also been deployed alongside three Assistant Commissioners of Police to assist the Commissioners of Police in the senatorial districts. “In addition, a total of 6,000 police personnel will be deployed to reinforce security across the three senatorial districts of Rivers State. These will comprise of eight units from visiting PMF Squadrons and 46 units from the three existing PMF Squadrons in Rivers State. “Conventional policemen are also being drawn from 13 states of the federation to complement the manpower profile of River state Police Command. “In addition, Special Protection Units, Explosive Ordinance Department (EOD), Federal Special Anti- Robbery Squad, operatives of the Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department, Counter-Terrorism Unit and the Marine section of the Force are also being deployed. “These land and marine assets will be complemented by aerial surveillance to be undertaken by not less than three police helicopters. The Nigeria police will also be supported by other sister security agencies and the armed forces.” On restriction of human and vehicular movements for the polls, Arase said “it is to be noted that there shall be restriction of non-essential vehicular movements around the state during the elections from 6.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m, while political actors and other personalities are not allowed to go to the polling booths in company

of their security details. “Electorate are encouraged to conduct themselves with decorum, while avoiding acts of brigandage, as security agents are under strict instructions to deal decisively with such situations,” he warned. Speaking earlier, INEC chairman said adequate measures had been put in place to ensure a hitch-free poll in the state and appealed to all political actors in the state “to avoid statements and actions capable of breaching public peace, so that the people of Rivers State can chose their representatives in peace.” According to Professor Yakubu, “to ensure the successful conduct of the rerun, INEC has engaged 24,930 ad hoc staff, drawn from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and students of Federal tertiary institutions, specifically the University of Port Harcourt, the Federal College of Education (Technical) at Omoku and the Federal University in Otuoke in Bayelsa State. “Corps members will serve as Presiding Officers, while others will serve as Assistant Presiding Officers I, II and III. In addition, we have engaged a total 379 Collation Officers and 37 Returning Officers from the three tertiary institutions mentioned earlier on the recommendations of their vice chancellors and provost, who vouched for their integrity. “The list was forwarded to us here at the headquarters, where we conducted due diligence check on all the nominees before they were cleared for election duty. Let me assure all Nigerians that INEC will never recruit election duty personnel in a partisan manner. “None of the Electoral Officers (EOs) currently posted as heads of our local government offices in Rivers State will participate in the election. Instead, they will be confined to the INEC headquarters in Port Harcourt, where no election activity will take place. “We have drawn the E05 from 15 states of the federation and the INEC headquarters, who shall return to their duty posts at the conclusion of the election. Similarly, the HoD (Operations) and the Administrative Secretary have been redeployed from other states. “Training of poll officials had since commenced and will be rounded up today. “Smart Card Readers will

be used for the confirmation of the PVCs and authentication of voters. The card readers have been configured and charged. “All non-sensitive materials have already been deployed to each of the 23 local government areas. “Sensitive materials will arrive at Port Harcourt today and will be shared to the local government areas and Registration Area Centres (RACs) tomorrow. All our sensitive materials are customised by local government areas and type of election (Senatorial, House of Representatives and State Assembly. “Accreditation and voting will take place simultaneously from 8.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m, while collation of results at the polling units will commence in earnest, as soon the last person on the queue has voted. “In order to enhance the overall supervision of the election, INEC is deploying three National Commissioners and six Resident Electoral Commissioners for Election Duty in Rivers State. They are to assist the new Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) deployed a few weeks ago. “In addition to these arrangements, lNEC has accredited 13 groups, including the British High Commission and the United States Embassy for Election Observation on their own request.” Meanwhile, Deputy Inspector-General of Police (Operations), Mr Sotonye Wakama, has announced readiness of the police for the legislative rerun, vowing to deal with political thugs and whoever plans to scuttle the exercise. He said this while addressing leaders of the political parties and candidates for the election at the Police Officers’ Mess, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday, adding the law enforcement agency would descend heavily on any person seeking to cause trouble, irrespective of his or her status in the state. Wakama frowned on the recent killings in the state, saying as a Rivers man, he would ensure that such acts stopped, adding that there would be heavy deployment of police personnel and equipment ahead the election. “In other words, if volatility should occasion, we are going to stretch and I repeat, we are going to stretch the law to fullest elasticity.

Let me explain, if it would require us to use a mortal and pestle to kill a mosquito, I am not saying we are killing anybody, we are going to bring any erring person to book. “We are not here to plead; we are not here to beg; we are not here to beseech or to request. We are here to tell you that, should there be any problem, wherever it arises, we will deal with that problem with the full weight of law. “Our intelligence has told us about some groups, cults, violent groups in certain places around the state. More importantly, we know their sponsors. What do I mean? People buy and sponsor violence in the state. “As from today, once we notice that link between you and those that carry machetes and guns, those who have decided to cause mayhem on March 19, we are going to move both you and that group. “If any of such persons are sitting here today, watching me, no matter who you are and what you are and where you come from and no matter what your stature and status is, you are not greater than God Almighty. “I am talking as a Rivers man. Our people should have respite from all the rubbish that is going on in this state. I don’t want sound as if it is a threat, but we can tell ourselves the truth that things have gone wrong beyond what we can tolerate any longer. Extreme measure would be taken where necessary,” Wakama stressed. The top police officer said he refused to come home since he was promoted to a DIG for some obvious reasons, adding: “But I am here today on the insistence of the Federal Government, that one of your own should come to speak to you. It would be ridiculous if I start having problem in my own house. It can’t happen. Also, the Rivers State police command, on Wednesday, announced the non-movement of Very Important Personalities (VIPs) and other people during the conduct of the rerun across the state. The state police imagemaker, DSP Ahmad Muhammad, in a statement, said the decision was arrived at after due consultation with relevant stakeholders superintending the rerun exercise. Announcing a total restriction of movement from

between 6.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. on Saturday, he said: “The command further emphasises that VIPs are barred from going to any voting centre with their security escorts, except for their unarmed orderly only. “They are also to desist from moving about on election day, as provided by the Electoral Act. Note that monitoring teams will be moving to ensure strict compliance and arrest security men accompanying any dignitary in such unauthorised manner.” He also announced outright ban on the use of tricycles, motorcycles and engine speed boats with capacity of 200 horsepower and above, from Friday till Sunday, just as he pleaded the cooperation of members of the public to ensure a peaceful election that can be adjudged to be free, fair and credible.

Wike declares Thursday, Friday work-free days

Rivers State governor, Mr Nyesom Wike, has declared today and Friday work-free days for the smooth conduct of the legislative rerun taking place in the state on Saturday. The governor, in a statewide broadcast, on Wednesday, said the two work-free days would enable workers, both in the private and public sectors, to participate fully in the exercise. He also expressed optimism that based on the assurances he received, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would conduct a free, fair and credible rerun poll. “I, hereby, declare Thursday, March 17th and Friday, March 18th as work-free days in Rivers State to enable workers from the public and private sectors fully participate in the rerun and exercise their franchise. Consequently, all public and private offices, including banks, must remain closed for the duration of the holidays,” he said. The governor also disclosed that security agencies had definite instructions to enforce the restrictions on human and vehicular movements on Election Day. “Arrest any person or group of persons, including government vehicles, that violate this order and or attempt to act in any way to undermine the peaceful conduct of the rerun in the state,” he said. continues pg7

Thursday, 17 March, 2016

6 news Reps set to probe CBN interventions, UBEC project fund Jacob Segun Olatunji and Kolawole Daniel-Abuja

HE House of Representatives, on Wednesday, set machinery in motion to probe the various intervention funds by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), as well as the inability of some state governments to access the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) project funds for their respective states, running into billions of naira. The House resolution was sequel to the adoption of two separate motions entitled “the Need to Investigate the Various Inter-

vention Funds by the Central Bank of Nigeria” and “Urgent Need to urge States Defaulting in UBEC Funds to Step Up” sponsored by both Honourable Ayodele Oladimeji and Honourable Aishatu Dukku. On the need to probe CBN intervention funds, Honourable Oladimeji alleged that CBN had continue to sponsor various intervention projects running into trillions of Naira. He further alleged that the CBN which has as primary role, the regulation of other financial institutions, has taken over the role of the commercial banks. To this end, he expressed concerns that the impact of

We developed diagnostic kit for Ebola infections within hours —IAEA DG Ademola Adegbite - Abuja

THE Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr Yikaya Amamo, has announced that the agency was able to develop a diagnostic kit for the Ebola virus that was able to confirm the infections within hours rather than days. Mr Amamo, who also said that the agency has placed priority on the use of nuclear power in health-related issues, such as the treatment and control of cancer, announced this while leading management of the agency on a courtesy call on the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu in his office in Abuja. According to him, "it is the mission of the agency to help interested countries embark on nuclear power but such must be done in CONFIRMATION OF OF NAME NAME CONFIRMATION Adepoju Sunday Sunday Adisa Adisa am am the the I,I, Adepoju same person person bearing bearing Adepoju Adepoju same Sunday Ramoni. Ramoni. Now, Now, II wish wish Sunday to be be known known and and addressed addressed as as to ADEPOJU SUNDAY SUNDAY ADISA. ADISA. All All ADEPOJU documents bearing bearing these these names names documents remain valid. valid. General General public public take take remain note. note.

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over $2.5 trillion spent by the CBN as intervention funds in many sectors of the economy were not felt by the citizens. He then urged the House to order comprehensive investigation into the matter with a view to unravelling what these intervention funds were used for. On states not accessing UBEC funds, Honourable Dukku, while moving the motion said that many states of the federation which include: Abia, Enugu, Ekiti, Ondo and Nasarawa could not access their UBEC funds due to the requirement of a 50 per cent counterpart funding by these states. The lawmaker however, expressed worries that no less than N3billion state funds were lying idle at UBEC due to inability of many state governments to access such funds. The two motions were unanimously supported when it was put to vote by the Speaker, Honourable Yakubu Dogara, who presided over the session.

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Thursday, 17 March, 2016

PDP will bounce back —Ali Modu Sheriff Hakeem Gbadamosi - Akure

ATIONAL chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, on Wednesday, declared that the party would bounce back to its vintage position, if the members remain committed to the vision of its founding fathers. Modu Sheriff, who made this declaration in Akure, the Ondo State capital, during a courtesy visit to the state governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, saying the party already had all it required to win elections, saying all the party needed to do was to return to the drawing board and restrategise. He noted that this was evident in most of the reruns conducted in some areas of the country, saying: “It very clear today, from all the bye-elections we have conducted recently, that the party has already come together. “From all the bye-elections from Benue, Kogi, Taraba, Abia, Akwa Ibom and Ebonyi states; it is very clear that whatever differences the people were having within the party before that made us to lose election, people have come together to bury those differences, so that we can concentrate and reposition our party back to where it belongs.” The chairman expressed optimism that the current victories of the party would also translate to the victory of the PDP candidates in the two senatorial and 21 state assemblies rerun in Rivers State, this weekend. He said his presence in Ondo State became imperative, after his visit to Rivers State on Tuesday, for campaign rally, to see Governor Olusegun Mimiko, who is the the chairman of PDP Governors’ Forum. “We are going to have our convention very soon; it is coming up end of May and all the preparations of the convention are on top gear. I needed to consult my Governor-General, who is the chairman of our governors’ forum to discuss with him so that our convention will be successful,” he said. The PDP national chairman affirmed that the consultation would goad the party to put its machineries in place for the forthcoming convention and a total comeback of the PDP, politically. Responding, the state governor, Mimiko, com-

mended the national chairman on his mission to restructure the party, saying since the chairman came on board, the party had won

all elections in the country. Mimiko said: “Thank you for what you will yet do for our party, because there is no question about the fact

that our party needs lots of cohesiveness and way forward.” The governor expressed hope in Modu Sheriff’s

leadership, saying the PDP would bounce back stronger politically, especially during successful convention slated for May, 2016.

Ondo State governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko (right) with the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, during his visit to the Governor’s Office, Akure, on Wednesday.

He also expressed optimism that PDP would take charge of the nation’s politics again, as it was before the last general election. Meanwhile, a power surge at the ante of the executive chamber of the state governor initially distrusted the meeting of the PDP chairman and and Governor Mimiko before it was rescheduled to the Presidential Lodge of the Government House. Speaking on the power surge, the state Commissioner for Information, Kayode Akinmade, said the fire officials were able to curtail the inferno before it extended to the exco chamber of the Governor’s Office. Akinmade explained that the extent of the damage was yet to be ascertained. Also, the state Commissioner for Works, Gboye Adegbenro, said his men were able to put out the inferno, saying it was a minor accident, which was promptly put under control.

Rivers rerun: Police drawn from 13 states continued from pg2

Wike urged the people of the state to turn out in large numbers to participate in the election, noting that he had been assured by the security agencies that they would not deviate from their constitutional role of safeguarding law and order before, during and after the election. “In line with the ongoing security operations to rid the state of cult-induced violence and criminality, I have requested the armed forces to increase security surveillance around some identified flashpoints of cultism and banditry. “These included Abua/ Odual, Andoni, Akuku Toru, Ahoada-East, Ahoada-West, Emohua, Ikwerre, Opobo/Nkoro and Ogba/ Egbema/Ndoni local government areas of the state.

...State govt petitions UN, EU, 50 countries over rerun

Rivers State government has petitioned more than 50 countries, the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) ahead the legislative rerun holding in the state on Saturday. The petition was sent to the governments of the United States, Australia, China, the EU and the chairman of the African Union, among others. The state gvernment, in the petition, demanded

global surveillance on the process, so as to ensure conduct of a free, fair and credible election in the state. The petition was signed by the state Commissioner for Information and Communication, Dr Austin TamGeorge and sent to the embassies of the 50 countries. The commissioner, in a copy of the petition made available to Nigerian Tribune, on Thursday, said: “I write on behalf of the government and people of Rivers State, to inform you respectfully, of the imminent danger posed to the peace and stability of Rivers State, by the actions and provocative utterances of the leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC).” He accused APC leaders in the state, notably the Minister of Transportation,

Mr Rotimi Amaechi and Honourable Dakuku Peterside, of allegedly resorting to “intimidatory tactics and openly inciting violence against members of the People Democratic Party (PDP) and anyone who holds a different political perspective in the state. Meanwhile, former governor of the state, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has again dared Governor Nyesom Wike, as he said he would be at the governor’s ward on the day of the legislative rerun. By so doing, he said, he would be able to prove to the people of the state and Nigerians that Wike had no power to stop anybody from partaking in the election. He said this while addressing APC faithful in Etche and Gokana local government areas of the

state, adding he had enough security to counter whatever Wike would muster.

...Buhari’s response to violence, plot to rig —Fayose

Ekiti State governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s swift reaction to the recent political violence in Rivers State as part of the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) plot to rig the rerun slated for this Saturday in the state. Governor Fayose, who spoke through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, said “any attempt to clampdown on members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State under the guise of stemming the tide of po-

litical violence in the state will be counter-productive.” The governor, who decried the reported violence in Rivers State and other states in the country, said: “Only a president with ulterior political motives will elevate political violence above the kind of genocide carried out by Fulani herdsmen in Benue State.” He said the entire people of Nigeria know that Rivers State and the entire SouthSouth belong to the PDP, adding that: “Having failed in the court to steal the states from the PDP, Buhari and his APC want to use violence and intimidation, but they should know that even if they relocate Aso Rock Presidential Villa and the APC National Secretariat to Rivers State on Saturday, they will be roundly defeated.”

2015 elections: INEC boss slams judiciary Sunday Ejike - Abuja WORRIED by the conflicting decisions by the Courts of Appeal arising from the 2015 general election, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, on Wednesday, called for certainty in the rules governing the resolution of electoral disputes. The INEC boss, who was speaking in Abuja, at the opening ceremony of the

national conference on election petition tribunals and appeals, organised by the Court of Appeal, said: “There is need for certainty in the rules governing the resolution of electoral disputes. Judicial precedence is of immense importance, without which neither the judiciary nor INEC will be spared of immunity by political actors.” He said the Court of Appeal, in one judicial division, ordered INEC to conduct fresh election, “in which only the duly qualified can-

didates s participate,” and in another division, the Court of Appeal, under similar circumstance, nullified the election, disqualified the candidate and allowed the political party to submit the name of another candidate for the rerun. “Yet, in another division, the Court of Appeal nullified the election, ordered INEC to conduct fresh election, but was silent about the status of the disqualified candidates, thereby giving room for endless commentary and new rounds of litigation

on the eligibility of the disqualified candidate to participate in rerun ,” he said. Professor Yakubu said the commission, as a lawabiding institution, would always respect court judgment, adding that “although we have implemented these judgments on their merit, the conflicting decisions make us sometimes appear inconsistent in our application of the law, thereby encouraging some disqualified candidates to initiate fresh litigation in the Federal High Courts.”

8 news How Badeh looted NAF’s N558m monthly —Witness

Thursday, 17 March, 2016

Sunday Ejike -Abuja FORMER Director of Finance and Account of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Commodore Salisu Abdullahi Yushua (retd), on Wednesday, told Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court in Abuja how former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, defrauded the Nigerian Air Force of the sum of N3.7 billion. The Federal Government, through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had, on February 29, filed a 10-count criminal charge against the former CDS and Iyalikam Nigeria Ltd, a company believed to be owned by him, before a Federal High Court in Abuja. Led in evidence by the prosecution counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, the retired military officer said the CDS committed the offence between 2012 to 2014 when he was Chief of Air Staff. He told the court that NAF was funded through budget-

ary allocation under capital, overhead and personal emolument sub-heads, saying that the amount budgeted and approved for NAF each year varied, but said they received a little above N4 billion monthly for personal emolument only. “We usually receive a little above N4 billion monthly for personal emolument, however, our total wage bill as at that time was over N2 billion, including salaries and allowances. “After salaries and allowances are paid, we usually have balance of about N1.6 billion or N1.7 billion monthly. Out of the amount, the sum of N558 million is usually earmarked for Chief of Air Staff control while the balance is disbursed to commands and directorate unit for priority projects and training,” the witness added. Yushau said the former CDS instructed that the sum of N558 million should be changed into dollar denomination and he, in turn, directed the finance officer to convert the amount into dollars.

He, however, told the court that he had no written instruction because it was a verbal instruction, saying further that every month himself and the finance officer took the sum in dollars to Badeh’s residence at Niger Barrack. He said in January 2013, Badeh told him that he wanted to buy a house and he made inquiry and got a house in Ogun street, Mai-

THE Federal Government has disclosed plan to collaborate with the private sector to create three million jobs in three years, starting from this year. The plan is contained in government’s “Strategic Framework and Implementation Plan for Job Creation and Youth Employment in Nigeria.” The areas targetted are technology, wholesale and retail, construction and agro-allied sectors of the economy. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday, while receiving an implementation plan on job creation and

youth employment in Nigeria, jointly packaged by the Job creation Unit (JCU) of the Presidency and the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), said the outlook for the country was positive. According to a statement issued by his spokesman, Laolu Akande, in Abuja, this year, the plan foresees the creation of over 700,000 private sector jobs, majority of which are expected in the agro-allied sector. “This private sector-led job creation plan is different from the direct creation of government jobs planned by the Buhari presidency, including 500,000 teaching jobs for unemployed graduates,” the statement said.

Soji-Eze Fagbemi and Sunday Ejike -Abuja THE Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mahmud Mohammed; president of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Justice Babatunde Adejumo and other top members of the country’s judiciary, on Wednesday, paid glowing tribute to the late Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr James Ocholi. The eminent jurists, who

While expressing excitement and hope regarding the plan, the vice-president recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari had set job creation as the central focus of government policy when he instructed that policy planning must address the question:, “how many jobs would the policy create? Speaking earlier at the meeting, chairman of the NESG, Mr Kyari A.Bukar, noted that “NESG is honoured to be part of the committee, and we commit to collaborate with the JCU whilst leveraging our vast private sector network to collectively solve the unemployment challenges Nigeria faces.”

converged on the headquarters of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria in Abuja, at a special valedictory session in honour of the late Ocholi, lauded the deceased minister for his exemplary integrity and hard work. “Ocholi was such an icon; from a humble beginning, he grew and became a colossus in the legal profession and Nigeria,” Justice Mahmud said. For Justice Adejumo, Ocholi’s brilliance and hard work to the advancement of law and legal jurisprudence earned him the prestigious rank of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in 2007, saying that “it is the more tragic and painful that this horrendous occurrence did not spare the lives of our colleague’s wife and second son. “Those who should know, including our president,

THE House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, rehabilitate the old Oyo-Ogbomoso Road in Oyo State, and as well to ensure speedy completion of the Oyo-Ogbomoso section of the Ibadan-OyoOgbomoso-Ilorin Expressway. Also, the House directed the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to increase the number of its personnel on the Oyo-Ogbomoso old road, until work was completed on the expressway. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion moved at the plenary by Honourable Segun Ogun-

wuyi, entitled “the Urgent Need to Rehabilitate the Old Oyo-Ogbomoso Road.” While moving the motion, Hon Ogunwuyi, representing Ogbomoso North/Ogbomoso South/Orire federal constituency of Oyo State, noted that the rehabilitation of the Oyo-Ogbomoso section of the expressway had been abandoned many years ago, after the IbadanOyo and Ogbomoso-Ilorin sections had been completed, despite the fact that the contracts for the construction of the expressway were awarded about the same time. Ogunwuyi said the abandonment of the Oyo-Ogbomoso section of the expressway by the successive governments had resulted

Crescent, Wuse II, which was later paid for at the cost of N650 million after being satisfied,” he added. The witness further explained that in one month, he brought the sum of N558 million to Badeh and he immediately used it to pay for the plot of land. The trial judge, Justice Okon Abang, adjourned till March 23 for continuation of trial.

in travellers making the old Oyo-Ogbomoso road alternative route, thereby leading to its massive deterioration. He lamented that the present state of the road had caused many accidents and made travelling unpleasant for motorists, especially with incessant robbery attacks on the route. The motion was unanimously adopted when it

Taiwo Adisa and Ayodele Adesanmi -Abuja THE Senate, on Wednesday, observed a one minute silence in honour of former governor of Delta State, Senator Felix Ibru and resolved to send a powerful

was put to voice vote by the Speaker, Honourable Yakubu Dogara, who presided over the plenary. Dogara mandated the House Committee on Works to liaise with the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing to cause the immediate rehabilitation of the road and also directed the House Committee on Legislative Compliance to ensure adherence.

Bello orders investigation into Kogi poly violence Yinka Oladoyinbo -Lokoja KOGI State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, on Wednesday, ordered a full scale investigation into the violence that erupted at the state-owned polytechnic, Lokoja, where properties worth millions of

have attested to the brilliance, passion and enthusiasm which he served this great country.” The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, who was represented by the Solicitor-General of the Federation, Mr Taiwo Abidogun, described the deceased minister as a “community leader, philanthropist and icon of the legal profession in the country.” On his part, president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Augustine Alegeh, bemoaned the tragic demise of Ocholi, his wife and son. The NBA boss commended the deceased minister for conquering the existential barriers that fate threw at him, following the death of his father while at high school. Speaking in a similar

vein, the Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (Abuja branch), showered praises on Ocholi for bringing honour to the legal profession. The body, which was represented by Chief Adegboye Awomolo, described Ocholi as a lawyer who distinguished himself within and outside the Bar. In his speech, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba, who said the late Ocholi left a footprints in the sands of time, added that the late minister was one of Nigeria’s brightest and finest minds who was cut down alongside his family members when his star was in ascendancy. The valedictory court session kick started a series of activities lined up for his final interment this weekend at Idah in Kogi State.

Senate honours Ibru, observes one minute silence

Reps urge FG to rehabilitate old Oyo-Ogbomoso Road Jacob Segun Olatunji and Kolawole Daniel -Abuja

on behalf of the owner.” According to the witness, when Umar asked in whose name the document be prepared, he said it should be prepared in the name of Iyalikan Nig. Ltd, a company which the commission said Badeh had interest. “Sometimes in 2013, Badeh also approached him that he needed a plot and an engineer was brought, who sighted Plot 1386 Oda

CJN, NLC, others eulogise Ocholi

FG, private sector to create 3 million jobs in 3 years Leon Usigbe -Abuja

tama, through a friend. He said Badeh inspected the house and paid N1.1 billion to purchase the property, after being satisfied with the house, following an inspection, adding that “he directed that we should pay for the house after negotiation was completed. He brought the balance to make up N1.1 billion and I gave the money to Mr Hussein Umar, who sold the house

naira were destroyed. The governor, who was onthe-spot assessment of the situation in the institution, lamented the degree of destruction allegedly carried out by the students of the school to avenge the death of their colleague.

delegation to commiserate with the people and government of Delta State. The senators, who adopted a motion by Senator Ovie Omo-Agege and two others, entitled “The late distinguished Senator Felix Ovuodoroye Ibru,” also decided to fully participate in the late senator’s funeral. Senators took time to eulogise the late senator, who served in the fifth Senate, with the Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, describing him as an upright lawmaker. Omo-Agege, in his motion, noted that the distinguished Senator Felix Ibru represented Delta Central Senatorial District of Delta State in the fifth Senate from 2003 to 2007 and he served the country with pride. “Between 2007 and 2010, Senator Ibru also served as the President-General of the Urhobo Progessive Union (UPU), the umbrella social political body of the Urhobo people and, in that

capacity, nurtured intraand inter-ethnic harmony with public admiration. “Senator Felix Ovuodoroye Ibru, the first democratically elected governor of Delta State, is a revered illustrous leader and Olorogun of the Urhobo ethnic nationality of Delta State,” he said. Senator James Manager, who co-sponsored the motion, said he served under Senator Felix Ibru as a commissioner when he was the governor of Delta State, stressing that the late senator was a great businessman in the Ibru family, who brought fame to the family and Delta State in general. Senator Abubakar Gumel, who also contributed, said he met Senator Felix Ibru during the Constituents Assembly of 19881989, where he said the assembly had a problem with the Sharia controversy. Ekweremadu was also full of encomiums for Ibru, whom he said was his colleague in the fifth Senate.

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Lagosmetro Unilag Muslim students protest ban of their activities by management Naza Okoli

Members of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, Lagos, protesting over selective anti-corruption crusade and worsening electricity supply in Nigeria, on Wednesday. PHOTO: SYLVESTER OKORUWA

HUNDREDS of Muslim students at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), on Wednesday, brought to a standstill, activities at the school, to protest a ban imposed on most of their activities by the university management, since the last quarter of 2015. The students, who are members of the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN), University of Lagos Chapter, began their protest around 9:00 a.m, and moved from the mosque to the main gate, and thereafter to the office

Ambode, traders agree to relocate Mile 12 Market

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AGOS State governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, has placed a total ban on commercial motorcycle operators, popularly called Okada, from operating within Mile 12 and adjoining communities in Ikosi-Isheri Local Council Development Area, LCDA, aimed at forestalling another fracas in the area. This was part of the 4-point resolution reached on Wednesday between the governor and the leadership of Mile 12 Market traders, with the agreement also

•Govt bans okada, to demolish shanties reached between the parties on relocation of the market soon. Already, plans have since commenced to identify suitable location for the market, two weeks after the fracas that led to the death of over 10 persons and vandalisation of property worth several millions of naira. Speaking at a joint press briefing by the leadership of the Mile 12 market, Maidan and Agiliti community, Alhaji Sheu Usman, financial Secretary of the Market, who disclosed that several meet-

ings took place between the governor and market leaders since the fracas, said all the leaders had now resolved to work with the state government in achieving its goals. According to him, “we have resolved to ban the use of Okada as a means of commercial transportation in the area because of the operators’ flagrant disobedience to the 2012 Road Traffic Law. They also caused road accidents in the area. Shanties and blighted areas within the commu-

3 more Babington schoolgirls’ kidnappers arrested Olalekan Olabulo THREE more suspects have been arrested in connection with the abduction of three students of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary School in Ikorodu area of Lagos State. The suspects, identified as Wekeme Geoffrey, Priye Pius Gift and Rufus Fred were arrested by the Inspector General of Po-

lice (IGP) Intelligence Response Team, between March 7 and 10, at different locations. They allegedly confessed their involvement in the abduction of the schoolgirls and promised to cooperate with the police in their investigation. The suspects have since been handed over to operatives of the Lagos State police command for further investigation.

The image maker in charge of the state police command, Dolapo Badmos confirmed the arrest of the suspects to Lagos Metro, stating that the suspects were arrested at different hideouts, used by the gang for their operations. Badmos also reiterated the commitment of the police to ensure the safety of lives and properties of the residents of Lagos State.

nities that could harbour miscreants will be removed in order to eliminate illegal activities hoodlums from the community. Speaking on the relocation of the market, Usman said, “The Mile 12 market had been in existence for decades, so it had outgrown its present location and available infrastructures. It has become

necessary for its relocation to another suitable and convenient location within the state. “The Market executives will dialogue further with the state government on the relocation programme which will help increase the economic growth and development, provide better infrastructure and reduce traffic congestion on the expanded Mile 12-Ikorodu Road.”

of the Dean of Students’ Affairs, causing heavy traffic both inside and outside the university. One of those who led the protest, Mr Tajudeen Mukaila, while speaking with Lagos Metro, said the management had become too meddlesome. “The school management through the Students’ Affairs Division is trying to envelope the students by denying us some of our constitutional rights. Two years ago, some members wrote a petition against the society, saying that the selection process was not transparent, and that the leaders were financially reckless. The petition was not signed but we were invited by the Dean of Students’ Affairs and we defended ourselves. Yet the management went ahead and dissolved the executive. Two staff advisers were imposed on us, and we are not pleased with one of them because he is a partisan. Despite all our complaints, the school turned deaf ears. What we are saying is that they should leave us alone and let us operate as a students’ organisation,” Mukaila said.

I became fake officer after failing military medical test — Suspect Olalekan Olabulo A fake air force officer, who was arrested by operatives of the Nigerian Air Force has blamed his inability to get enlisted in the military, after failing medical tests, for impersonating an air force officer. The 32-year-old suspect, Muhammed Abdullai, was arrested in Agege area of Lagos State, while serving as an escort to a truck fully loaded with foodstuffs. “I had tried on three different occasions to get enlisted into the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy and Nigerian Air Force and on the three occasions, I failed medical tests. The medical reports

had it that I had kidney problem and I could not be enlisted.” The Kaduna-State-born suspect confessed to being a fake air force officer but insisted that the uniform was real and that his friend, who is a serving air force officer, gave it to him. He, however, gave two conflicting reasons for being in the possession of the military camouflage. The suspect initially claimed that his friend, Haruna Alli, a Lance corporal with the Nigerian Air Force gave it to him to keep for his (Muhammed) younger brother, who just got enlisted in the military. He also claimed that he was negotiating with the air

force officer to buy the full camouflage at the rate of N5,000. Muhammed told the Lagos Metro that he charges between N2000 and N3000 before agreeing to follow trucks bearing goods, adding that he decided to use the uniform, when his dream of joining the military had been shattered and his source of livelihood lost. The image maker in charge of the Lagos State police command, Dolapo Badmos confirmed the arrest of the suspect, adding that the fake air force officer has been handed over to the X-Squad at the state police command headquarters for further investigations.

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Kainji: Hydro power plant to generate 490 megawatts by May Gbola Subair-Abuja

ESPITE the inability of Kainji Hydro Power Plant to generate its installed capacity of 760 megawatts since inception, the power plant is slated to generate its first ever 490 megawatts by May, this year. The Chief Engineer of the power plant, Mr Jose Villegas disclosed tnis in Kainji, Niger State, during an inspection visit to Kainji Dam comprising the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Bureau of Public Enterprises and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission as part of ongoing monitoring and compliance inspection visits being embarked upon by the Commission. Stating that the power plant is projected to generate 490 megawatts May, Mr Villegas said that the plant, built to have a generation capacity of 760mw had never generated that much. “In 2013 when we took over, the plant was only generating 101mw and only

two of the eight installed turbines were working. In 2014 we were able to get three of the turbines working and were generating about 200mw, and in 2015 we had five functional turbines generating 440mw.” “But we had a fire incident on the plant and two turbines had to be shut down for now. As at Feb. 2016, we were generating 390mw and we plan to increase generation to 490mw by May.” he said. Villegas, according to a press statement released by the Acting Head, Communications of ICRC, Deb-

ora Cinwe Okafor, said that since the takeover, new air blast technology and computer based maintenance technology had been installed to ensure efficient management of the facility. He said there was need for general overhaul of the power plant to seal up leakages and repair the drainage systems. He said right now, the plant was not running at full economic capacity because initial plan of the plant showed available space for 12 turbines but only eight was installed. He further said the com-

pany was bringing in international experts to look into the possibility of having one or more turbine added to the plant to boost power generation. All in all, Villegas said the power plant should be able to generate 760mw from the available eight turbines by 2018. In his speech, the Director-General of ICRC), Aminu Diko lamented that the Kainji Hydro Power Plant had never generated its installed capacity of 760 megawatts of electricity, stating that this informed the decision by the government to grant concession

of the facility. Speaking further, the Director-General stressed the need for the concessionaires of the plant, Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited, to develop a work plan for their operations. He said it was important to see in clear terms, in terms of percentage, the work done and how close they are to meeting their set target. “Power issue is very sensitive in this country and Kainji Hydro Power Plant is one of the oldest in the country, yet its supply has been epileptic.

TCN apologises to customers over blackout Olatunde Dodondawa-Lagos

THE Management of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Lagos Region, has apologised to Nigerians over blackout due to faulty lines. The company informed all electricity customers in Lekki, Ajah and their environs that the blackout being experienced was as a result of a detachment on the sky wire of the Egbin-Ajah 330KV Transmission Line three which feeds the areas. “Our teams of maintenance engineers are already at work to rectify the fault as quickly as possible, with the aim of getting customers back to the system. “We therefore use this medium to apologise to all affected customers to please bear with us for all the inconveniences they are suffering as a result of the blackout. Once again we assure customers of a speedy remedial of the situation,” the company said in a statement. This position contradicted claims by management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (Eko Disco) which linked the outage to a line trip from Egbin Power Station. Affected areas listed to have been affected by the outage include Lagos Island, Ikoyi, Victoria Island Lekki, Ajah, Ibeju and their environs.

From left, Field Sales Manager, Ikorodu,Lafarge Africa Plc, Taofeek Olalekan; Managing Director, Morash Ventures, Mrs Monsurat Jokomba; Chairman, National Association of Block Makers in Nigeria, Ikorodu Zone, Otunba Rasheed Aleshinloye; Trade Marketing and Brand Manager,Lafarge Africa Plc, Mrs Tina Sobola; Managing Director, Ebony De Great Nigeria Enterprises Key Distributor, Lafarge Africa Plc, Mrs Modupe Oshibowale; Managing Director, Moray Unique Nigeria Enterprises, Key Distributor, Lafarge AfricaPlc, Mrs Adedoyin Agboola during raffle draw and prize presentation of Lafarge Buy & Win Promo in Ikorodu, recently.

NSE: Investors moves 4.36bn shares as volume increase by 1.14% Kehinde Akinseinde-JayeobaLagos

THE equities market closed on a negative note on Wednesday, as All Share Index, a major market indicator of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) depreciated by 0.34 per cent to close at 25,657.48 basis points, as against 0.42 per cent decline recorded on Tuesday. However, market turnover closed positive as volume moved up by 1,417 per cent against 64.49 per cent uptick recorded in the previous session as 4,355,480,818 shares exchanged hands at the Nigerian Bourse. Market breadth closed positive as Dangote Sugar Plc led nine gainers against 24 losers topped by Oando Plc at the end of today’s session. United Bank for Africa Plc, Zenith Bank Plc and FCMB Group Plc were the most active to boost market turnover, while Nigerian Breweries Plc and Zenith Bank Plc led the value. Cement Company of Northern Nigeria Plc led the list of active stocks that recorded impressive volume spike at the end of Wednesday session having moved 2,000 volume of shares in a single deal.

Non oil export: Zenith Bank keys into NEPC’s $25bn forex target Chima Nwokojji-Lagos

IN line with its resolve to assist in building export services excellence in the trade and investment sectors, Zenith Bank Plc has keyed into the Nigerian Export Promotion Council’s (NEPC) target

of growing non-oil exports from $2.7 billion to $25 billion by 2025. The NEPC had set a ‘zero-oil’ vision, aimed at replacing oil as the major national foreign exchange (forex) earner, by growing non-oil exports which was

$2.7 billion in 2014, expected to reach $8billion by 2019 and eventually $25 billion by 2025. In view of this, Group Managing Director, Zenith Bank Plc Mr Peter Amangbo said the bank has decided to make it a top priority to improve

istry, Mr Olumuyiwa Azeez said that the recognition was based on the tremendous achievement in the sector. According to him “because we have done so well in Aquaculture, Nigeria is now dedicated as Regional Centre of Excellence in Aquaculture; Mali is being dedicated as Regional Centre of Excellence in rice, while Ghana is being dedicated as Regional Centre of Excellence in cassava. “The implication of this is that, we are now going to create a research centre and all the researchers on aquaculture will now focus on Nigeria.

“This will create employment and bring more researchers on aquaculture into Nigeria which will generate the much needed income. “As you are aware, Nigeria has one of the best streams required and this is an added advantage to Nigeria as we will be able to discover more species of fish and diversify our economy away from oil’’. The Chairman, Governing Board of the West and Central Agricultural Research Development (WECARD), Dr Alioune Fall, in an interview with journalists stressed the need for synergy in the region.

Nigeria emerges regional centre of excellence in aquaculture Collins Nnabuife-Abuja

THE Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Shehu Ahmed has said that Nigeria has emerged a Regional Centre of Excellence (RCoE) in aquaculture. Ahmed made this known at a consultation workshop of decision-makers and Heads of Institutions of the National Centres of Specialisation (NCoS) in West Africa on Monday in Abuja. Ahmed, who was represented by the Director, Agribussiness, Processing and Marketing in the min-

the conditions that directly affect the ability of Zenith Bank’s clients to export. Such conditions are: monetary easing by assisting with financing that is needed for exports, trade advocacy and export promotion effort, educating clients about markets and the financing opportunities available. Making this pledge in his welcome address on Wednesday at the Zenith bank international Trade seminar title: “exporting for growth, hosted by the bank, Amangbo said the aim of the gathering of exporters and major stakeholders in the export business was to escalate the tone of the conversation around non-oil exports.” “Having brought together policy makers, thought leaders and exporters who face the day-to-day challenges of the system, we have high hopes that policy and onground reality will blend to deliver far-reaching solutions. We understand that modern banking is all about connecting people to their

money faster, accurately and more efficiently than ever before. “Therefore, we utilize technology to deliver on this assignment. All in all, we will. Structure to do more, to help manufacturers, farmers, and entrepreneurs, sell made-in-Nigeria products and services, world-wide, to the benefit of our economy.” According to the bank’s boss, the declining oil prices in the international commodities market has forced attention as a nation, on the weakness of the Nigerian economy. Thus, the country is faced with the urgent task of improving the country’s (BoT) by focusing on the alternative, which is non-oil export. The fundamentals he said further show that increasing non-oil exports will serve to pull the Nigerian economy into recovery, create millions of jobs, engender long-term prosperity, support sustainable economical, social and environmental growth while contributing to the development of many states.

businessnews Forex assistance to oil marketers will end fuel scarcity —NUPENG 11

he Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Wednesday said that NNPC/CBN assistance in sourcing foreign exchange for oil marketers would solve the lingering fuel scarcity. The South-West Chairman of the union, Alhaji Tokunbo Korodo, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. He said that NNPC as sole importer of petrol could not distribute the product nationwide. According to Korodo, most oil marketers cannot import petrol into the country because they could not access foreign exchange. He said that most oil depots in the country depended on what NNPC pumped into their depots for distribution to tanker drivers. Korodo said that this system had led to concentration of petroleum tankers in private depots, adding that this had resulted to gridlocks. According to him, the gridlock at the depots results in the drivers spending close to 10 days before getting the product. “The only solution to the present scarcity of fuel is for the CBN to assist the

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oil marketers in accessing forex to commence importation of petrol. “NNPC, which at present, is the sole importer cannot distribute nationwide

but private depots through their depots can do it better. “Getting the Forex for oil marketers will go a long way to maintain steady

supply,’’ he said. Korodo said that the nation would need regular supply of petrol to filling stations to eliminate the present fuel scarcity.

From left, Category Manager, Oral Care, Unilever Nigeria Plc., Bunmi Adeniba; Vice President, Brand Building, Unilever Nigeria plc, Robbert-de Vreede; President, Nigerian Dental Association of Nigeria, Dr Bode Ijarogbe and Director, Corporate Affairs, Unilever Nigeria Plc., Mrs Soromidayo George, during Pepsodent World Oral Health Day media briefing in partnership with the Nigerian Dental Association at Protea Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos recently.

We’ve N6.6 trillion liabilities —AMCON Jacob Segun Olatunji and Kolawole Daniel -Abuja The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) on Wednesday disclosed that its current liabilities stood at N6.6 trillion from purchase of bad loans worth N3.3 tril-

lion at the sum of N1.7 trillion. This came to fore at the House of Representative Ad-hoc committee investigating alleged fraudulent sale of banks by AMCON chaired by Honourable Albert Adeogun. The panel however questioned the rise in liabilities

of AMCON as it owes the Central Bank of Nigeria to the tune of N4.5 trillion. Hon. Adeogun who queried AMCON on the amount of liabilities, said that,”about two months ago when we met, you said the liabilities of AMCON stood at N4.5 trillion, today you say its N6.6 tril-

‘Nigeria’s double digit inflation likely to stabilise in March’ Mr Boniface Amobi, a former President of the Nigeria Statistics Association, has said that Nigeria’s inflation of 11.4 per cent will likely normalise when spending of the 2016 budget begins. Amobi said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Wednesday in Abuja. Reacting to the February 2016 Consumer Price Index (CPI)/Inflation Report recently released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Amobi said the budget was a key factor that would normalise the inflation. NAN reports that inflation in February 2016 rose by 11.4 per cent compared to the 9.6 per cent in January. According to the report, the headline index increased by 11.4 per cent year-on-year in February, roughly 1.76 per cent point higher from rates recorded in January. Amobi said that other factors such as formulation of good economic policies

He urged the NNPC to urgently source for foreign exchange for the oil marketers so that they could commerce steady importation of petrol.

could also help to stabilise inflation. “What is happening in the economy now can cause high inflation, but we expect that when the 2016 budget is passed and money is released, it will also help. “The impact of the increased spending and its multiplier impact on money supply is expected to feed into the price level,’’ he said.

However, the NBS said that regional Inflationary trend had been on the increase as South Africa’s inflation rate increased significantly. The bureau said South Africa’s inflation rate increased significantly by 100 per cent from 5.2 per cent in December 2015 to 6.2 per cent in January. It said the percentage was

driven mainly by higher cost of electricity, food, transport and alcoholic beverages. The bureau said Ghana’s inflation rate spiked up from 17.7 per cent in December to 19.0 per cent in January. It said the trend was driven by prices of fuel, food and utilities following raised tariffs for electricity and water in December.

lion. What are the components of this liability? Who are your creditors.” But the Director of Banking Operations, CBN, Tokunbo Martins informed the committee that while the debt to the CBN stood at N4.5 trillion, the N6.6 trillion includes calculated interest which would have accrued to the debt by year 2024. Speaking further, the CBN Director also told the committee that due process were followed in the sale of Mainstreet and Enterprise Banks, stressing that the buyers, Skye Bank and Heritage Banks were not permitted to use depositors funds. The Managing Director of AMCON, Mr Ahmed Kuru corroborated the statement of the CBN director.

NCC lifts sanction on MTN Nigeria Mr Tony Ojobo, the Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), said on Wednesday that the commission had lifted the sanction placed on MTN Nigeria since 13 July, 2015. Ojobo said in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the regulatory sanctions were for 24 identified infractions. It said that the lifting of the regulatory sanction was in no way related to the Subscriber Identification

Module (SIM) card non-deactivation fine. “This is to confirm that NCC has lifted the regulatory sanctions placed on MTN since July 13, 2015. “The sanctions were for 24 identified infractions which are not in any way connected with the SIM card non-deactivation fine. “These were a number of violations discovered by the Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Team of the commission in June 2015. “Consequent upon the inability of MTN to remedy the identified infrac-

tions, the commission invoked the sanction in its guidelines,’’ the statement quoted Ojobo as saying. It said that the sanction meant the denial of regulatory services to the telecommunications company for failing to remedy the infractions in line with NCC’s regulations. According to the statement, consequent upon the remediation of the 24 infractions by MTN, the regulatory body’s letter of March 14, 2016, informed the company of its decision to lift the regulatory sanction.

“It should be noted that this does not in any way extend to the fine for non-deactivation of SIM card case. “The case of SIM card deactivation is an entirely different infraction, which is mutually exclusive to the 24 infractions now remedied. “This has become necessary in view of the many enquiries being received from concerned stakeholders. “This action is without prejudice to the matter which is presently in court. Please be guided accordingly,’’ it quoted Ojobo as saying.

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Naira exchanges for N325 to dollar Chima Nwokoji -Lagos The naira on Wednesday exchanged for N325 against the American dollar on the parallel market. The bureau de change (BDC) operators who spoke to Nigerian Tribune said the exchange rate has dropped in the past 48 hours and as they suggested a few days ago, is not likely to improve in the coming days or weeks. Foreign Exchange (FX) rate at the BDC appreciated 3.8 per cent on Tuesday, settling at N318.00/$1.00, but depreciated back to N320.00/$1.00 on Wednesday and Thursday respectively last week. Last weekend, the president weighed in on the controversy trailing the FX allocation for foreign studies and related demand for FX, maintaining that the country cannot afford it. This is coming after the CBN clarified its position on the matter that it has not stopped the sales of FX for students studying abroad. Notwithstanding the above, FX rates across segments maintained relative stability week on week (W-o-W), as the local unit closed at N322.00/$1.00 in the parallel market on Friday.

Glo tops chart in new data subscriber acquisition into 2016 Nigeria’s next generation network, Globacom, is continuing on its upward swing in the area of internet subscriber acquisition in 2016 by again garnering the lion share of new internet subscribers in January. According to the January 2016 report just released by the telecom industry regulator on its website, Globacom led in new subscriber acquisition with a total of 354,178 subscribers joining its internet customer base. The figure represents 94.7 per cent of the total number of 373,835 new internet customers acquired by all the four major operators in the country. An analysis of the last 12 months showed that Globacom added a total of 7,251,657 new internet users, representing 53 per cent of the total 13,644 million new customers who subscribed to internet services of the four major operators. Etisalat came second with a total of 5,431,190 new internet customers, while Airtel finished third with 961,548 new data customers in the 12 months period.

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Two female bombers kill 22 people •Buhari condemns attack in Borno Chris Agbambu and Leon UsigbeAbuja

WO female suicide bombers, on Wednesday morning, detonated twin person-borne improvised explosives killing 22 people, while 18 sustained various degrees of injuries The suicide bombers carried out the attack in Ummarari village, near Molai, in the outskirts of Maiduguri metropolis, Borno State. Acting Director, Army Public Relations Officer, Colonel S.K. Usman, in a statement in Abuja, said that the first attack targeted a mosque while the second blast was about 50 metres away, a few minutes later. According to him, troops, security agents and care givers were mobilised to the scene, while the wounded were evacuated to Molai General Hospital for treatment. He said that the troops, security agents and the Civilian JTF have secured the area and were combing the environment for possible clues. The Army spokesman stated that while they commiserate with the families of the victims of the dastardly act, the Army wished to reassure the public that they would continue to rout the remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists wherever they may be hiding. “We will not rest on our oars until all those that masterminded these latest heinous and other similar crimes are apprehended and brought to justice.” The Army implored the members of the public to be more security conscious, cooperate with the troops and security agencies, and should report any suspicious persons, objects or happenings to troops or security agencies at all times. Also in continuation of the clearance operations of remnants of Boko Haram terrorists’ reported locations and hideouts by the military, troops of 120 Task Force Battalion cleared the camp at Bulasari. This came up after clearing Golgore camp on Tuesday. Colonel Usman added that during the operation, quite a number of the Boko Haram terrorists were killed while one soldier sustained gunshot wound, stressing that the solder’s condition was stable and being managed at Damaturu General Hospital. He said that one of the most significant aspects of the operation was the recovery of the Nigerian Army Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC), earlier cap-

tured by the terrorists during an attack on Buni Yadi on July 9, 2015. The APC was discovered at Golgore River line and it had since been evacuated. Consequently, the Army spokesman stated that the operation had further proven the military’s commitment to rid the country of the menace of Boko Haram terrorists and other criminal elements in the society. Meanwhile, PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has condemned Wednesday’s terrorist attack on a mosque in Umurari vil-

lage near Maiduguri Borno state in which over 22 lives were lost. He has assured that with the current renewed determination of the Nigerian security agencies, coupled with the regional and international attention constantly now focused on the eradication of terrorism, the final end of Boko Haram was in sight. According to a statement issued by Special Adviser (Media and Publicity) to the President, Femi Adesina, in Abuja, on Wednesday, Buhari stated this while commiserating with

families of the victims of the terrorist attack. He said the condemnable and reprehensible attack on a place of worship by perpetrators who pretended to be worshippers, has once again exposed them as mere criminals who have no place among civilised people. President Buhari expressed his deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims and to the government and people of Borno over the incident. The President, who

NDE trains women in adire making in Edo wished speedy recovery to those injured, also commended the security agencies and care givers for their prompt deployment to the area and reaffirmed that those who perpetrate, finance, organise and sponsor these reprehensible acts of terrorism would not escape punishment. He implored Nigerians to continue to remain vigilant to the antics of these lawless individuals and cooperate with the relevant government agencies in our unshaken resolve to defeat the enemy.

From right, Chairman, Presidential committee on Anti-Corruption and guest speaker, Professor Itse Sagay; Chairman, Island Club, Oladipo Okpeseyi; representatives of Lagos State governor, Dr Ganiyu Sopeyin; chairman on the occasion, Justice George Adesola Og untade and the special guest, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, during the Island Club’s Public Interest Symposium Series 2, held at Island Club Reception Hall, Onikan, Lagos,

Anti-corruption war: Nobody is being victimised —Sagay Akin Adewakun-Lagos

PROFESSOR of law and human rights activist, Itse Sagay, has said that contrary to insinuations in some quarters, the ongoing anti corruption war of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is never targeted at any group of individuals, rather on Nigerians who had abused public trust, while in office. Speaking on Wednesday, in Lagos, at a public inter-

est symposium organised by the Lagos Island Club, the chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption stated that rather than read meanings into the ongoing war against graft, Nigerians should see the advent of the Buhari administration as a turning point; since it was obvious that the country was about being submerged by corruption. He ascribed poor policy

choices, white elephant projects, mass unemployment and wretchedness of the masses to the fact that the nation’s commonwealth was being plundered by a corrupt and greedy few. ‘I think we should commend this present government because we notice that these anti-corruption agencies have suddenly come alive again, due to the stand of the present leadership on corruption.

Boko Haram: IDPs from 15 Yobe communities return home ALHAJI Kyari Batarama, the Chairman of Gujba Local Government Council of Yobe, said Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from 15 villages sacked by the Boko Haram sect have been resettled in their communities. Batarama, who made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu, said peace had returned to the communities after their liberation by the Nigerian Army. He commended the state government for procuring a N20 million equipment to

rehabilitate boreholes vandalised by the insurgents. The chairman, who said 16 boreholes would be rehabilitated to serve the returnees, added that more people would return to their communities as the rainy season sets in. NAN recalls that the Yobe government had constituted a technical committee under the chairmanship of Alhaji Dawa Maigari, Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, to rehabilitate boreholes. The boreholes were de-

stroyed by insurgents in Gujba Local Government Area. Maigari also said that the committee had procured generating sets, submersible pumps and other accessories to begin the process of rehabilitating the boreholes. “Government is rehabilitating these sources of water and will intervene in other critical areas of need to provide succour for the returnees,” he said. He said the state government was committed to the welfare of IDPs in the process of resettlement, reconstruction and rehabilitation.

‘We should also commend Obasanjo for coming up with these anti-graft agencies because I don’t know what we would have done as a nation without these agencies,’ he argued. As part of his committee’s plans at developing comprehensive interventions in the nation’s administration of criminal justice system, Prof Sagay disclosed that the Federal Government would soon unveil a National AntiCorruption Plan, aimed at involving all segments and sectors of Nigerian society in the fight against graft. He expressed the hope that once in place, the plan would improve inter-agency cooperation in fighting corruption and encourage citizens not only to acknowledge the destructive nature of corruption, but also see the rewards of integrity. He disagreed with the claim, in some quarters, that President Buhari was putting too much vigour in the corruption wars to the utter neglect of other sectors of the economy, noting that the President was not directly involved in the anti-corruption war.

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THE National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in Edo State has completed the training of hundreds of women in the art of making tie and dye, otherwise called adire. The training, which was flagged off at the National Youths Skills Acquisition Centre in Benin, was put together by the Women Empowerment Branch (WEB), a unit under a Small Scale Enterprise (SSE) of the NDE. The Edo State coordinator of the NDE, Ayo Edegbai, who represented the acting director general of the NDE at the flag off, in an address, said the trained women would further be provided with “the seed of funds to set up and practise the skills they have learnt.” According to Edegbai, “it is a statement of fact that our trainees’ lives will never remain the same as they will soon start to practice the acquired skills and in no distant time become employers of labour.

Group calls for transparent PDP convention By Tunde Adegbola

A social-political organisation, South-West Progressive Volunteers (SWPV), has solicited support for the national working committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the party’s May 21 national convention. In a communiqué released and signed by the Coordinator and Secretary of the group, Mr Abiona Adetunji and Mr Isiaka Shittu respectively, the group called for transparent congress that would allow party members choose their leaders from the ward level to the national level. According to the release, “The past impunity of some party leaders whereby people were forced on party members, which eventually led to the defection of some notable members to the ruling party. “The coming national convention of the party is another ample opportunity for the party to choose credible people to lead the party particularly now that the nation needs strong opposition that will curtail the present dictatorship of the ruling party.”

13 news NASS will pass budget 2016 on Tuesday —Senate

Thursday, 17 March, 2016

•Appropriation committee to submit budget today •Reps fail to lay budget report Taiwo Adisa, Ayodele Adesanmi, Jacob Segun Olatunji and Kolawole Daniel -Abuja

ENATE majority leader, Mohammed Ali Ndume, on Wednesday, said the National Assembly would ensure the 2016 budget is transmitted to President Muhammadu Buhari for presidential assent before Easter. Also, the Senate spokesman, Senator Sabi Abdullahi, told newsmen that the appropriation committee was set to lay the budget on the table today. Ndume, who spoke to journalists in the National Assembly, said the report of the appropriation committee on 2016 would be laid by the chairman, Senator Danjuma Goje, today. He also said the report would be debated on Tuesday next week, while the clerk to the National Assembly, Alhaji Salisu Maikashuwa, is expected to transmit the document to the president after passage. “I want to assure you that the appropriation committee of the Senate will submit its report tomorrow (Thursday) and there will be a robust debate on it on the floor on Tuesday and we will pass it accordingly. “The National Assembly will definitely transmit the approved 2016 budget to President Buhari for his assent before we will go for Easter break next week,” he said. Senate spokesperson, Sabi, while addressing newsmen, said the report would be laid on the floor of the Senate today. “We have gone really far in our commiittee, because so far so good, we have not seen anything stopping us from laying the report tomorrow, being a member of the appropriation committee. “I am not the one doing the cleaning work, but the clerk to the committee and

his team are working very hard. Barring any exigences, I think we are good to go,” he said. He added that “all is almost set for the laying of the 2016 budget tomorrow (Thursday) in the Senate chamber as we have promised Nigerians and with that, one or two processes that are required will take place and we will have our budget as promised. “This has put to rest any suspicion of what is happening. I am here to inform you that tomorrow (today), God sparing our lives, the 2016 budget would be laid by the chairman of the appropriation committee. “We are laying the budget tomorrow (Thursday), that means that every little work that needed to be done with respect to getting that budget as an appropriation has been done. Literally, passing the budget tomorrow means that beyond laying it, we will discuss it, by taking it clause by clause and give it the loud voice that would proclaim its passage. “When a target is set, it is to allow you to work very hard to achieve it. By virtue of the fact that the budget would be laid tomorrow (today), it shows that we had worked so hard to get to that point. All members of the committee are satisfied. The rest after laying the budget is merely administrative.” In another development, the House of Representatives, on Wednesday, failed to lay the report of the 2016 budget estimates as earlier promised. Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Honourable Abdulrasak Namdas, however, said “by the special grace of God, the budget will be laid tomorrow (today) and hopefully by next week before we vacate and go for Easter break, it will actually be passed. I think that is the position as at now.” According to him, “once the budget is laid on tomor-

row (today), it is almost the same thing as getting it passed. So, we have to work on this budget and we have

TEN people died in an auto crash on Wednesday afternoon, at Ajebo corridor on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Six other persons were reportedly injured in the same accident. Nigerian Tribune gathered that the accident involved two vehicles, a fully-loaded Mazda commercial bus, with number plate APP 912 XH and Iveco truck with number plate GGE 338 XL.

Confirming the incident, Head of Operations, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun State command, Davis Ogiamiem, said the accident was caused by wrong overtaking by the driver of the commercial bus, which was said to be travelling from Ibadan to Lagos. “The cause of the crash was due to wrongful overtaking and loss of control by the driver of the Mazda commercial bus. “He was travelling from

that “there is no anxiety, no fear. The good thing Nigerians should expect from us is that a good job should be

done and we promise Nigerians, by the special grace of God, we are taking this serious, this is a national issue.”

Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, in full made-in-Aba attire, exchanging greetings in the Igbo traditional style with Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, after swearing-in the senator representing Abia North, in Abuja, on Wednesday.

Ohuabunwa returns to Senate

THE Senate, on Wednesday, swore in Mao Ohuabunwa as senator representing Abia North in the upper chamber. Ohuabunwa of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) emerged winner of a rerun for the senatorial seat conducted on March 5. He won the March 28,

2015, election for the seat and was inaugurated with other senators but the victory was challenged by former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, a candidate in the election, who alleged irregularities in the exercise. Kalu, a candidate of the Progressives People’s Alli-

ance (PPA) in the election, alleged irregularities in the exercise. On December 10, 2015, the Court of Appeal, sitting in Owerri, Imo State, nullified the election and ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to conduct a re-run.

In the repeat election, Ohuabunwa defeated Kalu, David Onuoha of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and Nnenna Okoro of All Progressives Congress (APC). Ohuabunwa’s swearingin was sequel to his collection of Certificate of Return from INEC, on Tuesday.

Unremitted N3.235 trillion: Auditor’s report erroneous —NNPC Says corporation owes FAAC N326.142bn THE Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has given a detailed explanation of the N3.235 trillion allegedly unremitted to the Federation Account in 2014. In a statement on Wednesday, the corporation said the audit report recently presented by the AuditorGeneral of the Federation (AGF) on the “unremitted” sum is “erroneous.”

10 die, 6 injured on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Olayinka Olukoya -Abeokuta

done so much.” Speaking further, he said the 2015 budget was extended to March 31, adding

Ibadan end to Lagos, it was in that process that the driver rammed the bus into an oncoming Iveco truck, travelling to Ibadan. The accident occurred around 2.10 p.m. this afternoon,” he said. Ogiamiem said the corpses of the victims had been deposited in the mortuary of the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu. He also added that the six injured passengers were also receiving treatment at the same hospital.

Isiaka Abdulrazaq, Group Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of NNPC, said although the report was for the 2014 fiscal year, it was necessary to be clarified in order to safeguard the integrity of the corporation. “The Auditor General of the Federation (AGF) declared to the National Assembly on March 14, 2016 that NNPC has failed to remit the sum of N3.235 trillion to the Federation Account for the period ended December 31, 2014,” the statement read. “NNPC wishes to state in strong terms that the AGF’s declaration is erroneous. It should also be noted that although this period is before the new NNPC management was appointed in August 2015, the management still deems it fit and important to correct any misinformation about the activities of the corporation, as this will adversely affect its current and future financial and

operational plans if not corrected,” he added. Abdulrazaq said upon the appointment of the new NNPC management, it identified all legacy claims issues between NNPC and the federation and engaged with the Ministry of Finance to resolve the issues by inviting the appointed forensic auditors to conclude the previous forensic audits on these claims and the final report on this is expected soon. “The declaration by the auditor-general may have been borne out of misunderstanding of how revenues from crude oil and gas sales are remitted into the federation account,” it added. The statement said the proceeds from the sale of crude oil “are remitted to the federation account after deducting the cost associated with the supply and distribution.” He said the cost incurred include subsidy, crude oil and petroleum product

losses, pipeline repairs and maintenance cost. “The total amount of subsidy that have been approved and certified by PPPRA for the period of January 2012 to December 2014 was N2.34 trillion. An additional N7.96 billion subsidy claim is still under reconciliation. “Losses from crude oil and petroleum products as a result of vandalism on its network of pipelines for the period of January 2012 to December 2014 were N202.68 billion. “Petroleum Product Strategic Holding Cost and Pipeline Repairs and Maintenance Cost for the period of January 2012 to December 2014 amounted to N358.88 billion. “Consequently, the figure owed the Federation Account as of January 2015 Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting report was N326,142,137,205.79…not the N3.23 trillion alleged by the AGF.”

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From left, Minister of Solid Mineral Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi; Kwara State governor, Dr Abdufatah Ahmed and the President, Mining and Geosciences Society, Professor Gbenga Okunlola, examining solid mineral sites on Kwara map, at the 52nd Annual International Conference of NMGS, in Ilorin, recently.

From left, guest speaker, Mr Mike A. Onodje; Felicia Onodje; chairman on the occasion, Professor Ishola Rufus Akintoye; acting Director-General, NISER, Professor Olukunle Frank Odumosu and the representative of Oyo State governor, Mr Yomi Layinka, during the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), Ibadan, seminar series, held at NISER Conference Centre, Ojoo, Ibadan, recently. PHOTO: YEMI FUNSO-OKE

Elder Theophilus Akinola, being assisted by his wife, Victoria, to cut his 70th birthday cake, at Asade Agunloye Pavilion, Ilaro-Yewa, Ogun State, recently.

From left, chairman, Council of Muslim Organisation (CMO) and Chief Imam of Ilorin, Alhaji Mohammed Bashir; Coordinator, CMO and former Grand Kadi Sharia, Court of Appeal, Justice Idris Haroon; Kwara State governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed and thesecretary, CMO, Ustaz Yusuf Pakata, during a courtesy visit to the Government House, Ilorin.

From left, Director, Quality Assurance and Development, Consumer Protection Council (CPC), Emmanuel Amlai; Director-General, Mrs Dupe Atoki and the Director, Finance and Account, Ifeanyi Chukwujekwu, during a press briefing to mark 2016 World Consumer Rights Day, in Abuja, on Tuesday. PHOTO: SUNDAY OSUNRAYI.

Members of the Yoruba Cultural Carnival Committee in a group photograph with the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, at the unveiling of the YCC logo, at the palace, Ile-Ife, recently.

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•A journalist being harassed by policemen during an occasion recently. PHOTO: TOMMY ADEGBITE.

Lagos needs CCTVs to curb crime

will like to first commend the Lagos State governor, Mr Akinwumi Ambode, for making the state Police Command the most logistically-equipped in the country. I would also further commend the governor for the ‘Light Up Lagos’ project which he recently

embarked upon; this will help illuminate highways and streets. This particular project has not only helped to beautify the state at night, but has gone a long way in reducing incidences of crime, particularly by criminals who operate under the cover of darkness. I must also commend the police boss in the state,

Mr Fatai Owoseni, for the manner in which his men have been bursting crimes. I must specifically mention how the police responded to the issue of the three kidnapped school girls in the state, while rescuing them in a matter of days. However, to make crime easier to curb, it is impor-

tant the government fixes Closed Circuit Television (CCTVs) in strategic places in the state; this will help the police solve crime more faster. Hardly will a crime go unsolved in advanced countries, and it boils down to the technology they have put in place. As a result of this, while

encouraging the Lagos State government to put this technology in place, I want to urge the Federal Government to also think along this line. This will go a long way in reducing crime to the barest minimum in the country. •Ogbemudia John Emunjeze, 08023195063

Nigerians should be patient with Buhari PERMIT me to use this opportunity to urge Nigerians to be patient with the Muhammadu Buhari presidency. After less than one year in a four-year tenure, some Nigerians have been demanding that the president perform magic to solve the country’s woes immediately, but this is not possible. Even when a person is sick, and he starts getting

treatment, it is not the same day that he will be healed of the sickness. The same thing goes for Nigeria. We need to be patient, and with time, we will know where we are headed under this administration. Some people have even been criticising the president’s frequent journeys abroad as if he is going on tourist visits. The president is just do-

ing everything in his power so that we can recover all that we have lost in the past. Today, the insurgency

Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) is responsible for rehabilitating Federal roads, and I believe something will be done soon. I, therefore, want to urge President Muhammadu Buhari to help us rehabilitate this expressway so that those who ply it can

to wait and see the benefits of the president’s efforts. •Elo Osaretin, 08191143941

We need Ibadan State I hope the Federal Government will listen to Ibadan indigenes and grant the mega-city the status of a state. I am equally glad that the new Olubadan of Ibadan,

Lagos/Badagry Expressway needs rehabilitation COMMUTERS and motorists plying the LagosBadagry Expressway are really suffering considering the number of potholes on the road. The terrible condition of the road is having a negative impact on the economic situation of the area. The Federal

is going down drastically in the North East, while government is working to change the structure of the oil sector. So, we just need

heave a sigh of relief. I hope the Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola, will also do something on the road since he is a former governor of the state. •Damisa Thomas, 08144250902

Oba Saliu Adetunji, has said this will be one of his key assignments as the traditional ruler of the ancient city. Ibadan is just so large that denying it the status of a state is depriving some areas of the city equal opportunities. If the city can be made a state, then all communities will have the opportunity to develop, unlike what we currently have. Therefore, members representing the state at the National Assembly should move the motion on the floor of the chambers first before other indi-

genes join the struggle. Tajudeen Alalade, 08136449554

NOW that elections are over, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken over the country, it is important we look at how well women are faring in this government. Apart from the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, and a few other female political appointees, women still deserve more in Nigeria’s political system. Women need to make up about 40 per cent of the cabinet at the local, state and federal levels. The meaning of this is that we want more women to be visible in our politics. We want more women local government chairs, commissioners, ministers, ambassadors, among others. It is often said that women are compassionate beings, and they take that passion to whatever they are doing. Therefore, when more women are in positions of authority, things will change for the better in this country. We should have gone past the era of calling on government to appoint women into positions of authority; by now, we should have women who are contesting as governors and president, and who have equal chances of being elected as the men. If Liberian president, Mrs Ellen Johnshon-Sirleaf, can attain that height, then nothing should stop Nigerian women. It is, therefore, hoped that the president and governors will appoint more women into positions of authority in the country. •Idayat Kassim, 08094309160

Renaming UniOsun as Bola Ige University I want to say that there is nothing bad if the Osun State government renames the state university after the late Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Chief Bola Ige. The late Chief Ige worked tirelessly for the development of the country in various capacities, and he

deserves to be honoured by his home state. Renaming the institution as Bola Ige University will assist the institution to achieve its vision. I hope everybody in the state will support this decision. •Siraj Abiola, 08104292130

editorial The judiciary and the snare of corruption Thursday, 17 March, 2016

HE Nigerian political climate, since the inauguration of the Muhammadu Buhari administration, has been characterised by intense political drama on the heels of the administration’s anti-corruption initiative. The first is what has been tagged Dasukigate, involving the alleged misappropriation of $2.1 billion by former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki. Recently, however, the nation’s judiciary has been dragged into the show of shame. The judiciary has always been the focus of the anti-corruption searchlight. But the charges and allegation of corruptions are coming too fast and too hard in manners that seriously undermine the trust reposed in this bastion of justice. The allegations generated the usual comments and debates over the status of the judicial system in Nigeria, especially in a season of change when that arm of government carries the collective expectation of Nigerians to make things right. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Olisa Agbakoba, weighed in on the latest discourse by providing a historical comparison which is a sad contrast to what the judiciary has become. He noted: “When my father was the chief judge in the old East Central State, to attempt to approach our gate if you were a lawyer could land you in jail. I remember the late Justice Kayode Eso, who was my dad’s friend, saying that he would refuse to accept a Christmas hamper from me, but would accept a card wishing him a happy birthday.” But then, according to Agbakoba, times and values have changed so much that the relationship between a judge and a lawyer bothers on the incestuous. He said: “You don’t expect a judge, whose mother is dying to be thinking about the Code of Conduct.” While the respected lawyer is just being honest, we would expect that a judge who has risen from the ranks would have imbibed the code of ethical conduct so much that the death of his mother or other existential issues would not be an issue at all. But beyond this are deeper issues bordering on welfare, autonomy and the entire reality of the judicial system in Nigeria. The Nigerian condition turns almost every facet of the national life upside down: higher education has lost its development aura; infrastructure are in shambles and the economy is tattered. It is very sad that judges are owed salaries in arrears of many months. Yet, if the nation condones such justification for what judges are doing given their condition, it will eventually land in deep trouble. All over the world, judges are regarded as exemplars of virtues and legal objectivity. The judiciary remains the hope of the masses especially in a

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situation where the political landscape is riddled with vast injustices. To be sure, judges are human, and so are surrounded by friends and challenges. It is the case therefore that they are not excluded from the helping hands that such friends can offer to them in times of trouble. But as highly revered public officials, their sworn responsibility ought to keep them alert at all times to the extent to which such relationships can go. Any offer of help that has a subtext of inducement tarnishes the image of a judge, and undermines people’s trust in the judiciary. Making the decision to be a judge in the first place is a personal one that, we believe, comes with the full awareness of what is required of one, including the sanctions that follow any infringement. It therefore follows that any judge found complicit in corruption should be dealt with according to the dictates of the law. Still, in carrying out the dictates of the law, care must be taken, first, to ensure that the investigating agencies follow due diligence in prosecuting those involved, without giving the trial over to the media. There is also the tendency, which must be strongly avoided, to cast aspersions on the judiciary as a whole. This would be an unfair and illogical conclusion which fails to recognize valiant and respectable judges who have lived in the recognition of the nobility of their profession. Yet, no one should lose sight of the environment of corruption that tasks the integrity of the judges. Judges are not superhuman. They also share in the human frailty that predisposes most people to mistakes and misjudgments. This implies that the government must do everything in its power to improve the welfare and condition of judges in the country. Theirs is a profession that is critical to the wellbeing of Nigeria and Nigerians. Corruption keeps changing its form and so the nation needs deeper vigilance from government and the judiciary itself. The view used to be canvassed that corruption is only greedinduced. But with recent cases, existential pressures have crept into the equation. This raises a lot of issues, especially with the way judges see themselves and their concern about how Nigerians see them. Once the nation loses faith in the judicial system, then darkness would be seen to have descended on the Nigerian project as a whole. In the absence of justice, things fall apart. Where retired judges contract themselves out as legal consultants for politicians, the nation is faced with an urgent need to revisit the crucial issue of financial autonomy for the judiciary. The judiciary deserves collective attention and collective vigilance.

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Public servants and need for synergy By Ikeogu Oke

HILE swearing-in a former Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Power (PTFP), former President Goodluck Jonathan noted that the chairman and his predecessor – a former Chairman and Secretary of the task force – spent much of their tenure fighting each other. As a former staff of the task force, I knew the former President’s observation was true. I also wondered why he did not seem to see the need to act quickly and end the wasteful friction between the two public servants he had appointed to the two topmost positions in one of the defining agencies of his administration set up to fast-track its all-important power reform. And then I wondered if the former President was aware of how debilitating the frosty relationship between the two appointees was to the task force. That, barring a few uncompromising professionals in the task force, it foisted divided loyalty between both appointees on task force, depending on which of them the loyalist owed their engagement by the task force. And that this created an example of the proverbial house divided against itself which, though it stood in the rare case of the task force, would have functioned more efficiently and productively if those two topmost bosses and their partisan loyalists worked amicably and in synergy, subsuming their egos and personal interests in the nation’s interest. But this situation is by no means restricted to the PTFP of that era preceding the swearing-in of the said Chairman. And I mean the divisiveness of our public service arising from the inharmonious relationships of some of our public servants, especially those at the heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), which their subordinates typically subscribe to, and which usually impacts negatively on the efficiency and productivity of the MDAs and by extension the country’s public service. It is a pervasive phenomenon. The trend is that no sooner are Nigerian public servants appointed to office than they identify some other public servant – usually as a “rival” or in a “rival” MDA – against whom they contend in the discharge of their duties, creating a conflict between

themselves and the MDAs they control, which inevitably undermines the efficiency of their service and those of their MDAs to the nation. So it is not unusual to hear that a certain public servant heading a certain MDA “does not see eye to eye” with some other public servant heading another MDA, which leaves one to wonder if they are not serving the same government or country; or if they are not rearing cattle for the same Alhaji, as one of my associates would rather put it. Such antagonism may well owe its origin to paranoia. Yet its negative impacts can be profound, since the feuding parties virtually turn the public service into a divided house with predictable consequences for its stability and its smooth and efficient operation. In the worst case scenario, each tries to frustrate the other’s every effort, with the system bearing the brunt of the resultant hitches. Surely, this attitude would need to change if the public service must realise its full potential. And it is in this context that I consider the recent visit of the Acting DirectorGeneral of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Dr. Vincent Onome Akpotaire, to the Director-General of the Infrastructure Concession and Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Mr. Aminu Diko, as a paradigm shift in the behaviour of our newly-appointed public servants, and which deserves more than a passing interest, especially as he used the visit to solicit for closer ties between the two agencies of government in the service of our nation’s economy. During the visit, which took place on March 1, 2016, the

new BPE helmsman also stated that though both agencies have clearly defined roles, it was necessary for them to synergise and cooperate for the benefit of the infrastructure development programme and reforms of the federal government. And he went on to emphasise the need for both agencies to keep to the terms of their engagement in the interest of Nigerians. What is more, he was reported to have decried the impression among some MDAs of a strained relationship between the agencies which has impacted negatively on their operations, noting that some MDAs have taken advantage of such imaginary friction to frustrate real effort at synergy, thereby undermining the nation’s infrastructural development and economic growth. Having also urged both agencies to collaborate in privatising all the enterprises listed in the BPE Act and called for every obstacle against the realisation of this goal to be dismantled, the new BPE helmsman stressed the need for both agencies to forge a strong bond, nurture communication, and remove the impression of a frosty relationship between them. He also called for both agencies to form Joint Project Advisory Teams (JPATs) and define the responsibilities of agencies that interface with them. Now it is apparent that what transpired between the heads of these two agencies was a public service equivalent of a diplomatic visit meant to foster improved working relations following the recent appointment of one of them. The overture implied here is particularly significant given than both agencies could have overlapping interests and responsibilities, as suggested even by their names, and so their heads might be inclined to consider themselves as rivals like typical heads of such agencies in similar situations. But these two do not, but have shown preference for working as partners in progress, with Mr. Diko recognising the BPE as the main driver of the Federal Government’s reforms and privatisation programme whose activities have produced many agencies including the ICRC. And as he hinted while pledging his agency’s cooperation with the BPE, such synergy is likely to change the destiny of Nigeria rather than individuals. •Oke lives in Abuja.

Ese, Yunusa and tragedy of a divided nation By Ogundana Michael Rotimi

WE may not have been together if not for the 1914 amalgamation. But since the artificial wedding took place over a century ago, it is quite surprising how and why we remain divided in the face of various integration plans and programmes to keep us united. Few weeks ago, when the Ese Oruru saga broke out, it again showed to the world how divided a nation amalgamated over a 100 years ago is. The Ese Oruru saga, proves once again that we have only been struggling to live in harmony with one another and always looking for the slightest opportunity to go against each other. Worse as our division is, we are not only divided along regional or ethnical lines, but we are so divided along numerous lines and that only calls for concerns for a nation dreaming of development and prosperity. One wonders how we have managed to stay together as a nation in the midst of these divisions all these years. The Ese Oruru saga was a crime committed by one man, but instead for the culprits to be condemned and cautioned, the criticism and blame came on his region, his religion and his people. A fallacy that was borne out of bigotry and hate. While a few people directly condemned the criminal act committed by Yunusa Dahiru, who is alleged to have abducted Ese, forcefully converted her to Islam, possibly hypnotised her and assaulted her sexually, a huge number of people took advantage of Yunusa’s action and descended mercilessly on his region and religion. Hence, the northern region came under attack alongside the Islamic religion. It is my belief that no religion supports violence. People are violent but hide under the guise of one form of religion, region or the others to justify their criminality. But a nation divided along these lines will not consider it that

way. It will rather take advantage of the act and attack the whole region or religion involved. A country that is so desirous of making any form of progress in this tough and competiveness world cannot stay divided and expect any form of progress. The point is; a divided nation will continue to grasp for development and prosperity in the face of abundant opportunities. We cannot as a nation hope to achieve the founding dreams and aspirations of our founding fathers while we stay divided. Not possible! If we must achieve greatness, we can only achieve it together. Change comes with numerous responsibilities — one of which is to be united. No divided nation has attained that which they wish and dream of. Either child marriage, abduction, baby factories, rituals, vandalism and the likes, a crime is a crime — we must stay united to condemn it outrightly without tagging any region or religion.

There is no justification for doing the wrong thing and perpetrating evil. Evil is evil. It has no other name but evil. People choose to do evil and look for justification for it. Those who do evil should be seen as evil and not their religion or region. Man will always want to justify his criminality, but it does not make evil less evil. Don`t conform to that! If evil is perpetrated by someone in the North/South/ Middle-Belt by Christian/Muslim/Pagan, condemn it. Evil has no religion or region! You can not condemn the whole North or a particular religion because of the Ese saga and other related crimes. Likewise can you not condemn the whole South or a particular religion for baby factories, vandalism, and other related evils. When you condemn a crime, do not do it with an intention to sway a religion/region — that also is evil. Just condemn it outrightly! If one from, or not from your religion or region, derives pleasure in crime, condemn it. Not his/her religion or region. If we unanimously condemn evil, irrespective of who is involved and not tag it, in no time far from now, we would have a saner society. But if those in the North/South/Middle-Belt, Christian/Muslim/ Pagan keep defending the evil perpetrated by one of their own, we would continue to live in a society where evil works and reigns. At the end, when evil reigns, the people suffer! Division will take us nowhere. Saner countries in the world do find a common ground that keeps them united in spite of their differences. Nigeria can do the same. Divided, we are vulnerable, but united, we are unstoppable! •Ogundana, public affairs commentator.

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Leon Usigbe-Abuja

ESPITE the efforts of the Federal Capital Territory Administration to rid Abuja of street begging, the beggars have gradually taken over the highways leading into the capital city and constituting nuisance to both motorists and other road users. Abuja Xtra observed that these beggars from the outskirts of Abuja such as Nyanya, Karu, Dei-Dei, Daki-biu, Gishiri, Kubwa, Gwagwalada, Suleja towns, among others, throng designated areas on a daily basis to beg for alms. They cash in on the usual gridlock, especially during morning hours when workers report to work to pester motorists with their appeals for help. A particular area that is notorious for the activities of these beggars is the Karu overhead bridge on the Abuja-Keffi highway. Motorists plying the bridge get irritated by the increasing number of beggars who constitute nuisance to them as they commute daily to work and places of business. Investigation revealed that most of the beggars are of northern extraction and their activities have made descending from the bridge to join the main artery a living hell for motorists as they swoop on their cars at the slightest attempt for the cars to slow down while soliciting for alms. A resident of Karu Site, Mr John Akunna, who spoke with the Abuja Xtra, on the development, said that he tried to avoid the beggars by winding up his car windows, but added that the measure did not prevent them from hanging on to his car. “I feel sorry for some drivers who don’t wind up their glasses maybe because their cars have no air conditioner because the beggars will even be touching their steering wheels” he said. Just ahead of the bridge is a military checkpoint which causes traffic jam every day and as such, a major attraction of the beggars who use the opportunity of the slow movement of vehicles to solicit alms from drivers and passengers. However, the manner in which they solicit the alms has become a major concern for the commuters as the parent-beggars are in the habit of pushing forward their children, some as young as two years old, to lean on slow-moving vehicles risking being stepped upon by car tyres. As many as 30 beggars have been known to congregate at the same point around the bridge chasing motorists for alms. Majority of them, mostly women, are found seated by the pavement clutching umbrellas that provide protection for them from

Beggars and their kids at a location in Abuja metropolis

Residents want menace of beggars on highways tackled

can only worry you when you give them the opportunity.” Okonkwo said he drove them away from his car window as soon as they began to move towards his direction. Abdulahi Tanko, who uses the road from his Mararaba residence, said the presence of more beggars in the area was as a result of the failure of the present Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to meet up with its responsibility. While recalling that previous administrations had successfully eliminated begging on the streets of Abuja, he called on the authorities to act in order to spare motorists of the menace.

A pedestrian bridge in FCT that has become a haven for beggars rain or sun while their children chase motorists for alms. “Please, help my mother, God will bless you” are usual soft-spoken words from the child-beggars. Mr Nnamdi Okonkwo, who resides in Jikwoyi but plies the area every day, described the activities of the beggars as a menace in FCT. To him, he does not give them attention as he said “the beggars

Another location in FCT mainly occupied by beggars

FG reviews food, nutrition policy 16 years after

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abujaxtra FG reviews food, nutrition policy 16 years after

Saliu Gbadamosi-Abuja

HE Federal Government has commenced review of the draft National Policy on Food and Nutrition as part of efforts to tackle the challenge of malnutrition in the country. The review process being carried out by the Budget and Planning Ministry is coming almost 16 years of existence of the draft policy. It was gathered that the first attempt by the ministry to review the draft policy was in 2012. Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma UdoUdoma, while speaking at a stakeholders’ dialogue on the review of national policy on food and nutrition in Abuja, lamented that Nigeria had had the highest malnutrition index on the African continent. He, however, expressed the hope that the new policy would tackle the issue of malnutrition headlong in the country. Represented on the occasion by the Minister of State for Budget and National

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Planning, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed, Udoma said that the ministry was reviewing the policy with a view to addressing emerging concerns in the science, practice and programme of food and nutrition activities in the country in order to effectively address the challenge of malnutrition in the country. “We are hoping, with the support of development partners, that this review will help us find a new way and means by which malnutrition will be addressed in a very cost-effective manner in Nigeria,” the minister said. He disclosed that the draft policy on food and nutrition was a 10-year blueprint aimed at eradicating malnutrition from the country for sustainable economic growth. The Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Mrs Fatima Mede, in her remark, said the policy had potential to address malnutrition and extreme hunger among children and women, including pregnant and lactating mothers.

Also speaking at the occasion, the World Bank Lead Specialist (Social Protection and Labour), Professor Foluso Okunmadewa, commended President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration for pri-

oritising the issue of food security, given the persistently high levels of stunning, put at 37 per cent in Nigeria and the increasing trend in wasting and underweight.

From left, Legal Adviser II, Diocese of Kubwa Barrister Mrs Dorcas Ngwu; Lay President, Sir Friday Ekpety; Methodist Bishop of Kubwa Diocese, Rev. Rufus Babalola; Synod Secretary, Very Reverend Abel Amuta; Legal Adviser III, Sir Barrister Emmanuel Onuoha during the 4th Annual Diocesan Synod of the Methodist Church Diocese of Kubwa in Abuja on Sunday.

Cleric urges FG to focus on economy diversification Clement Idoko-Abuja

THE Bishop of Methodist Church Nigeria, Diocese of Kubwa, Reverend Rufus Babalola, has advised the Federal Government to look inwards and pursue true economic diversification as the only way out of the current economic crisis. He spoke at the 4th Annual Diocesan Synod of the Kubwa Diocese, held at Immanuel Methodist Church, Bwari, Abuja. The cleric, who decried the frequent fuel scarcity being experienced in the country, also warned the Federal Government against any move to deregulate the petroleum sector as a result of fall in the price of oil in the international market. While urging the Federal Government to tread with caution in its desire to deregulate the petroleum sector, Babalola warned that deregulation of the petroleum at this time would compound the hardship of the Nigerian masses. He noted that the fall in the price of

crude, even though had adversely affected all areas of the nation’s economy, should be seen as a warning for the country to look inwards and pursue real diversification of the economy. He advised President Muhammadu Buhari to adopt a practical strategy to diversify the Nigerian economy by exploring the agricultural sector, solid mineral sector and other fruitful ventures in addition to paying necessary attention to human capital development. He condemned rising cases of kidnappings for ransom and abduction of school children across the country and urged the Federal Government to take decisive measures to end the ugly trend. Babalola, who also warned against devaluation of Naira as a result of its weakening in relation to the US dollar, said the Federal Government should act fast to save the country from deep economic crisis.

From left, Director of Operations, Sahelian Centre, Engr. Muazu Magaji, Director general, Sahalian Centre for Leadership and Development, Dr. Ibrahim Dauda and National Coordinator, Nigeria Rebirth Project, Comrade Isaac Balami, during the Media briefing on the forthcoming official unveiling of the largest Art piece in Africa in Abuja.

From left, Coordinator Projectscope Aids Health Foundation (AHF) Mr steve Aborisade, Country Director Aids Health Foundation (AHF) Dr. Tayo Towolani, Team Lead Network of Youth Advocate Mr, Kehinde Ibitoye and Citizen Health Education Initiative Mrs. Nkeiruka Elechukwu during the Aids Health Foundation (AHF) calling the attention of the World Bank President Jim Kim to do the right thing on Aids in African region in Abuja.

NESREA DG challenges media on environmental protection Ademola Adegbite-Abuja THE Director-General and Chief Executive of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, Dr Lawrence Anukam, has said that the media have a critical role to play in ensuring environmental protection and sustainable development in Nigeria. Anukam, who spoke when he led a delegation of NESREA management team to the DAAR Communication Plc, owners of African Independent Television (AIT), solicited stronger support and increased partnership with the agency in bringing environmental issues to the front burner. He noted that the task of ensuring environmental protection required effective public enlightenment and sensitisation, which could not be carried out without robust collaboration with the media. NESREA Chief Press Secretary, Mr SuleOyofo, has also, in a statement made available to Abuja Xtra, quoted the DG as saying that though top priority was accorded environmental issues all over the world, there was need to create more awareness, wider coverage and achieve maximum impact for NESREA programmes and activities. Responding, the Group Managing Di-

rector of DAAR Communication Plc, Mr Tony Akiotu, praised the excellent job NESREA was doing to sanitise the environment sector. Akiotu, who stressed that environmental protection was a collective responsibility, said: “The things we do wrong to the environment ultimately end up in the kind of weather we have”.

From left, Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Hajiya Aisha Abubakar; Acting Director-General, Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Dr Paul Angya; Head, Standard Organisation of Nigeria Conformity Assessment Programme (SONCAP), Mr Tersoo Orngudwem and other management staff of SON during the minister’s recent visit to enable interaction between SON and the ministry in Abuja Photos: Sunday Osunrayi.

SON bags world customs’ award Clement Idoko-Abuja THE World Customs Organisation has presented a Certificate of Merit to the Standards Organisation of Nigeria in recognition of its exceptional service to the International Customs Community as partner to government agency. The certificate, which was presented to SON on the occasion of the International Customs Day through an affiliate, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), was signed by the Secretary General, Kunio Mikuriya. Acting Director-General of SON, Dr Paul Angya, while receiving the award, said this could not have come at a better time than now that SON had doubled its

efforts in ridding Nigeria of substandard products through collaboration with critical stakeholders. He thanked the World Customs Organisation (WCO) for the award, saying it would serve as further impetus to the steps being taken to up enforcement activities of SON. Dr Angya used the occasion to reiterate SON’s commitment to ensuring that Nigeria was not made a dumping ground for all manners of products while advising importers to always cross-check with SON before bringing products into the country. The Merit Award recognises SON’s effort in partnering with the Nigeria Customs Service and other world Customs bodies to ensure that only wholesome products

that meet up with standards are allowed in and out of the country. The WCS, in an effort to improve Customs service’s globally, has recognised the need to digitalise customs by dedicating its 2016 Customs day celebrations to “Digital Customs: Progressive Engagement”. It will be recalled that SON recently relaunched a seamless electronic and digital platform that has enabled importers to process their documentations online without interfacing with SON staff, and this has greatly enhanced the operations of Conformity Assessment programme (SONCAP) in consonance with global best practices.

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Editor: Laolu Harolds 08111845016 tribune.education@yahoo.com

Stakeholders list measures for promoting safer schools

In the light of increasing incidences of abduction of children from their schools, CLEMENT IDOKO writes on the need for government, security experts and other stakeholders to come up with measures towards providing security in schools.

HE incident of the night of 14 to 15 April, 2014, where 276 female students were abducted from the Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, attracted both national and global condemnation. The Boko Haram sect, an Islamic extremist organisation based in the north-eastern part of the country, claimed responsibility for the abduction. While a few of the schoolgirls managed to escape, the hopes for the release of the 2019 remaining girls has remained dimmed despite the successes being recorded by the Nigerian army in the war against insurgency and the efforts to rescue the girls. The latest of the ugly trend was the kidnapping of three Senior Secondary School girls from Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary, Ikorodu, Lagos State recently. Since these incidents came to light, the safety of teenage schoolboys and girls has become a serious concern to parents and other stakeholders in the education sector. The most vulnerable are the students in boarding schools. Apart from dilapidated infrastructure most of the boarding schools have porous pathways with no perimeter fencing. Experts have observed that a safe learning environment is essential for students of all ages. Without it, they are unable to focus on learning the skills needed for a successful education and future. The Chairman, Borno State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr Shettima Kullima, while expressing concern about attacks on schools in his state, disclosed that over 350 teachers have been killed with over 520 school buildings destroyed by the Islamic sect since the insurgency began in 2009. On one particular occasion, according to him, the insurgents intercepted basic school books meant for distribution to pupils, tore

them into shreds and set them ablaze. “You will be amazed what insurgency has inflicted on us over the years. Boko Haram has afflicted the basic education delivery in Borno State to the extent that no fewer than 520 schools have been destroyed,” he lamented. The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, on Monday gave a ray of hope that the federal government was committed to creating a safe environment for teaching and learning throughout the entire education landscape, including formal and nonformal, public and private – at all levels. He did not, however, give details on how the government intends to guarantee safety in schools. Also, the Safe Schools Initiative launched by the government of former President Goodluck Jonathan has been put in abeyance. Tribune Education recalls that Jonathan had approved $10 million (N1.6 billion) in support of the Safe Schools Initiative and over N3.2 billion was raised in support of the initiative. The former British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, teamed up with a coalition of Nigerian business leaders to launch the project as part of activities of the World Economic Forum for Africa (WEFA). Brown had announced an initial contribution of $10 million to help match investments by the government to promote schools as safe spaces. The former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who gave insight into the project said about 500 schools in the northern states were to benefit from the pilot scheme, with a focus on schools and community interventions, with special measures for the most-at-risk and vulnerable children. Many Nigerians have, however, expressed surprise that the project is yet to take off. The project, which was handled by Okonjo-Iweala, under the Federal Ministry of Fin-

ance, is deemed to have failed to achieve the set goals. The Chairman of Borno State SUBEB, Kullima, had disclosed that his state never benefitted from the fund, describing the project as “mere rhetorics” by the then government of President Jonathan. A source at the Federal Ministry of Education also confirmed that the Safe School Project was handled by the Ministry Finance during the last administration. “I can’t tell you the status of the project now, even though not much was achieved by the last government,” the source said. Also, efforts to get relevant information on the project at the Federal Ministry of Finance failed. Tribune Education, however, gathered that over 1,000 students in the affected states where distributed to schools in neighbouring states under the Safe School Project, to enable them complete their academic programmes. A parent, Mr Okom Itodo, who has two of his children in private boarding schools in Nasarawa State and Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, said both the states and federal government must take the issue of safety in schools seriously. He noted that with the recent happenings, it has become imperative for government to come up with a policy that all schools in the country must be properly fenced. Itodo, decried the current situation where most schools, including those owned by the federal government, are left porous and susceptible to attacks. He said there is an urgent need to provide a pragmatic response to the protection of schools in the face of increased insurgency and kidnappings for ransom. Parents, through the Parent Teacher Association (PTA), have a role to play in ensuring that the management of schools comply with minimum safety standards, he said.

Itodo made a case for the use of private security guards in securing most of the schools, but advised the federal government to increase the presence of police across the country. The National President of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Comrade Michael Olukoya, while commending President Muhammadu Buhari for efforts in addressing the issue of insecurity in the country, said more needs to be done in order to provide safe environment for teaching and learning in schools. “As teachers who are saddled with the responsibility of giving care and moulding the character of children to become useful persons in the society, we feel pained and demoralised to note that the barbaric acts of terror have scuttled and destroyed talents, potential and lives of thousands of children. “The situation has no doubt adversely affected education delivery and we urge the federal government to do more in securing our institutions of learning to ensure safe and conducive environment for effective teaching and learning to take place,” he said. A security expert, Mr Felix Udoh, who spoke with Tribune Education, listed some approaches for enhancing safety in schools, especially boarding schools. Some of these include: environmental design, limited public use, lighting, access control, use of metal detectors and cameras, among others. He noted, for instance, that the design of a school facility could greatly influence the overall safety of the environment. Udoh added that crime prevention through environmental design helps institutions choose building layouts and features that promote desirable behaviour. He also said that since most schools have become more amenable to letting the community at large use their facilities, officials should be cognizant of the security concerns that may arise from that increased access, while a well-illuminated school takes away the cover of darkness that many criminals use to carry out their activities.

education LASU staff, unions, students walk against cultism, indecent dressing 24

A N A G E MENT and academic staff as students of the Lagos State University, Ojo, on Monday, March 7, 2016, made a bold and emphatic statement by taking a Walk against Cultism and Indecent Dressing at the university. The historic walk took off with the vice chancellor, Professor ‘Lanre Fagbohun, leading the march in company of his wife, Mrs. Yeside Fagbohun; the deputy vice chancellor [administration], Professor Fidelis Njokanma; Registrar, Mr. Lewis Akinwunmi Oladapo; bursar, Mr. Adetayo Hassan, Dr.(Mrs.) Beauty Idrissu (acting university librarian) and other senior members of staff. The well attended event took off from Badagry gate exactly at 9:45a.m, with participants all clad in white t-shirts with the bold

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inscription in the front ‘We Are LASU’, ‘We are Proud’, and the back ‘Say No to Cultism and Indecent

Dressing’. Students sang throughout the walk. Participants walked on Badagry Ex-

pressway, entered through the Conoil Gate, then, through the Staff Quarters, MBA, Main LASU Road,

Iba end gate, Iyana-Iba, then, came through the Badagry Gate, the Eco-Library and terminated the

Teachers and students of The Fortress College, Imosan Road, via Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, during their excursion to Tribune House, recently.

Roemichs boosts teaching quality in Kwara public schools Biola Azeez-Ilorin A frontline private school in Ilorin, Kwara State, Roemichs International School, has sent some of its teachers to local public

schools in the state to encourage quality education in those selected public schools. Speaking with journalists during the open-day event of the school in Ilorin,

the principal, Mr. Kevin Massey, said the initiative was part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR). Mr. Massey, who said that some public schools

and remand homes were also provided with teaching materials and techniques, added that other public schools were provided with furniture.

Rector warns staff against indiscipline •As FedPoly, Idah matriculates 2,800 MEMBERS of staff of the Federal Polytechnic, Idah, Kogi State, have been warned to desist from any act that could jeopardise the training and future careers of the students of the polytechnic. The rector of the polytechnic, Mr. Matthew Itopa Akpata, gave the warning during the 29th matriculation ceremony of the polytechnic held recently, where over 2,800 students admitted into the various programmes at both National Diploma

(ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) levels for the 2015/2016 academic session were matriculated. Mr Akpata, who said that a memo had earlier been circulated to keep the staff abreast of the dos and don’ts of the polytechnic, listed some of the offences that constitute serious misconduct to include arbitrary collection of levies from students for lecture materials, extortion from students at various points of registration, unauthorised sales of lecture ma-

terials or books, sexual harassment and sale of grades. He said any member of staff found wanting would face the full wrath of the law. The rector congratulated the fresh students on their successful admission into the polytechnic, which he described as “polytechnic of no mean reputation.” He also charged the students to pursue knowledge and say no to certificate without knowledge. He also charged them to shun

Westerfield College holds praise and worship concert By Olatunji Awe IT was a thrilling experience at Nelo’s Place, Ikeja last week, as students, parents and staff of Westerfield College, Lagos, were treated to a praise and worship concert. The visioner of the concert, Mr Michael Dosunmu, the Managing Director of the school, while speaking at the event, said the school started about five

years ago. According to him, two years into the life span of the school, he had a clear leading in a dream where he saw a group of young people raising their hands praising and worshiping God. “The school started about five years ago, two years into the life span of the school, I had a clear leading in a dream. I saw a combination of young people with myself prais-

ing and worshiping God. Anytime I am in an atmosphere of worship, I’m lifted to a new level,” he said. Pastor Gbemisola Taiwo of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Greater Harvest Parish, while ministering at the concert, stressed the need to always praise God, quoting Psalm 150:6. She said “God is not looking for “professional praisers.”

any evil act such as cultism, sexual harassment, religious bigotry, indecent dressing, and examination malpractices. Meanwhile, the management of the institution has inaugurated a new Students’ Union. Addressing members of the union, during the inauguration recently, the rector charged the students’ leaders to work hand-inhand with the management in order to move the polytechnic forward. He congratulated the leaders on their election and warned the students not to see or use the students union as a platform to antagonize and jeopardize the progress of the polytechnic. The rector promised to be commit to the welfare of the entire students of the polytechnic, adding that management would always be accessible to the union on any matter concerning the welfare and interests of the students.

The school principal said the expectation was that such local public schools would transfer the knowledge and skills to their neighbouring schools. The school principal, who lamented lack of discipline in many schools in Europe, also said that most schools with tag of being international did not operate as standard international schools. “Many students ask themselves and their parents why they need to go to school in Europe because they don’t see the need. They have almost every thing on the plate. So, they don’t appreciate education. But Nigerians like some other African nations appreciate sound education and that’s why we teach and inculcate cultural values”, he said. He said the international school was established to provide quality education as well as promote cultural and traditional values in a conducive learning environment. Mr. Massey, who said that it was a deliberate decision of the management of the school to operate a small number of students in each class, added that the measure was aimed to encourage individual tuition, without missing out anyone by the quality teachers in the school.

walk at the front of Faculty of Social Sciences at 11:20a.m. Thereafter, they all moved to the University new Auditorium Complex, Ojo, for the vice chancellor’s address. In his appreciation speech, the vice chancellor asked if everyone in the auditorium was ready for the paradigm shift, and the crowd yelled that they were ready to do the needful. He stated that henceforth, students who do not dress properly would not be allowed into the campus by the security personnel. “We are all ambassadors of our great vision. You don’t need cult to be successful academically or in life. We will not compromise on decency, rules and regulations governing the university. Even the vice chancellor is not above the law,” he said.

EKSU emerges third best in national oratory competiton EKITI State University has emerged third best university at the recently concluded inter university national oratory competition held in Abia State, South East Nigeria. The students of English department, Faculty of Arts, of the University represented the South West Region at the National stage having taken the first position at the South West Regional Oratory Competition held at the University of Lagos earlier. At the grand finale hosted by Abia State University which involved by champions of the six geopolitical zones and the Federal Capital Territory, Ekiti State University representatives presented topics on “Nigeria: the Country of Nations in a Nation” and “the Missing Reading Culture” in two stages of the competition. The students were assessed on speech eloquence speech content, relevance, Grammar and word usage as well as time management among others. Other universities at the event included university of Abuja, university of Port-Harcourt and Abia State University.

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Technical, vocational education key to industrial growth —Jerry Agada Dapo Falade,Port Harcourt

former Minister of State for Education, Professor Jerry Agada, has disclosed that Technical and Vocational Education is the key to industrializing the country. He made the remarks while speaking to newsmen at the joint matriculation of the Eastern Polytechnic and the Ambassador College of Management and Technology, Port Harcourt, held last the weekend. About 500 students matriculated for the 2016 academic session for nine programmes, all approved by the Federal Ministry of Education and accredited by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE). Speaking on the place of the polytechnic as a technical institution, he said any country operating without recourse to technical education would not do well. Agada, who said he was a product of the polytechnic, further said more emphasis should be placed on technical and vocational institutions than others. "This is because the system is producing graduates that will be self-emancipated and graduates that will be on their own

without waiting for white-collar jobs because of the type of training that they gain from the institutions. Also speaking at the event, founder and president of the two institutions, Dr Samuel Egwu, also supported the call for the development of vocational and technical education. According to him, there is no way the country can attain industrial growth without encouraging vocational and technical education. "I will encourage the federal government to place more emphasis on technical and vocational education, if we must become an industrialised nation. There is no way we can industrialise without paying attention to technical and vocational education", he said. Using Singapore as a case study, he said, some two decades ago, the country was known as a Third World country, but it is no longer seen as such because its leaders paid attention to vocational and technical education. "Also, China that is reigning today, almost every family has a factory. Call it mini, whether small or big, there is a cottage industry in every family in China.

That is why every product you see, you will see Made in China and we are now proud of buying them. "Some two decades ago, people were

not buying Made in China; we used to call their products Taiwan. If Nigeria can pay attention to that, we will become technically developed in due course," he said.

FCE Abeokuta CEDEP graduates 3 first class graduates

• College hosts gospel music concert THE Centre for Degree Programme of the Federal College of Education, Abeokuta (CEDEP) has produced three First Class degree graduates of the University of Ibadan. Two of them: Giwa Adebowale and Atoba Mutiu Gbolahan, studied Biology/Education, while the third, Sarakat Abisoye Seun, studied Human Kinetics and Health Education. Revealing this at a sendoff party held in honour of the past chairman and members of the board of CEDEP, the provost, Dr. AyodeleAjayi, stated that the college is exploring the possibility of extending the degree programme to other departments of the college. Dr Ajayi had promised the Theatre Arts Department that the college would make a case for the degree programme for the department in the next dispensation. According to him, running the degree programmes in affiliation with the University of

Ibadan is a first step in an attempt to get an autonomous degree awarding status for the college. Meanwhile, the Chapel of Peace of the college, in conjunction with the Intra Campus Joint Christian Fellowship, is set to hold an ‘Annual Campus Concert’. The concert, which begins today (Thursday 17th March 2016), is an outreach programme of the International Music and Movie Academy. Popular gospel musician, Dr. Panam Percy Paul, is expected to be the guest minister at the programme. Also expected at the programme are top management officials of the academy both within and abroad. Before the concert, Dr. Panam Percy Paul and other top management of the academy will pay a visit to the provost of the college and management team mainly to pray for the institution.

Al-Qalam University: Expanding frontiers of Islamic formal education Remi Adebayo ABOUT a decade ago, a milestone was recorded when the Katsina Islamic Foundation, having been inspired by similar feat recorded in the Niger Republic, swiftly moved to expand the frontiers of Islamic formal education. The aim of the founders of the then Katsina University, Katsina (now Al-Qalam University) was to champion a citadel where functional knowledge could be imparted with the fear of God. Having secured the licence from the Federal Government of Nigeria in 2005, the university became a legal entity, showcasing strong conduct in moral and academic regulations in strict Islamic practices. It also prides itself as one point where educated, morally sound and God-fearing products are raised for the good of the community and the nation. Al-Qalam University was originally conceived to offer courses in the humanities and sciences. The immediate challenge before the proprietors after crossing the approval hurdle was taken care of by the Katsina State government under the then governor, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, who donated 264 acres of land at its inception. Donations also started pouring from various stakeholders, including enviable support from frontline leaders like former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the Chancellor, Alhaji (Dr.) Aminu Alhassan Dantata, whose singular support for the institution, to date, is more than a billion naira in cash and values, making him the single highest donor so far to the university. Despite its status as a private institution, the Al-Qalam University, Katsina operates structured, functional and accountable system under the umbrella of its proprietors, the Katsina Islamic Foundation, which was founded in 1999. It is no secret that Katsina has the heritage as northern Nigeria’s centre of scholarship and intellectual excellence, with indisputable claims as the seat of the first Teacher Training College in the country, founded in 1921, where a pool of northern foremost elite were trained and raised. It is imperative, therefore, to forge ahead with that tradition; to create an environ-

From left, Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Faruk Umar, CON; Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Kabir Usman, CFR, and the deputy governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Mannir Yakubu, at the inauguration of the Board of Trustees of Al-Qalam University. ment where strict Islamic education is well tution. Accomplished statesmen, scholars, integrated into broader knowledge in sci- business moguls and intellectuals converged ence, arts, humanities, information tech- on the premises of the university to witness nology, entrepreneurship and indeed, other the inauguration of the university’s Board of Trustees led by Alhaji Muhammadu Lawal productive sectors of knowledge. Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) said knowl- Kaita, former governor of Kaduna State. Other members on the board include Aledge is the lost property of the believer; he takes it wherever he finds it. It is imperative, haji (Dr.) Ibrahim Coomassie, Ambassador therefore, to expand the scope of knowledge Zakari Ibrahim, Alhaji Sani Zangon Daura, conforming to the philosophy of universal- Justice Salihu Alfa Belgore, Alhaji Mahmud ism where knowledge is streamlined accord- Yayale Ahmed, Alhaji Kashim Ibrahim ing to the needs of the society. This is the Al- Imam and Dr. Sani Abubakar Lugga. Also on the board are Ambassador Yahaya Qalam vision. The institution, according to its Vice Chan- Kwande; Dr. Umar Mustapha; Professor cellor, Professor Sheu Ado, places highest Ibrahim Na'iya Sada; Alhaji Dahiru Bara'u possible premium on developing products Mangal; Alhaji (Dr.) Buhari Sani; Profeswho would not only be morally sound but sor Shehu Ado; the Executive Secretary also problem solvers and ambassadors of of the Katsina Islamic Foundation, Aliyu the university wherever they may find them- Garba Kankara; and Mallam Sulaiman Isa Mai'adua. selves around the world. The chairman of the occasion, Qadi IbraThe name, Al-Qalam (meaning ‘The Pen’) was adopted from the Holy Quran Chapter him Mai-Unguwa Umar, expressed confi68 verse 1. The Pen signifies knowledge, and dence in the new board to lift the university typifies the essence of record and writing as to an enviable level and reputation. “In the near future and with the calibre seen in the Holy Quran where it represents the skills of writing. It is also a symbol of of these personalities, Al-Qalam University education and learning; hence, adopting may be an academic force to reckon with same shows the importance of knowledge in among its peers,” he predicted. The Chancellor, Alhaji Alhassan Dantata, Islam. Determined to sustain the vision, March 5, emphasised the task ahead of the board and 2016 was remarkable in the life of the insti- urged members to ensure the “speedy prog-

ress of this emerging and promising university which is indeed the fastest growing and one of the institutions ready to provide solutions to our social and educational predicaments.” The Executive Secretary of the Katsina Islamic Foundation, Aliyu Kankara, expressed delight that the mission, vision and aspirations of the founding fathers of the institution were being progressively achieved. Presently, the institution has 5,162 students, 167 staff and 22 accredited programmes. It has developed linkages with universities in Pakistan and Malaysia; and opened talks with Jaiz Bank to finance hostel projects on Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) basis. These strides notwithstanding, the AlQalam University, like every other project in progress, is faced with various other challenges. The vice chancellor, Professor Ado, listed areas of intervention as renovation of existing buildings, procurement of additional equipment and consumables for science laboratories, new lecture halls, staff offices and students hostels. He expressed urgency on the need for assistance towards quality assurance of the programmes and expansion of existing ones, even as he emphasised the development of the newly established School of Postgraduate Studies in view of the number of students aspiring to seek higher degrees in the university. The Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Kabir Usman, charged parents to educate their children, including the girl child. Katsina State deputy governor, Alhaji Mannir Yakubu, recalled that Katsina and Daura emirates are historical centres for Islamic and formal learning where countless intellectuals, scholars and foremost statesmen were nurtured. Yakubu said Katsina State's Restoration Agenda is centred on education, where the state government in its 2016 budget is committing N3 billion to recruit teachers and help reposition education in the state. He pledged the support of the state to the university and encouraged its founders not to fail the institution. Highlight of the event was Quranic recitation by the Speaker of Katsina State House of Assembly, Rt.-Hon. Aliyu Sabiu Muduru, and two students of the university.

education

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Global online discount platform for students, corps members debut in Nigeria Jacob Segun Olatunji, Abuja

global online discount platform aimed at subsidising expenses of serving members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and students of the nation’s tertiary institutions is set to come on board in the country. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, is to launch the platform, which is targeted at over 23 million Nigerian youths. Already, the Committee of Vice Chancellors and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) are said to have endorsed the platform, which will be launched next week (March 24) in Abuja. According to the initiators of the concept, the online platform, an innovation in Nigeria, became necessary as a result of the prevailing economic realities confronting the country. While addressing newsmen in Abuja in company of the members of his team, a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon Daramola, declared that Nigeria could no longer afford to lag behind the rest of the world in accessing the gains of Information and Communications Technology (ICT). He noted that in the light of the shrinking government income coupled with dwindling purchasing power of Nigerian parents, safety nets for the corps members and students “is long overdue.” The former lawmaker revealed that “a technical partner, Bridge Concept,

had designed a card which subscribing youth corps members and students can use to enjoy discount on goods and services at any location within and outside

the country.” “The effect of our current economic realities on our youths is harsh; so, it is our responsibility to look for safety nets to shield them

dents and youth corpers to keep them from deviant behavior. “That was what brought the idea of the online discount platform. The idea is

From left, Mrs Olajide Arowolo, Professor Seun Omotayo; Dr Mrs. F. O. Akinpelu (co-founder); Dr. Tunji Dawodu (provost/founder); Dr. Biodun Oladunjoye; Provost, Ogun State College of Health Technology, Ilese. Ijebu-Ode; Dr. Abiodun Ojo, provost, Tai Solarin College of Education, Omu-Ijebu; and Mr Dawodu, retired principal, Adeola Odutola College, Ijebu-Ode) after the maiden matriculation ceremony of Alphagate College of Health Technology, Obalende, Ijebu-Ode.

that we have partners from all sectors of the economy whereby any of our subscribers will enjoy a discount from the goods and services they seek to enjoy,” he explained further. The platform, according to him, currently has 35,000 partners, with students and youth corpers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) already accessing the service. According to Hon Daramola, “though it is new and first of its kind in Nigeria, it has been in existence in Europe and America for more than 30 decades. These are some of the privileges enjoyed by students and other youth groups in Europe and America.” “By the time this portal is launched by the Speaker on 24th of this month, we believe that life will be much more bearable for our students and youth corpers as their little stipends would now be able to get them more.

Bauchi constitutes task force to reposition education sector From: Isaac Shobayo, Jos

IN an effort to make education more attractive in Bauchi State, Governor Mohammed Abubakar has constituted a task force under the chairmanship of

the Deputy Governor, who also doubles as the Commissioner for Education, Mr Nuhu Gidado, to reposition the sector. The governor stated this at the launch of the Northern Education Initiative Plus

project. He revealed that the task force was constituted in order to fully prepare the sector, to which the administration committed 20 per cent of the 2016 budget. Abubakar commended the United States Agency for

International Development (USAID) for supporting education in the state, adding that the Northern Education Initiative Plus being anchored by the USAID “aims at building on the past successes of the Northern

Poor environment responsible for non-performance of engineers Joe Nwachuckwu, Owerri

THE National President of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) Alumni Association, Elochukwu Austine Okeke, has identified poor environment as a key fac-

tor inhibiting Nigerian engineers. He made this statement while addressing an international press conference on the forthcoming Alumni Week of the association at the Senate Chamber of the university in Owerri.

JAMB commends AAUA’s CBT facilities As varsity trains students, corpers on ICT THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has commended Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, for providing suitable ComputerBased Test (CBT) facilities for the ongoing Unified Tertiary Institutions Matriculation Examination (UTME). A top official of the Board in charge of the AAUA Centre for the 2016/2017 UTME, Mrs. Sherifat Oyelola, gave the commendation on Tuesday when the vice chancellor of the university, Professor Igbekele Ajibefun, visited the centre. Mrs. Oyelola, who acknowledged the smooth and orderly conduct of the examination in the university, said, “Everything is going on well and there is

from crimes and criminality which are now on the increase in the country. “While doing that, we should not lose focus on how to empower the stu-

no problem at all. The facilities in place are adequate and functional. I want to commend the university for its support and provision of adequate facilities here in the centre.” Commenting on the conduct of the examination, Professor Ajibefun expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the examination and pledged the university’s continuous cooperation with JAMB. Meanwhile, the university, in collaboration with a capacity building firm, Bridgeup Nigeria Limited, has organised a week-long training on information technology, tagged ‘Train All Nigerian Students Information Technology (TRANSIT)’ for all its undergraduate students and

corps members serving in the university. Declaring the training open last week, the deputy vice chancellor (administration) and director, University Advancement Office, Professor Francis Oyebade, said the training was one of the platforms the university employed to equip its students with relevant information and communication technology skills that would help to enhance their capacity and make them globally competitive upon graduation. The DVC thanked the University Management under the Vice-Chancellorship of Prof. Igbekele Ajibefun for consenting to partner with Bridgeup Nigeria Limited to organize the programme.

According to him, most of the members of the association, particularly the engineers, are doing very well overseas, particularly in the United States of America. Apart from those practising in developed countries, he said that their members are currently playing leading and key roles in the sectors of Nigeria, especially in the telecoms/ICT, oil and gas, banking sectors as well as engaging in innovative entrepreneurial endeavours.

He said the lecture, “Nigeria’s Quest for Development: Impact of Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship Awareness’, would be delivered by Professor Chidi Odinkalu, Head, African programme, Open Society Foundation. According to him, all over the world, alumni associations are at the core for the development of education and advancement of educational institutions.

Education Initiative which strengthened basic education systems in Bauchi and Sokoto states by increasing access to quality basic education and social services.” The governor revealed that at the inception of his administration, “the sector was characterised by dilapidated schools, lack of learning materials in schools and demoralised teachers. He lamented the poor handling of education by past administrations, especially in northern Nigeria, saying “more than 30 per cent of school-age children in Northern Nigeria do not have access to basic education. “This project is therefore absolutely necessary if we are to make any headway in our quest to bequeath a worthy educational legacy for the up-coming generations of our dear state.”

FUT Minna appoints new DVC Adelowo Oladipo, Minna

THE governing council of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, has approved the appointment of Professor Oluwole Olakanmi Morenikeji of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Environmental Technology, as the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics). A letter conveying the appointment by the Registrar, Mrs. Victoria Nnawo Kolo, stated that the coun-

cil approved the appointment at its 116th meeting held on Wednesday February 24th, 2016. According to the statement, Professor Morenikeji was born in Ibadan, Oyo State, on May 14th 1962. He is an alumnus of the University of Calabar, from where he obtained his B.Sc. in Geography and Regional Planning (1979 to 1983). He obtained an MSc. Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Benin (1986-1988), and a doctorate from the De-

partment of Geography, FUT, Minna on part-time basis in 1992. Morenikeji obtained a PhD. in Transportation Planning in 1998. He joined the services of the FUT, Minna in 1990, as an Assistant Lecturer and rose through the ranks to become a Professor in 2006. He was the pioneer Head of Department, Urban and Regional Planning Deputy Director of the Centre for Human Settlements and Urban Development.

6,330,393,548.39

25,520,008.11 5,113,297,349.01

2,609,576,584.00 1,304,788,292.00 4,384,088,661.13 2,584,056,575.89 132,359,197,096.32

121,476,686,983.30

=N=

Net Statutory Allocation

4= 2 - 3

30,215,907.59 15,107,953.79 50,762,724.74 30,215,907.59 1,591,774,011.62

1,465,471,517.91

=N=

5 Exchange Gain Difference

120,166,923.85 60,083,461.92 201,880,432.07 120,166,923.85 6,330,393,548.39

5,828,095,806.70

=N=

NNPC Refund to FG

Total

669,305,025.62 10,039,575,384.31

8 = 4+5+6+7

2,759,959,415.44 1,379,979,707.72 4,636,731,817.94 3,403,744,432.95 150,320,940,040.64

138,140,524,666.59

=N=

Total Net Amount

Table II

370,388,451,642.37

=N= 155,434,237,389.65 104,000,506,656.30 77,805,401,223.46 22,736,190,278.93 3,225,095,898.05 4,313,104,970.31 2,873,915,225.67

9,370,270,358.69

=N=

VAT

69,719,273,502.12

=N= 10,039,575,384.31 33,465,251,281.02 23,425,675,896.71 2,788,770,940.08 -

VAT

Table I

Source: Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation

Kemi Adeosun Hon. Minister of Finance Federal Ministry Of Finance, Abuja. Nigeria.

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The above information is also available on the Federal Ministry of Finance website www.fmf.gov.ng and Office of Accountant-General of the Federation website www.oagf.gov.ng. In addition, you would find on these websites details of the Capital and Recurrent allocations to all arms of Government including Federal Ministries and Agencies. The Budget Office website www.budgetoffice.gov.ng also contains information about the Budget.

2,609,576,584.00 1,304,788,292.00 4,384,088,661.13 2,609,576,584.00 137,472,494,445.33

=N=

=N= 5,087,777,340.90

Less Deductions

Gross Statutory Allocation

2 Share of Derivation & Ecology 3 Stabilization 4 Development of Natural Resources 5 FCT-Abuja Sub-total

Beneficiaries

290,961,123,388.60

=N= 6,330,393,548.39 -

NNPC Refund to FG

Distribution of Revenue Allocation to FGN by Federation Account Allocation Committee for the Month of January, 2016 Shared in February , 2016

Check!!

3,377,661,203.26

=N= 137,472,494,445.33 69,727,886,324.59 53,757,277,630.48 22,380,119,834.25 3,225,095,898.05 1,524,334,030.23 2,873,915,225.67

126,564,464,324.20

9 Total

Exchange Gain Difference =N= 1,591,774,011.62 807,369,050.69 622,447,696.27 356,070,444.68 -

Statutory

1 FGN (CRF Account)

S/n

FGN (see Table II) State (see Table III) LGCs (see Table IV) 13% Derivation Fund

Beneficiaries

Cost of Collection - NCS Deductions: Cost of Collections - DPR Deductions: Cost of Collections - FIRS ADD TRANSFER TO EXCESS 8 REVENUE and SUBSIDY ACCTS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

S/n

Summary of Gross Revenue Allocation by Federation Account Allocation Committee for the Month of January, 2016 Shared in February, 2016

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE, ABUJA

27 Thursday, 17 March, 2016

1,828,282,579.64

2,199,485,197.96

2,062,159,556.68

2,284,577,252.43

3 AKWA IBOM

4 ANAMBRA

5 BAUCHI

6 BAYELSA

7 BENUE

8 BORNO

9 CROSS RIVER

1,644,130,228.03

1,849,210,926.91

12 EDO

13 EKITI

2,916,642,246.72

1,636,800,060.07

2,463,293,588.46

23 KWARA

1,941,621,633.08

1,983,061,252.18

30 OYO

31 PLATEAU

35 YOBE

36 ZAMFARA

69,727,886,324.59

1,829,823,342.09

1,825,934,634.48

1,771,253,161.34

2,026,508,572.03

1,711,706,935.29

1,708,322,556.98

2,178,087,602.59

22,380,119,834.25

3,963,492,715.36

973,407,544.70

202,345,586.28

638,127,762.45

5,728,691,450.54

3,733,624,021.73

6,916,954,505.29

92,108,006,158.83

1,829,823,342.09

1,825,934,634.48

1,771,253,161.34

2,026,508,572.03

5,946,553,967.54

1,920,150,633.78

2,062,387,400.75

1,677,005,608.91

2,685,114,479.99

1,708,322,556.98

2,178,087,602.59

1,695,728,379.32

2,463,293,588.46

1,636,800,060.07

2,032,291,692.89

1,941,621,633.08

2,260,314,733.71

2,916,642,246.72

2,409,230,918.91

2,056,330,982.62

2,114,157,427.20

1,731,989,124.26

1,849,210,926.91

1,644,130,228.03

2,357,477,573.61

1,645,058,524.97

7,595,717,363.39

1,849,051,341.29

2,284,577,252.43

2,062,159,556.68

5,360,617,903.61

2,199,485,197.96

1,828,282,579.64

8,765,690,560.61

1,831,714,080.32

1,945,290,321.63

=N=

Gross Total

6=4+5

1,687,226,870.81

0.00

18,276,405.13

26,577,009.13

12,891,275.62

24,924,622.25

33,672,056.85

14,158,388.56

79,655,760.48

70,989,982.34

36,064,863.19

51,923,004.45

23,927,857.61

18,568,876.85

377,218,633.57

19,522,388.43

18,084,708.40

26,877,328.35

74,033,026.09

27,471,110.18

124,439,748.98

15,825,526.14

33,117,690.13

22,605,406.41

30,477,586.58

30,217,966.49

41,405,664.11

22,638,040.32

15,884,432.70

166,407,004.94

13,114,791.22

16,127,321.84

21,302,537.22

35,833,127.79

23,611,479.73

80,649,051.02

20,798,221.88

17,933,975.83

=N=

External Debt

0.00

10,991,528,898.65

0.00

488,822,936.86

0.00

609,914,612.08

99,912,935.00

945,881,467.00

725,882,360.59

0.00

503,071,387.00

101,637,860.22

2,000,000,000.00

0.00

246,132,000.00

0.00

499,551,677.82

0.00

499,654,808.01

520,000,000.00

0.00

1,098,907,642.20

633,134,951.92

0.00

472,247,451.38

1,241,107,428.57

305,669,380.00

=N=

Contractual Obligation (ISPO)

8 Deductions

16,666,671,281.16

423,088,717.97

89,972,595.59

336,070,833.44

90,812,669.21

1,702,188,295.85

513,591,504.36

369,624,176.55

1,399,460,245.87

342,122,965.17

1,254,658,714.33

73,651,865.25

34,331,521.02

477,468,771.60

10,759,110.04

187,010,665.33

124,150,006.45

319,401,819.29

406,509,873.54

89,972,595.59

578,157,397.25

272,954,925.64

206,468,378.89

398,791,720.25

492,188,722.17

112,217,416.04

1,399,702,671.49

682,879,845.68

195,775,446.94

278,801,793.86

1,786,077,060.59

163,124,066.17

107,021,602.06

1,051,479,630.38

330,357,169.14

365,826,488.16

=N=

Other Deductions (see Note)

62,762,579,108.22

899,635,282.13

1,709,385,029.76

1,422,291,052.28

1,910,771,280.57

4,210,693,614.84

782,486,128.78

1,513,194,528.72

(739,326,086.30)

1,581,044,291.04

401,740,838.20

1,577,436,492.73

1,541,190,121.23

86,074,954.89

1,139,808,900.04

1,757,315,874.45

1,727,733,639.40

2,062,131,701.17

2,569,769,317.25

1,878,281,296.39

1,950,532,860.89

1,502,882,339.82

936,877,114.39

1,612,264,961.44

715,465,733.28

1,303,883,187.33

1,510,203,068.61

5,081,222,617.00

366,629,538.75

2,075,687,014.27

1,294,982,989.60

2,312,130,877.23

1,694,858,624.00

1,697,649,497.85

7,633,561,879.21

1,480,558,689.30

1,561,529,857.64

=N=

Net Statutory Allocation

10=6-(7+8+9)

1,163,439,495.35

21,187,258.25

21,142,231.47

20,509,082.65

23,464,647.91

85,861,421.76

22,233,144.82

33,465,251,281.02

701,955,104.35

634,030,707.49

666,156,428.26

740,845,863.01

1,130,397,200.22

729,227,137.42

1,027,063,170.77

726,138,077.58 23,880,083.65

732,349,143.78 19,417,803.95

760,986,338.26

769,985,867.04

608,346,791.51

6,498,301,198.80

656,252,713.98

724,754,690.82

704,832,470.43

911,613,405.16

1,260,294,115.87

951,834,579.26

802,186,553.16

771,636,821.53

638,319,994.43

738,523,570.44

642,473,386.35

760,852,134.04

637,898,761.63

868,000,107.81

681,551,285.00

768,985,891.21

784,075,641.29

594,558,950.47

836,710,609.74

799,183,319.41

791,091,741.04

721,250,629.26

692,586,880.19

=N=

Gross VAT Allocation

35,415,491.04

19,780,418.33

25,219,759.45

19,634,592.18

28,522,118.06

18,952,269.75

23,531,609.82

22,481,754.39

26,171,855.44

33,771,376.22

27,896,134.28

23,809,957.26

25,351,907.27

20,054,450.07

21,411,744.27

19,037,144.70

29,935,045.03

19,047,893.31

112,939,408.35

21,409,896.45

26,452,787.61

23,877,445.47

77,636,637.97

25,467,519.09

21,169,417.98

132,030,211.55

21,209,150.83

23,525,824.72

=N=

Distribution of Exchange Gain

13=6+11+12

14=10+11+12

126,736,696,935.21

2,552,965,704.69

2,481,107,573.44

2,457,918,672.25

2,790,819,082.96

7,162,812,589.53

2,671,610,916.02

3,113,330,655.17

2,422,561,490.44

3,452,879,114.81

2,489,089,313.57

2,973,293,229.08

2,323,709,763.01

8,990,116,905.32

2,312,005,043.80

2,780,577,993.54

2,668,935,857.90

3,198,099,994.31

4,210,707,738.81

3,388,961,632.45

2,882,327,493.05

2,911,146,156.00

2,390,363,568.76

2,609,146,241.62

2,305,640,759.09

3,148,264,752.68

2,302,005,179.92

8,576,656,879.55

2,552,012,522.74

3,080,015,931.25

2,870,112,643.44

6,032,813,492.05

3,061,663,326.79

2,648,635,317.03

9,688,812,513.20

2,574,173,860.41

2,661,403,026.54

=N=

Total Gross Amount

97,391,269,884.59

Source: Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation

1,622,777,644.73

2,364,557,968.72

2,108,956,563.19

2,675,081,791.50

5,426,952,236.83

1,533,946,411.02

2,564,137,783.14

6,229,795.23

2,348,808,925.86

1,182,507,594.79

2,372,642,119.22

2,169,171,504.92

6,612,898,271.75

1,815,013,883.77

2,505,602,175.10

2,455,047,864.22

2,999,916,961.77

3,863,834,809.34

2,858,012,009.93

2,776,529,371.32

2,299,871,068.62

1,595,251,558.89

2,372,200,276.15

1,376,976,264.34

2,094,670,366.40

2,167,149,723.56

6,062,162,133.16

1,069,590,720.20

2,871,125,693.09

2,102,936,076.36

2,984,326,465.67

2,557,036,752.83

2,518,002,235.24

8,556,683,831.80

2,223,018,469.39

2,277,642,562.55

=N=

Total Net Amount

* Other Deductions cover; National Water Rehabilitation Projects, National Agricultural Technology Support Programme, Payment for Fertilizer, State Water Supply Project, State Agricultural Project and National Fadama Project

Note :

Total (States)

37 FCT

34 TARABA

29 OSUN

28 ONDO

32 RIVERS

2,062,387,400.75

1,920,150,633.78

27 OGUN

33 SOKOTO

1,677,005,608.91

26 NIGER

1,695,728,379.32

24 LAGOS

25 NASSARAWA

2,032,291,692.89

21 KEBBI

2,260,314,733.71

2,056,330,982.62

1,911,811,840.92

22 KOGI

18 KADUNA

19 KANO

17 JIGAWA

20 KATSINA

2,409,230,918.91

16 IMO

1,731,989,124.26

14 ENUGU

15 GOMBE

1,719,349,811.16

1,645,058,524.97

11 EBONYI

1,867,025,912.85

10 DELTA

1,849,051,341.29

1,626,993,881.87

1,848,736,055.32

1,831,714,080.32

2 ADAMAWA

=N=

223,476,247.89

=N=

1,721,814,073.74

1 ABIA

13% Share of Derivation (Net)

Gross Statutory Allocation

No. of LGCs

Beneficiaries

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ABIA ADAMAWA AKWA IBOM ANAMBRA BAUCHI BAYELSA BENUE BORNO CROSS RIVER DELTA EBONYI EDO EKITI ENUGU GOMBE IMO JIGAWA KADUNA KANO KATSINA KEBBI KOGI KWARA LAGOS NASSARAWA NIGER OGUN ONDO OSUN OYO PLATEAU RIVERS SOKOTO TARABA YOBE ZAMFARA FCT, ABUJA Total LGCs

S/n

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37

17 21 31 21 20 8 23 27 18 25 13 18 16 17 11 27 27 23 44 34 21 21 16 20 13 25 20 18 30 33 17 23 23 16 17 14 6

3 No. of LGCs

53,757,277,630.48

1,115,795,146.00 1,407,415,433.99 1,874,594,654.47 1,415,021,256.21 1,606,329,140.86 653,834,757.33 1,747,934,714.78 1,897,733,285.99 1,223,408,878.65 1,567,623,014.28 904,999,042.95 1,199,443,784.96 952,401,862.30 1,218,652,717.65 835,021,693.27 1,633,265,728.68 1,715,899,425.15 1,929,691,382.16 3,072,234,066.01 2,338,944,088.28 1,476,124,779.94 1,525,683,084.02 1,079,580,589.49 1,839,061,418.97 963,171,956.26 1,782,756,994.72 1,271,812,394.23 1,214,661,284.27 1,645,289,420.09 2,075,404,230.84 1,301,000,377.73 1,612,662,091.62 1,624,200,327.55 1,217,343,579.36 1,223,932,284.24 1,105,904,636.40 488,444,106.78

4 Gross Statutory Allocation =N=

Source: Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation

622,447,696.27

12,919,629.65 16,296,258.54 21,705,658.76 16,384,325.25 18,599,451.41 7,570,657.53 20,239,081.75 21,973,577.61 14,165,673.41 18,151,278.80 10,478,852.25 13,888,185.07 11,027,722.59 14,110,602.51 9,668,594.70 18,911,346.24 19,868,149.79 22,343,615.75 35,572,951.26 27,082,293.29 17,091,834.06 17,665,662.45 12,500,306.57 21,294,224.60 11,152,427.94 20,642,283.86 14,726,130.67 14,064,386.28 19,050,566.81 24,030,803.63 15,064,094.08 18,672,779.72 18,806,379.28 14,095,444.19 14,171,733.84 12,805,108.88 5,655,623.25

5 Exchange Gain Difference =N=

=N=

(673,221,184.55)

23,425,675,896.71

411,428,062.05 491,091,663.81 688,300,831.79 544,363,559.16 554,600,023.88 209,943,912.95 567,080,106.72 618,821,029.02 421,376,699.95 640,302,517.81 314,120,020.19 467,237,616.08 364,442,292.89 440,756,842.42 286,220,535.56 617,653,047.58 638,729,255.16 677,769,723.06 1,198,140,304.07 819,700,058.75 483,245,168.92 494,256,892.17 371,575,080.21 3,601,254,886.54 294,801,764.71 586,696,429.76 503,631,882.50 454,806,891.67 632,908,044.57 863,247,273.40 434,905,554.28 761,751,554.78 538,007,402.65 375,977,755.20 374,365,185.03 376,045,228.69 1,306,120,798.72

Value Added Tax

Deduction

(139,538,498.52) (39,811,620.94) (53,983,557.43) (39,238,127.24) (115,776,950.40) (47,177,126.82) (82,028,645.40) (83,688,581.46) (71,978,076.34) -

8 (4+5+6+7)

=N= 1,540,142,837.71 1,914,803,356.34 2,584,601,145.01 1,975,769,140.61 2,179,528,616.14 871,349,327.81 2,195,715,404.73 2,538,527,892.62 1,658,951,252.00 2,226,076,810.90 1,189,786,294.45 1,680,569,586.11 1,327,871,877.78 1,673,520,162.58 1,076,927,266.10 2,269,830,122.50 2,374,496,830.10 2,629,804,720.97 4,305,947,321.34 3,185,726,440.32 1,976,461,782.92 2,037,605,638.64 1,463,655,976.28 5,461,610,530.11 1,229,888,021.68 2,390,095,708.34 1,674,393,457.00 1,636,355,435.40 2,215,219,386.07 2,878,993,726.41 1,750,970,026.10 2,393,086,426.13 2,109,036,033.14 1,607,416,778.75 1,612,469,203.12 1,494,754,973.98 1,800,220,528.75 77,132,180,038.91

Total Net Amount

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37

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S/n

Local Government Councils

1 ABA NORTH 2 ABA SOUTH 3 AROCHUKWU 4 BENDE 5 IKWUANO 6 ISIALA NGWA NORTH 7 ISIALA NGWA SOUTH 8 ISUIKWUATO ABIA 9 NNEOCHI 10 OBIOMA NGWA 11 OHAFIA 12 OSISIOMA 13 UGWUNAGBO 14 UKWA EAST 15 UKWA WEST 16 UMUAHIA NORTH 17 UMUAHIA SOUTH ABIA TOTAL 1 DEMSA 2 FUFORE 3 GANYE 4 GIREI 5 GOMBI 6 GUYUK 7 HONG 8 JADA 9 YOLA-NORTH 10 LAMURDE ADAMAWA 11 MADAGALI 12 MAIHA 13 MAYO-BELWA 14 MICHIKA 15 MUBI NORTH 16 MUBI SOUTH 17 NUMAN 18 SHELLENG 19 SONG 20 TOUNGO 21 YOLA-SOUTH ADAMAWA TOTAL 1 ABAK 2 EASTERN OBOLO 3 EKET 4 EKPE ATAI 5 ESSIEN UDIM 6 ETIM EKPO 7 ETINAN 8 IBENO 9 IBESIKPO ASUTAN 10 IBIONO IBOM 11 IKA 12 IKONO 13 IKOT ABASI 14 IKOT EKPENE 15 INI AKWA IBOM 16 ITU 17 MBO 18 MKPAT ENIN 19 NSIT IBOM 20 NSIT UBIUM 21 OBAT AKARA 22 OKOBO 23 ONNA 24 ORON 25 ORUK ANAM 26 UDUNG UKO 27 UKANAFUN 28 UQUO 29 URUAN 30 URUE OFFONG/ORUK 31 UYO AKWA IBOM TOTAL 1 AGUATA 2 ANAMBRA EAST 3 ANAMBRA WEST 4 ANIOCHA 5 AWKA NORTH 6 AWKA SOUTH 7 AYAMELUM 8 DUNUKOFIA 9 EKWUSIGWO 10 IDEMILI NORTH ANAMBRA 11 IDEMILI SOUTH 12 IHIALA 13 NJIKOKA 14 NNEWI NORTH 15 NNEWI SOUTH 16 OGBARU 17 ONISHA NORTH 18 ONISHA SOUTH 19 ORUMBA NORTH 20 ORUMBA SOUTH 21 OYI ANAMBRA TOTAL

Gross Statutory Allocation =N= 57,163,098.37 95,369,182.95 67,102,720.34 68,370,404.41 62,230,458.43 64,267,978.25 62,357,152.79 60,802,112.30 65,596,820.63 66,567,499.98 72,796,885.87 70,090,460.09 53,522,621.36 50,571,566.51 52,659,813.87 78,498,800.93 67,827,568.92 1,115,795,146.00 69,559,385.18 84,977,041.27 72,357,974.99 63,350,449.68 62,687,540.10 67,022,013.70 73,003,042.15 76,367,271.96 66,397,543.33 59,450,268.17 60,414,765.51 59,149,944.72 68,585,632.56 66,489,708.90 63,447,180.32 59,108,977.91 56,174,631.78 63,636,609.96 80,100,540.53 68,628,610.21 66,506,301.04 1,407,415,433.99 63,861,771.25 49,863,173.89 65,833,515.59 50,468,867.28 67,821,870.38 59,114,399.96 67,046,025.21 53,720,564.56 62,344,573.95 67,828,010.22 52,202,314.87 61,745,958.07 61,763,366.92 63,699,725.01 58,195,941.30 59,420,987.73 55,465,959.91 68,911,163.67 57,501,263.92 60,500,916.98 62,929,741.04 54,089,759.50 56,480,231.12 57,851,641.47 68,162,049.31 50,774,367.78 62,300,563.90 50,792,449.15 66,241,507.77 54,811,586.68 82,850,386.07 1,874,594,654.47 93,188,267.90 61,285,908.71 63,045,868.89 76,203,231.97 57,873,875.51 66,625,735.90 61,747,027.24 55,209,514.64 61,320,515.21 97,011,265.58 67,422,946.73 82,431,321.72 60,565,981.42 60,051,530.97 72,074,986.72 68,869,689.34 57,693,776.79 59,781,260.50 64,558,685.41 65,331,757.28 62,728,107.75 1,415,021,256.21

Exchange Gain Difference =N= 661,883.20 1,104,265.89 776,972.64 791,650.97 720,557.42 744,149.57 722,024.40 704,018.81 759,536.04 770,775.40 842,904.55 811,567.24 619,730.65 585,560.81 609,740.32 908,926.19 785,365.55 12,919,629.65 805,418.00 983,936.80 837,822.46 733,525.64 725,849.91 776,038.15 845,291.60 884,245.53 768,807.49 688,366.01 699,533.78 684,888.60 794,143.06 769,874.67 734,645.67 684,414.26 650,437.89 736,839.05 927,472.50 794,640.69 770,066.78 16,296,258.54 739,446.16 577,358.44 762,276.70 584,371.67 785,299.57 684,477.04 776,316.17 622,022.60 721,878.75 785,370.66 604,443.01 714,947.46 715,149.04 737,569.85 673,842.34 688,026.97 642,232.28 797,912.34 665,798.77 700,531.32 728,654.32 626,297.46 653,976.38 669,855.74 789,238.45 587,909.02 721,369.17 588,118.38 767,000.78 634,655.39 959,312.57 21,705,658.76 1,079,013.40 709,620.62 729,998.94 882,346.14 670,113.18 771,449.70 714,959.84 639,262.94 710,021.32 1,123,279.33 780,680.49 954,460.28 701,284.69 695,327.94 834,545.78 797,432.11 668,027.85 692,198.52 747,515.63 756,466.91 726,319.63 16,384,325.25

Deduction =N=

Source: Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation

Value Added Tax -

=N= 21,228,479.81 37,112,282.75 24,377,385.35 25,477,177.69 22,760,055.49 23,550,369.63 22,597,835.49 21,577,621.82 24,062,183.51 24,941,364.68 28,139,824.90 26,858,934.59 19,979,822.63 18,787,247.08 20,277,903.76 26,910,547.76 22,789,025.14 411,428,062.05 24,860,863.98 26,218,270.31 24,049,312.12 22,337,642.62 23,162,750.46 24,737,052.61 24,302,307.04 24,269,521.63 25,764,395.72 21,474,477.60 22,580,244.61 21,394,748.30 23,499,139.81 23,608,240.42 23,395,863.26 22,284,523.23 20,365,898.97 23,295,297.91 25,485,744.85 18,423,727.45 25,581,640.91 491,091,663.81 22,837,455.88 18,893,817.95 24,517,745.78 19,599,331.85 25,527,466.11 21,146,873.47 24,353,417.07 19,638,744.63 22,737,593.43 25,375,438.20 19,516,188.45 22,476,665.75 22,482,640.43 23,037,632.65 20,834,483.25 22,232,105.68 21,076,281.92 24,792,831.93 21,307,185.59 22,292,254.10 23,298,911.78 21,078,541.25 22,048,346.72 20,245,299.81 24,522,615.89 18,529,061.44 22,232,105.68 19,052,372.81 21,793,644.76 19,426,819.34 31,396,958.16 688,300,831.79 34,508,920.41 23,621,905.09 24,329,075.83 30,232,759.10 21,577,310.55 25,415,211.77 23,876,908.30 20,762,645.84 23,867,921.18 37,552,039.03 26,350,775.81 31,094,116.66 23,377,596.05 23,834,683.90 27,654,912.13 27,063,519.57 22,196,568.19 22,784,998.51 24,579,560.38 25,322,277.93 24,359,852.94 544,363,559.16

Total Allocation =N= 79,053,461.38 133,585,731.60 92,257,078.32 94,639,233.06 85,711,071.34 88,562,497.44 85,677,012.68 83,083,752.94 90,418,540.18 92,279,640.06 101,779,615.31 97,760,961.92 74,122,174.63 69,944,374.40 73,547,457.95 106,318,274.89 91,401,959.61 1,540,142,837.71 95,225,667.16 112,179,248.38 97,245,109.58 86,421,617.94 86,576,140.47 92,535,104.46 98,150,640.79 101,521,039.11 92,930,746.55 81,613,111.77 83,694,543.90 81,229,581.63 92,878,915.43 90,867,823.99 87,577,689.25 82,077,915.40 77,190,968.64 87,668,746.92 106,513,757.88 87,846,978.35 92,858,008.73 1,914,803,356.34 87,438,673.29 69,334,350.28 91,113,538.07 70,652,570.81 94,134,636.05 80,945,750.47 92,175,758.46 73,981,331.80 85,804,046.13 93,988,819.09 72,322,946.33 84,937,571.29 84,961,156.39 87,474,927.51 79,704,266.88 82,341,120.38 77,184,474.10 94,501,907.94 79,474,248.28 83,493,702.39 86,957,307.14 75,794,598.20 79,182,554.22 78,766,797.03 93,473,903.65 69,891,338.24 85,254,038.75 70,432,940.34 88,802,153.30 74,873,061.41 115,206,656.80 2,584,601,145.01 128,776,201.70 85,617,434.42 88,104,943.67 107,318,337.20 80,121,299.24 92,812,397.37 86,338,895.38 76,611,423.42 85,898,457.72 135,686,583.94 94,554,403.03 114,479,898.66 84,644,862.15 84,581,542.81 100,564,444.63 96,730,641.02 80,558,372.83 83,258,457.53 89,885,761.41 91,410,502.13 87,814,280.33 1,975,769,140.61

State

S/n

Local Government Councils

1 ALKALERI 2 BAUCHI 3 BOGORO 4 DAMBAN 5 DARAZO 6 DASS 7 GAMAWA 8 GANJUWA 9 GIADE 10 I/GADAU BAUCHI 11 JAMA'ARE 12 KATAGUM 13 KIRFI 14 MISAU 15 NINGI 16 SHIRA 17 TAFAWA BALEWA 18 TORO 19 WARJI 20 ZAKI BAUCHI TOTAL 1 BRASS 2 EKERMOR 3 KOLOKUMA/OPOKUMA 4 NEMBE BAYELSA 5 OGBIA 6 SAGBAMA 7 SOUTHERN IJAW 8 YENAGOA BAYELSA TOTAL 1 ADO 2 AGATU 3 APA 4 BURUKU 5 GBOKO 6 GUMA 7 GWER EAST 8 GWER WEST 9 KATSINA ALA 10 KONSHISHA 11 KWANDE BENUE 12 LOGO 13 MAKURDI 14 OBI 15 OGBADIBO 16 OHIMINI 17 OJU 18 OKPOKWU 19 OTUKPO 20 TARKA 21 UKUM 22 USHONGO 23 VANDEIKYA BENUE TOTAL 1 ABADAN 2 ASKIRA UBA 3 BAMA 4 BAYO 5 BIU 6 CHIBOK 7 DAMBOA 8 DIKWA 9 GUBIO 10 GUZAMALA 11 GWOZA 12 HAWUL 13 JERE BORNO 14 KAGA 15 KALA BALGE 16 KONDUGA 17 KUKAWA 18 KWAYA KUSAR 19 MAFA 20 MAGUMERI 21 MAIDUGURI METRO 22 MARTE 23 MOBBAR 24 MONGUNO 25 NGALA 26 NGANZAI 27 SHANI BORNO TOTAL 1 ABI 2 AKAMKPA 3 AKPABUYO 4 BAKASSI 5 BEKWARA 6 BIASE 7 BOKI 8 CALABAR MUNICIPAL 9 CALABAR SOUTH CROSS RIVER 10 ETUNG 11 IKOM 12 OBANLIKU 13 OBUBRA 14 OBUDU 15 ODUKPANI 16 OGAJA 17 YAKURR 18 YALA CROSS RIVER TOTAL

Gross Statutory Allocation =N=

105,766,371.21 127,724,032.69 55,859,654.39 66,016,984.78 83,745,263.97 55,454,837.70 88,471,090.89 89,308,987.84 62,818,987.86 71,946,074.64 55,669,597.68 86,210,173.02 70,903,753.06 82,793,288.91 106,097,768.51 79,539,390.09 78,233,088.97 110,019,953.31 61,232,483.97 68,517,357.37 1,606,329,140.86 77,806,547.06 89,322,319.43 59,444,098.46 73,297,258.92 77,029,028.77 75,731,492.83 104,628,237.56 96,575,774.31 653,834,757.33 76,953,361.80 67,899,698.14 65,747,094.86 77,942,321.57 101,156,998.14 82,646,535.35 78,397,953.70 67,371,477.66 85,107,552.64 80,521,392.97 92,191,620.99 70,797,734.74 85,044,719.93 62,822,874.91 65,996,759.41 60,197,093.09 76,167,712.23 71,376,886.18 83,595,472.24 57,938,161.85 79,220,200.82 77,138,145.92 81,702,945.63 1,747,934,714.78 68,614,112.03 66,347,339.74 93,082,443.40 53,618,301.93 74,212,086.00 53,462,047.27 89,619,736.29 59,307,252.61 70,436,355.60 60,037,276.77 86,501,562.45 61,261,787.94 70,681,834.26 62,479,058.75 57,498,200.08 84,250,956.76 86,829,175.41 48,346,527.38 65,132,176.23 77,076,872.46 112,242,344.33 70,090,752.92 65,269,860.32 63,709,572.14 72,862,649.78 63,335,787.92 61,427,215.22 1,897,733,285.99 65,121,006.61 81,856,315.30 78,360,597.93 50,559,629.94 60,397,097.67 69,482,380.99 79,657,885.96 63,101,308.22 67,258,216.68 52,665,804.81 71,861,748.04 62,015,238.32 68,350,163.05 64,709,588.58 73,399,775.41 68,983,197.21 69,255,144.60 76,373,779.34 1,223,408,878.65

Exchange Gain Difference =N=

1,224,653.42 1,478,897.99 646,790.81 764,401.06 969,674.23 642,103.50 1,024,393.89 1,034,095.78 727,371.92 833,053.13 644,590.17 998,215.05 820,984.24 958,651.45 1,228,490.62 920,975.03 905,849.55 1,273,905.03 709,002.02 793,352.51 18,599,451.41 900,910.69 1,034,250.14 688,294.57 848,698.30 891,907.92 876,883.94 1,211,475.14 1,118,236.84 7,570,657.53 891,031.78 786,200.73 761,276.05 902,482.80 1,171,282.16 956,952.21 907,758.50 780,084.54 985,447.97 932,345.49 1,067,473.37 819,756.67 984,720.44 727,416.93 764,166.88 697,013.38 881,934.86 826,462.58 967,939.81 670,857.55 917,279.18 893,171.37 946,026.52 20,239,081.75 794,472.82 768,226.19 1,077,788.07 620,838.52 859,290.95 619,029.27 1,037,693.89 686,710.05 815,572.31 695,162.89 1,001,589.01 709,341.33 818,414.68 723,435.93 665,763.29 975,529.57 1,005,382.39 559,797.41 754,155.99 892,461.89 1,299,637.77 811,570.63 755,750.22 737,683.87 843,666.02 733,355.87 711,256.79 21,973,577.61 754,026.66 947,802.37 907,325.96 585,422.60 699,329.21 804,526.38 922,347.07 730,640.87 778,773.11 609,809.69 832,076.73 718,065.42 791,416.59 749,262.91 849,885.32 798,746.40 801,895.24 884,320.88 14,165,673.41

Deduction =N=

(6,066,891.24) (6,066,891.24) (6,066,891.24) (6,066,891.24) (6,066,891.24) (6,066,891.24) (6,066,891.24) (6,066,891.24) (6,066,891.24) (6,066,891.24) (6,066,891.24) (6,066,891.24) (6,066,891.24) (6,066,891.24) (6,066,891.24) (6,066,891.24) (6,066,891.24) (6,066,891.24) (6,066,891.24) (6,066,891.24) (6,066,891.24) (6,066,891.24) (6,066,891.24) (139,538,498.52) -

Value Added Tax =N=

32,605,174.03 40,858,562.00 20,293,876.17 23,643,058.89 28,697,685.40 20,581,463.96 30,444,449.85 28,641,001.29 23,946,662.83 27,613,156.10 21,984,257.75 30,925,536.83 23,477,173.76 29,294,650.98 35,505,553.11 27,814,889.30 27,110,680.79 33,658,524.56 21,825,451.85 25,678,214.45 554,600,023.88 24,843,672.19 29,121,741.38 19,433,477.12 22,126,549.99 24,586,459.86 24,948,957.04 31,589,734.63 33,293,320.75 209,943,912.95 24,426,540.96 21,245,452.50 20,303,662.74 25,673,641.71 33,466,577.93 25,065,028.03 23,661,631.75 21,577,925.67 26,727,845.76 26,775,743.59 27,931,768.17 23,933,554.84 30,376,917.08 20,408,596.13 21,907,386.40 19,034,269.92 23,992,448.08 24,314,327.50 28,582,907.50 19,436,531.33 26,336,830.80 24,901,452.43 26,999,065.95 567,080,106.72 20,229,794.80 22,133,206.23 28,755,306.69 19,165,298.24 24,040,132.17 18,518,978.82 26,826,691.16 20,517,432.80 22,870,601.81 20,002,255.02 29,072,918.48 21,240,669.89 25,804,017.34 19,719,436.93 18,252,478.13 23,060,686.89 25,435,495.27 18,036,737.08 20,397,386.99 22,240,649.99 41,382,760.33 21,695,347.80 21,056,910.94 20,715,350.23 27,102,731.26 20,210,665.79 20,337,087.94 618,821,029.02 22,621,756.28 22,939,217.45 28,977,657.29 16,977,594.88 20,664,673.17 23,845,862.05 24,697,278.56 24,358,429.05 24,972,866.78 19,378,059.23 23,504,451.97 20,890,706.73 24,009,588.27 23,390,129.80 25,013,735.58 23,982,325.67 25,214,866.29 25,937,500.90 421,376,699.95

Total Allocation =N=

139,596,198.66 170,061,492.68 76,800,321.37 90,424,444.74 113,412,623.60 76,678,405.15 119,939,934.63 118,984,084.90 87,493,022.61 100,392,283.87 78,298,445.60 118,133,924.90 95,201,911.05 113,046,591.34 142,831,812.25 108,275,254.41 106,249,619.31 144,952,382.89 83,766,937.84 94,988,924.33 2,179,528,616.14 103,551,129.93 119,478,310.95 79,565,870.14 96,272,507.21 102,507,396.55 101,557,333.80 137,429,447.33 130,987,331.89 871,349,327.81 96,204,043.30 83,864,460.12 80,745,142.41 98,451,554.84 129,727,967.00 102,601,624.34 96,900,452.71 83,662,596.63 106,753,955.13 102,162,590.81 115,123,971.29 89,484,155.01 110,339,466.20 77,891,996.73 82,601,421.45 73,861,485.15 94,975,203.92 90,450,785.02 107,079,428.31 71,978,659.48 100,407,419.55 96,865,878.47 103,581,146.86 2,195,715,404.73 89,638,379.65 89,248,772.16 122,915,538.16 73,404,438.68 99,111,509.12 72,600,055.36 117,484,121.34 80,511,395.46 94,122,529.71 80,734,694.68 116,576,069.94 83,211,799.16 97,304,266.27 82,921,931.61 76,416,441.50 108,287,173.22 113,270,053.08 66,943,061.86 86,283,719.21 100,209,984.34 154,924,742.43 92,597,671.34 87,082,521.47 85,162,606.24 100,809,047.06 84,279,809.59 82,475,559.95 2,538,527,892.62 88,496,789.55 105,743,335.11 108,245,581.18 68,122,647.42 81,761,100.05 94,132,769.42 105,277,511.59 88,190,378.14 93,009,856.57 72,653,673.73 96,198,276.74 83,624,010.47 93,151,167.91 88,848,981.29 99,263,396.31 93,764,269.28 95,271,906.13 103,195,601.11 1,658,951,252.00

Thursday, 17 March, 2016

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE, ABUJA

DISTRIBUTION DETAILS OF REVENUE ALLOCATION TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILS BY FEDERATION ACCOUNT ALLOCATION COMMITTEE FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 2016 SHARED IN FEBRUARY, 2016 Gross Statutory Exchange Gain Deduction Value Added Tax Allocation Difference =N= =N= =N= =N= 1 ANIOCHA NORTH 53,481,593.35 619,255.59 22,638,587.57 2 ANIOCHA SOUTH 58,292,814.76 674,964.02 24,440,680.54 3 BOMADI 49,830,750.43 576,983.01 21,731,491.10 4 BURUTU 71,615,798.75 829,228.91 27,908,101.61 5 ETHIOPE EAST 65,159,248.60 754,469.46 27,462,561.45 6 ETHIOPE WEST 66,745,272.02 772,833.79 27,603,142.07 7 IKA NORTH EAST 70,762,304.41 819,346.43 26,602,258.24 8 IKA SOUTH 66,552,982.54 770,607.30 25,544,740.50 9 ISOKO NORTH 62,621,452.04 725,084.68 24,618,966.89 10 ISOKO SOUTH 70,024,760.21 810,806.51 28,814,143.72 11 NDOKWA EAST 58,842,380.98 681,327.37 22,561,268.23 12 NDOKWA WEST 60,687,016.94 702,686.14 24,878,538.97 DELTA 13 OKPE 55,587,997.83 643,645.34 23,909,737.65 14 OSHIMILI NORTH 54,440,942.28 630,363.75 23,171,036.68 15 OSHIMILI SOUTH 59,074,701.64 684,017.38 24,892,496.62 16 PATANI 48,786,404.75 564,890.68 20,780,714.22 17 SAPELE 61,450,248.35 711,523.48 26,011,367.76 18 UDU 64,608,571.97 748,093.25 24,579,102.24 19 UGHELLI NORTH 84,376,914.47 976,988.02 33,499,294.23 20 UGHELLI SOUTH 66,886,883.93 28,104,412.41 774,473.50 21 UKWUANI 53,047,238.80 614,226.26 23,425,788.85 22 UVWIE 62,329,799.25 721,707.68 26,994,628.80 23 WARRI SOUTH 77,458,018.26 896,875.12 32,615,092.32 24 WARRI NORTH 63,743,409.95 738,075.67 24,274,795.40 25 WARRI SOUTH-WEST 61,215,507.79 708,805.46 23,239,569.74 1,567,623,014.28 18,151,278.80 640,302,517.81 DELTA TOTAL 69,514,308.82 804,896.07 (3,061,422.36) 23,386,401.43 1 ABAKALIKI 2 AFIKPO NORTH 65,273,826.75 755,796.14 (3,019,017.54) 23,631,815.03 3 AFIKPO SOUTH 65,835,743.89 762,302.50 (3,024,636.71) 23,654,960.63 4 EBONYI 63,484,053.40 735,072.62 (3,001,119.80) 22,136,940.94 5 EZZA NORTH 63,278,044.15 732,687.27 (2,999,059.71) 23,079,935.67 6 EZZA SOUTH 65,770,691.33 (3,023,986.18) 22,456,661.44 761,549.27 EBONYI 7 IKWO 76,848,042.43 889,812.30 (3,134,759.69) 26,543,490.77 8 ISHIELU 68,069,948.55 788,172.03 (3,046,978.76) 23,352,511.46 9 IVO 61,586,995.07 713,106.86 (2,982,149.22) 21,839,813.75 10 IZZI 85,544,069.74 990,502.34 (3,221,719.97) 27,520,927.76 11 OHAOZARA 66,363,811.91 768,416.92 (3,029,917.39) 23,230,909.22 73,227,368.69 847,889.05 (3,098,552.96) 25,626,352.83 12 OHAUKWU 13 ONICHA 80,202,138.24 928,648.89 (3,168,300.65) 27,659,299.26 904,999,042.95 10,478,852.25 (39,811,620.94) 314,120,020.19 EBONYI TOTAL 1 AKOKO EDO 83,266,864.53 964,134.91 30,140,610.62 2 EGOR 79,085,402.56 915,718.37 34,046,191.37 3 ESAN CENTRAL 52,332,259.40 605,947.62 22,268,095.73 53,877,602.94 623,840.93 22,972,806.31 4 ESAN NORTH EAST 5 ESAN SOUTH EAST 64,510,073.30 746,952.75 25,401,587.61 6 ESAN WEST 54,831,230.13 634,882.84 23,298,953.35 7 ETSAKO CENTRAL 54,881,662.96 635,466.79 21,729,119.66 8 ETSAKO EAST 63,667,304.41 737,194.45 24,310,832.60 9 ETSAKO WEST 70,073,683.10 811,372.98 26,902,185.35 EDO 10 IGUEBEN 50,988,887.38 20,477,148.80 590,392.91 11 IKPOBA OKHA 87,491,244.30 1,013,048.39 35,613,012.62 12 OREDO 90,042,409.66 1,042,587.96 35,792,001.88 13 ORHIONWON 70,575,895.25 817,188.02 26,154,497.26 14 OVIA NORTH EAST 67,306,481.83 779,331.96 24,705,111.04 15 OVIA SOUTH WEST 73,459,486.93 850,576.71 23,776,626.23 16 OWAN EAST 64,439,230.05 746,132.47 24,732,022.18 17 OWAN WEST 52,848,918.66 611,929.94 21,870,352.98 18 UHUNMWODE 65,765,147.55 761,485.08 23,046,460.51 1,199,443,784.96 13,888,185.07 467,237,616.08 EDO TOTAL 1 ADO EKITI 77,275,447.73 894,761.17 30,791,127.93 2 AIYEKIRE 58,801,393.95 680,852.79 22,736,460.71 3 EFON 56,066,302.35 649,183.56 19,661,159.17 4 EKITI EAST 57,891,500.94 22,222,437.71 670,317.27 5 EKITI SOUTH WEST 61,318,380.87 709,996.61 23,594,203.34 6 EKITI WEST 62,508,464.22 723,776.41 24,327,983.99 7 EMURE 51,507,362.67 596,396.26 20,009,748.91 8 IDO-OSI 63,452,950.41 734,712.48 23,284,775.35 EKITI 9 IJERO 67,892,134.81 786,113.15 26,412,242.35 10 IKERE 59,284,742.90 686,449.41 22,694,386.94 63,533,377.02 735,643.73 23,752,808.41 11 IKOLE 12 ILEJEMEJI 44,585,200.88 516,245.55 17,481,607.23 13 IREPODUN/IFELODUN 56,508,733.53 654,306.40 21,780,311.65 14 ISE/ORUN 55,143,320.91 638,496.49 21,007,369.26 15 MOBA 59,141,955.50 684,796.10 22,651,258.81 16 OYE 57,490,593.62 665,675.22 22,034,411.12 952,401,862.30 11,027,722.59 364,442,292.89 EKITI TOTAL Source: Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation State

S/n

Local Government Councils

Total Allocation =N= 76,739,436.51 83,408,459.32 72,139,224.54 100,353,129.27 93,376,279.51 95,121,247.88 98,183,909.08 92,868,330.34 87,965,503.61 99,649,710.44 82,084,976.57 86,268,242.05 80,141,380.82 78,242,342.71 84,651,215.64 70,132,009.66 88,173,139.59 89,935,767.47 118,853,196.72 95,765,769.83 77,087,253.91 90,046,135.73 110,969,985.71 88,756,281.02 85,163,882.99 2,226,076,810.90 90,644,183.96 86,642,420.39 87,228,370.31 83,354,947.15 84,091,607.38 85,964,915.85 101,146,585.81 89,163,653.28 81,157,766.45 110,833,779.87 87,333,220.66 96,603,057.61 105,621,785.74 1,189,786,294.45 114,371,610.06 114,047,312.30 75,206,302.75 77,474,250.17 90,658,613.66 78,765,066.32 77,246,249.41 88,715,331.46 97,787,241.43 72,056,429.08 124,117,305.31 126,876,999.49 97,547,580.54 92,790,924.83 98,086,689.87 89,917,384.71 75,331,201.58 89,573,093.14 1,680,569,586.11 108,961,336.83 82,218,707.45 76,376,645.08 80,784,255.91 85,622,580.82 87,560,224.62 72,113,507.83 87,472,438.24 95,090,490.31 82,665,579.26 88,021,829.17 62,583,053.66 78,943,351.58 76,789,186.65 82,478,010.41 80,190,679.96 1,327,871,877.78

State

ENUGU

GOMBE

IMO

JIGAWA

S/n

Local Government Councils

1 AGWU 2 ANINRI 3 ENUGU EAST 4 ENUGU NORTH 5 ENUGU SOUTH 6 EZEAGU 7 IGBO ETITI 8 IGBO EZE NORTH 9 IGBO EZE SOUTH 10 ISI UZO 11 NKANU EAST 12 NKANU WEST 13 NSUKKA 14 OJI RIVER 15 UDENU 16 UDI 17 UZO UWANI ENUGU TOTAL 1 AKKO 2 BALANGA 3 BILLIRI 4 DUKKU 5 FUNAKAYE 6 GOMBE 7 KALTUNGO 8 KWAMI 9 NAFADA 10 SHOMGOM 11 YAMALTU/DEBA GOMBE TOTAL 1 ABOH MBAISE 2 AHIAZU MBAISE 3 EHIME MBANO 4 EZINIHITTE MBAISE 5 IDEATO NORTH 6 IDEATO SOUTH 7 IHITTE UBOMA 8 IKEDURU 9 ISIALA MBANO 10 ISU 11 MBAITOLI 12 NGOR/OKPALA 13 NJABA 14 NKWANGELE 15 NKWERRE 16 OBOWO 17 OGUTA 18 OHAJI/EGBEMA 19 OKIGWE 20 ONUIMO 21 ORLU 22 ORSU 23 ORU 24 ORU WEST 25 OWERRI MUNICIPAL 26 OWERRI NORTH 27 OWERRI WEST IMO TOTAL 1 AUYO 2 BABURA 3 BIRNIN KUDU 4 BIRNIWA 5 GAGARAWA 6 BUJI 7 DUTSE 8 GARKI 9 GUMEL 10 GURI 11 GWARAM 12 GWIWA 13 HADEJIA 14 JAHUN 15 KAFIN HAUSA 16 KAUGAMA 17 KAZAURE 18 KIRI-KASAMMA 19 KIYAWA 20 MAIGATARI 21 MALAM MADORI 22 MIGA 23 RINGIM 24 RONI 25 SULE TAKARKAR 26 TAURA 27 YANKWASHI JIGAWA TOTAL

Gross Statutory Allocation =N=

72,016,868.84 60,679,387.64 82,135,982.53 77,210,840.78 74,653,991.22 71,777,444.57 72,472,674.82 78,438,428.13 71,373,192.25 66,745,890.42 69,878,460.63 67,847,086.57 87,870,852.71 60,291,764.87 66,733,233.44 75,774,696.77 62,751,921.48 1,218,652,717.65 100,121,795.78 72,711,701.52 73,182,730.05 79,742,459.55 77,560,455.29 84,453,483.39 66,219,335.09 71,032,434.58 64,759,029.61 61,415,741.50 83,822,526.91 835,021,693.27 65,523,748.68 61,661,150.32 56,647,456.15 60,248,939.48 64,605,317.93 64,821,647.11 58,018,792.99 61,453,918.02 69,140,628.00 61,110,638.50 75,377,407.81 64,017,684.43 57,831,918.60 56,279,876.60 50,136,448.79 54,347,255.68 63,801,728.72 69,057,863.75 60,504,793.72 53,752,171.67 59,120,002.65 57,510,940.15 55,627,920.23 57,546,351.06 58,073,353.48 61,780,176.59 55,267,597.58 1,633,265,728.68 57,714,746.04 68,259,878.51 84,712,370.82 64,075,005.79 54,981,944.46 53,935,827.44 75,711,094.30 63,541,974.67 55,658,552.89 58,800,231.52 81,794,533.77 60,475,896.55 51,051,514.42 70,168,677.49 78,921,798.76 57,842,078.81 61,207,884.00 63,838,753.00 65,954,790.05 66,525,080.37 62,320,661.30 57,164,194.87 70,152,957.38 51,878,705.23 65,113,970.08 59,220,825.78 54,875,476.85 1,715,899,425.15

Exchange Gain Difference =N=

833,872.85 702,597.80 951,040.59 894,013.09 864,407.70 831,100.59 839,150.56 908,227.15 826,419.81 772,840.95 809,112.53 785,591.54 1,017,443.82 698,109.57 772,694.40 877,384.19 726,595.37 14,110,602.51 1,159,295.71 841,918.21 847,372.18 923,326.34 898,061.23 977,874.60 766,744.05 822,474.23 749,835.38 711,123.94 970,568.84 9,668,594.70 758,689.95 713,965.49 655,912.65 697,613.70 748,055.58 750,560.42 671,791.16 711,565.98 800,569.27 707,591.19 872,784.04 741,251.45 669,627.37 651,656.50 580,522.65 629,278.97 738,750.93 799,610.96 700,576.20 622,388.58 684,541.91 665,910.81 644,107.59 666,320.83 672,422.91 715,343.68 639,935.47 18,911,346.24 668,270.65 790,371.20 980,872.22 741,915.17 636,627.94 624,515.10 876,647.75 735,743.28 644,462.29 680,839.33 947,087.01 700,241.61 591,118.06 812,472.91 913,824.03 669,745.01 708,717.18 739,179.63 763,680.92 770,284.23 721,601.87 661,895.90 812,290.89 600,695.98 753,945.19 685,709.33 635,395.16 19,868,149.79

Deduction =N=

(4,907,596.13) (4,907,596.13) (4,907,596.13) (4,907,596.13) (4,907,596.13) (4,907,596.13) (4,907,596.13) (4,907,596.13) (4,907,596.13) (4,907,596.13) (4,907,596.13) (53,983,557.43) -

Value Added Tax =N=

26,254,638.58 23,020,731.97 30,319,175.84 28,600,226.27 26,284,210.72 24,827,946.08 26,812,643.24 29,332,199.45 23,703,803.17 23,758,378.58 23,776,403.02 23,672,021.91 31,852,709.61 22,662,452.21 25,267,160.12 28,055,476.36 22,556,665.29 440,756,842.42 32,238,933.79 25,947,750.08 25,425,342.44 25,678,688.81 27,129,531.05 28,731,798.70 22,797,539.15 25,081,622.82 22,214,129.56 22,883,644.78 28,091,554.38 286,220,535.56 25,382,139.44 24,139,507.15 22,132,668.55 23,872,956.25 23,512,115.91 23,586,071.36 21,621,206.12 23,055,730.96 25,536,978.96 23,816,472.96 27,485,978.68 23,588,732.35 22,844,558.78 22,009,208.64 19,583,188.74 21,489,160.74 22,739,022.90 24,723,720.05 22,198,239.37 20,541,898.38 22,724,412.56 21,584,002.46 21,173,256.00 21,457,931.76 21,945,997.56 24,365,088.84 20,542,802.11 617,653,047.58 22,197,609.32 26,018,389.83 31,303,819.60 22,716,150.99 19,606,557.82 20,458,928.26 27,928,378.42 23,213,404.74 20,950,458.37 21,344,937.64 29,255,810.96 21,821,857.40 20,873,490.47 27,072,393.05 29,179,294.93 21,994,520.53 23,678,375.15 25,186,052.13 24,251,693.06 24,593,203.55 23,674,308.35 22,018,017.58 25,211,206.02 19,477,273.85 22,139,770.44 22,185,358.73 20,377,993.99 638,729,255.16

Total Allocation =N=

99,105,380.26 84,402,717.40 113,406,198.96 106,705,080.14 101,802,609.64 97,436,491.24 100,124,468.61 108,678,854.73 95,903,415.24 91,277,109.95 94,463,976.18 92,304,700.02 120,741,006.14 83,652,326.65 92,773,087.96 104,707,557.32 86,035,182.13 1,673,520,162.58 128,612,429.15 94,593,773.68 94,547,848.54 101,436,878.56 100,680,451.44 109,255,560.55 84,876,022.15 92,028,935.50 82,815,398.43 80,102,914.09 107,977,054.00 1,076,927,266.10 91,664,578.07 86,514,622.96 79,436,037.35 84,819,509.43 88,865,489.42 89,158,278.89 80,311,790.27 85,221,214.96 95,478,176.23 85,634,702.65 103,736,170.52 88,347,668.23 81,346,104.75 78,940,741.74 70,300,160.17 76,465,695.39 87,279,502.55 94,581,194.76 83,403,609.29 74,916,458.63 82,528,957.12 79,760,853.41 77,445,283.83 79,670,603.65 80,691,773.95 86,860,609.11 76,450,335.17 2,269,830,122.50 80,580,626.01 95,068,639.54 116,997,062.63 87,533,071.95 75,225,130.22 75,019,270.80 104,516,120.47 87,491,122.69 77,253,473.54 80,826,008.48 111,997,431.73 82,997,995.56 72,516,122.95 98,053,543.45 109,014,917.72 80,506,344.36 85,594,976.34 89,763,984.75 90,970,164.03 91,888,568.15 86,716,571.52 79,844,108.34 96,176,454.28 71,956,675.06 88,007,685.71 82,091,893.83 75,888,866.00 2,374,496,830.10

Thursday, 17 March, 2016

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE, ABUJA

DISTRIBUTION DETAILS OF REVENUE ALLOCATION TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILS BY FEDERATION ACCOUNT ALLOCATION COMMITTEE FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 2016 SHARED IN FEBRUARY, 2016 State

S/n

Local Government Councils

1 BIRNIN GWARI 2 CHIKUN 3 GIWA 4 GWAGWADA 5 IGABI 6 IKARA 7 JABA 8 JEMA'A 9 KACHIA 10 KADUNA NORTH 11 KADUNA SOUTH KADUNA 12 KAGARKO 13 KAURA 14 KAURU 15 KUBAU 16 KUDAN 17 LERE 18 MAKARFI 19 SABON GARI 20 SANGA 21 SOBA 22 ZANGON KATAF 23 ZARIA KADUNA TOTAL 1 AJINGI 2 ALBASU 3 BAGWAI 4 BEBEJI 5 BICHI 6 BUNKURE 7 DALA 8 DANBATTA 9 DAWAKIN KUDU 10 DAWAKIN TOFA 11 DOGUWA 12 FAGGE KANO 13 GABASAWA 14 GARKO 15 GARUN MALLAM 16 GAYA 17 GEZAWA 18 GWALE 19 GWARZO 20 KABO 21 KANO MUNICIPAL 22 KARAYE 23 KIBIYA 24 KIRU 25 KUMBOTSO 26 KUNCHI 27 KURA 28 MADOBI 29 MAKODA 30 MINJIBIR 31 NASSARAWA 32 RANO 33 RIMIN GADO 34 ROGO KANO 35 SHANONO 36 SUMAILA 37 TAKAI 38 TARAUNI 39 TOFA 40 TSANYAWA 41 TUDUN WADA 42 UNGOGO 43 WARAWA 44 WUDIL KANO TOTAL 1 BAKORI 2 BATAGARAWA 3 BATSARI 4 BAURE 5 BINDAWA 6 CHARANCHI 7 DAN-MUSA 8 DANDUME 9 DANJA 10 DAURA 11 DUTSI 12 DUTSINMA 13 FASKARI 14 FUNTUA 15 INGAWA 16 JIBIA 17 KAFUR KATSINA 18 KAITA 19 KANKARA 20 KANKIA 21 KATSINA 22 KURFI 23 KUSADA 24 MAIADUA 25 MALUMFASHI 26 MANI 27 MASHI 28 MATAZU 29 MUSAWA 30 RIMI 31 SABUWA 32 SAFANA 33 SANDAMU 34 ZANGO KATSINA TOTAL

Gross Statutory Allocation =N=

102,742,713.36 104,471,497.13 86,458,506.75 66,571,813.32 109,441,055.81 73,315,635.26 63,931,089.75 85,183,985.37 93,966,796.89 88,770,516.92 94,776,413.00 81,903,318.07 70,958,389.13 73,063,850.08 84,578,558.97 65,601,968.26 91,280,090.12 61,396,277.37 81,012,309.68 67,922,913.09 86,576,936.11 96,862,137.10 98,904,610.63 1,929,691,382.16 63,469,078.67 65,009,016.54 59,275,415.30 64,305,630.82 77,940,541.44 62,095,612.77 100,229,073.11 68,287,649.79 73,406,572.79 73,920,691.63 68,514,264.88 67,122,322.97 70,133,337.53 62,559,251.79 62,232,802.48 67,259,399.69 76,805,571.85 92,341,163.18 63,486,830.79 61,173,789.80 89,130,843.84 59,320,039.49 59,866,071.34 77,234,435.20 78,916,467.08 60,514,711.52 59,264,096.19 59,317,743.39 70,301,369.77 70,851,335.82 122,500,081.98 61,357,586.24 60,723,826.69 72,687,958.49 59,974,571.85 75,908,784.31 66,660,081.72 69,316,728.11 54,569,838.31 60,165,184.68 74,185,809.42 86,735,948.00 56,604,050.67 66,558,484.10 3,072,234,066.01 67,633,159.67 69,692,005.93 75,818,318.47 71,087,213.92 66,482,056.02 62,186,299.53 62,389,806.21 66,800,756.66 62,655,933.72 75,543,855.13 62,347,635.94 69,247,769.45 75,464,370.00 75,287,918.74 65,745,581.00 74,067,347.79 76,458,699.26 73,191,996.30 80,263,372.22 63,915,528.59 88,028,574.97 61,940,688.99 58,517,531.37 71,185,699.80 70,838,319.49 67,195,236.77 68,606,489.48 57,788,246.47 69,147,293.01 62,375,020.21 64,625,988.81 69,342,359.32 67,205,808.57 65,867,206.48 2,338,944,088.28

Exchange Gain Difference =N=

1,189,642.93 1,209,660.27 1,001,090.47 770,825.34 1,267,202.06 848,911.07 740,248.79 986,332.97 1,088,027.87 1,027,860.90 1,097,402.30 948,346.60 821,616.86 845,995.69 979,322.83 759,595.65 1,056,918.88 710,898.56 938,029.75 786,469.53 1,002,461.75 1,121,552.59 1,145,202.10 22,343,615.75 734,899.23 752,729.94 686,341.41 744,585.54 902,462.19 718,996.07 1,160,537.85 790,692.76 849,964.03 855,916.93 793,316.70 777,199.61 812,063.71 724,364.47 720,584.57 778,786.80 889,320.54 1,069,204.89 735,104.78 708,322.41 1,032,033.07 686,858.11 693,180.53 894,286.29 913,762.29 700,691.04 686,210.35 686,831.52 814,009.33 820,377.31 1,418,410.63 710,450.56 703,112.35 841,643.30 694,436.84 878,936.77 771,847.39 802,608.31 631,856.22 696,643.92 858,986.69 1,004,302.92 655,410.07 770,671.00 35,572,951.26 783,114.52 806,953.60 877,889.28 823,108.51 769,786.05 720,046.11 722,402.49 773,476.24 725,483.94 874,711.31 721,914.21 801,809.85 873,790.96 871,747.86 761,258.52 857,615.04 885,304.15 847,479.48 929,357.91 740,068.61 1,019,270.06 717,202.23 677,565.98 824,248.86 820,226.59 778,043.87 794,384.56 669,121.70 800,646.45 722,231.28 748,294.92 802,905.09 778,166.28 762,666.80 27,082,293.29

Deduction =N=

Source: Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation

Value Added Tax -

=N=

28,895,856.49 34,714,237.44 30,606,120.18 21,791,765.32 37,826,039.74 25,961,888.67 24,026,444.94 30,219,925.13 28,489,729.11 34,184,248.49 36,428,316.89 28,322,488.37 27,400,480.31 24,761,028.91 30,386,111.50 23,203,797.26 32,852,096.46 23,568,654.19 30,628,412.25 23,722,991.63 30,949,689.18 32,109,479.32 36,719,921.27 677,769,723.06 25,265,922.56 26,070,043.72 24,699,081.40 26,005,075.39 30,435,373.32 25,102,949.45 37,548,652.43 26,964,487.94 27,839,150.45 28,968,113.27 24,113,362.28 26,505,592.62 27,119,478.07 24,681,659.45 22,371,819.40 26,615,446.33 30,684,903.92 34,700,991.08 25,760,465.11 24,246,261.18 34,875,009.81 23,622,635.49 23,388,116.89 29,816,918.99 31,383,288.37 22,096,883.86 23,782,997.81 23,382,443.45 27,689,030.43 27,256,996.05 46,480,141.07 23,825,071.59 21,784,192.39 27,957,288.38 23,582,469.60 29,258,613.09 26,702,154.45 27,637,216.43 21,429,929.22 24,439,659.95 28,158,117.84 35,082,466.64 22,989,018.54 25,820,814.36 1,198,140,304.07 23,054,523.74 24,822,023.84 26,047,234.17 25,467,188.48 23,204,392.73 22,464,185.54 21,263,124.95 22,872,170.59 21,866,215.82 26,586,611.90 21,581,037.99 24,073,733.26 25,397,400.24 26,880,324.99 24,077,850.27 24,077,599.23 25,741,270.49 24,813,287.75 27,892,907.13 23,158,101.54 31,543,986.75 21,458,431.60 20,538,933.91 25,655,616.72 24,738,930.65 24,439,995.99 24,247,601.37 21,345,163.78 24,176,306.91 23,274,080.55 22,385,711.43 24,782,058.77 22,447,817.94 23,324,237.71 819,700,058.75

State

Total Allocation =N=

132,828,212.77 140,395,394.83 118,065,717.40 89,134,403.98 148,534,297.61 100,126,435.01 88,697,783.48 116,390,243.47 123,544,553.87 123,982,626.31 132,302,132.19 111,174,153.05 99,180,486.31 98,670,874.67 115,943,993.30 89,565,361.17 125,189,105.46 85,675,830.12 112,578,751.68 92,432,374.25 118,529,087.04 130,093,169.02 136,769,734.00 2,629,804,720.97 89,469,900.45 91,831,790.20 84,660,838.11 91,055,291.75 109,278,376.94 87,917,558.28 138,938,263.40 96,042,830.49 102,095,687.26 103,744,721.83 93,420,943.87 94,405,115.20 98,064,879.31 87,965,275.71 85,325,206.44 94,653,632.83 108,379,796.32 128,111,359.15 89,982,400.68 86,128,373.38 125,037,886.72 83,629,533.09 83,947,368.76 107,945,640.48 111,213,517.74 83,312,286.42 83,733,304.36 83,387,018.36 98,804,409.53 98,928,709.18 170,398,633.68 85,893,108.39 83,211,131.43 101,486,890.17 84,251,478.29 106,046,334.16 94,134,083.56 97,756,552.85 76,631,623.75 85,301,488.54 103,202,913.96 122,822,717.56 80,248,479.28 93,149,969.47 4,305,947,321.34 91,470,797.93 95,320,983.36 102,743,441.92 97,377,510.91 90,456,234.80 85,370,531.18 84,375,333.64 90,446,403.49 85,247,633.48 103,005,178.33 84,650,588.13 94,123,312.55 101,735,561.20 103,039,991.58 90,584,689.79 99,002,562.06 103,085,273.91 98,852,763.53 109,085,637.26 87,813,698.73 120,591,831.77 84,116,322.82 79,734,031.26 97,665,565.38 96,397,476.73 92,413,276.63 93,648,475.41 79,802,531.95 94,124,246.37 86,371,332.05 87,759,995.17 94,927,323.19 90,431,792.79 89,954,110.99 3,185,726,440.32

KEBBI

KOGI

KWARA

LAGOS

S/n

Local Government Councils

1 ALIERU 2 AREWA 3 ARGUNGU 4 AUGIE 5 BAGUDO 6 BIRNIN -KEBBI 7 BUNZA 8 DANDI KAMBA 9 DANKO /WASAGU 10 FAKAI 11 GWANDU 12 JEGA 13 KALGO 14 KOKO/BESSE 15 MAIYAMA 16 NGASKI 17 SAKABA 18 SHANGA 19 SURU 20 YAURI 21 ZURU KEBBI TOTAL 1 ADAVI 2 AJAOKUTA 3 ANKPA 4 BASSA 5 DEKINA 6 IBAJI 7 IDAH 8 IGALAMELA 9 IJUMU 10 KABBA/BUNU 11 KOGI 12 KOTON KARFE 13 MOPA-MURO 14 OFU 15 OGORI/MAGONGO 16 OKEHI 17 OKENE 18 OLAMABORO 19 OMALA 20 YAGBA EAST 21 YAGBA WEST KOGI TOTAL 1 ASA 2 BARUTEN 3 EDU 4 EKITI 5 IFELODUN 6 ILORIN EAST 7 ILORIN SOUTH 8 ILORIN WEST 9 IREPODUN 10 KAI AMA 11 MORO 12 OFFA 13 OKE-ERO 14 OSIN 15 OYUN 16 PATEGI KWARA TOTAL 1 AGEGE 2 AJEROMI/IFELODUN 3 ALIMOSHO 4 AMOWO-ODOFIN 5 APAPA 6 BADAGRY 7 EPE 8 ETI-OSA 9 IBEJU-LEKKI 10 IFAKO/IJAYE 11 IKEJA 12 IKORODU 13 KOSOFE 14 LAGOS ISLAND 15 LAGOS MAINLAND 16 MUSHIN 17 OJO 18 OSHODI/ISOLO 19 SOMOLU 20 SURULERE LAGOS TOTAL

Gross Statutory Allocation =N= 52,737,490.66 86,170,971.37 72,581,098.65 59,927,920.07 79,812,307.50 97,645,530.18 66,523,197.55 70,671,235.96 87,795,859.15 61,132,903.11 64,572,300.45 71,237,283.05 59,284,979.99 68,033,388.99 78,708,189.12 63,060,512.37 62,144,168.43 64,490,067.12 78,024,353.81 59,956,321.76 71,614,700.66 1,476,124,779.94 76,494,780.95 67,638,648.58 85,363,252.41 67,589,748.99 92,416,180.81 71,854,256.94 60,292,247.16 70,650,554.47 69,287,273.10 73,252,367.38 64,483,225.60 82,326,203.56 54,340,207.71 79,002,502.78 52,754,740.51 76,482,350.81 95,653,570.94 72,254,460.42 68,413,842.78 73,356,179.71 71,776,488.38 1,525,683,084.02 61,989,944.01 101,938,869.28 78,129,744.51 47,579,276.31 82,555,009.68 70,954,980.87 71,719,678.22 84,573,235.68 61,140,904.68 81,306,830.96 64,454,311.57 57,250,435.39 47,902,403.02 47,699,273.78 54,464,635.57 65,921,055.97 1,079,580,589.49 92,507,833.52 118,906,593.33 191,759,556.73 74,947,977.43 63,012,217.14 70,445,334.03 64,679,579.12 78,029,031.29 52,102,837.93 88,840,584.53 76,798,290.39 105,593,840.14 114,245,712.14 61,500,233.30 74,209,908.55 111,097,808.48 107,800,314.87 110,073,136.63 85,131,278.83 97,379,350.61 1,839,061,418.97

Exchange Gain Difference =N= 610,639.73 997,761.14 840,405.98 693,896.67 924,135.10 1,130,623.39 770,262.43 818,291.96 1,016,575.48 707,848.99 747,673.27 824,846.14 686,452.16 787,748.71 911,350.67 730,168.50 719,558.28 746,721.10 903,432.64 694,225.53 829,216.20 17,091,834.06 885,721.94 783,178.07 988,408.68 782,611.87 1,070,073.51 831,989.99 698,115.16 818,052.49 802,267.25 848,178.50 746,641.89 953,243.13 629,197.36 914,758.49 610,839.46 885,578.01 1,107,558.78 836,623.88 792,153.93 849,380.53 831,089.52 17,665,662.45 717,772.54 1,180,335.34 904,652.94 550,913.52 955,892.45 821,577.40 830,431.72 979,261.19 707,941.64 941,439.97 746,307.10 662,894.46 554,654.96 552,302.95 630,638.09 763,290.32 12,500,306.57 1,071,134.74 1,376,802.14 2,220,356.01 867,811.73 729,609.29 815,676.27 748,915.44 903,486.80 603,291.18 1,028,672.20 889,236.23 1,222,655.71 1,322,834.48 712,102.25 859,265.73 1,286,385.36 1,248,204.16 1,274,520.83 985,722.69 1,127,541.33 21,294,224.60

Deduction =N=

Value Added Tax -

=N= 18,581,006.21 24,508,337.15 25,083,412.31 21,157,346.96 27,208,840.71 28,745,336.71 21,366,912.50 22,512,242.92 28,583,819.62 21,354,410.87 22,850,941.81 24,976,370.21 19,556,535.32 23,030,985.42 24,089,406.89 21,532,847.84 19,784,175.51 21,652,341.37 22,811,328.20 20,278,215.99 23,580,354.41 483,245,168.92 25,849,375.54 21,839,162.64 29,120,837.26 22,726,427.20 28,767,327.20 22,130,767.02 19,705,048.37 23,129,441.72 21,719,066.62 23,000,207.96 21,516,781.15 25,501,287.87 17,908,729.25 25,346,046.70 17,687,063.73 25,739,170.37 31,777,158.34 23,738,557.48 21,140,326.32 23,179,799.71 22,734,309.76 494,256,892.17 22,131,027.52 26,299,443.82 25,898,286.97 18,536,933.27 26,127,885.26 26,040,926.10 26,260,884.57 34,091,978.38 23,244,375.85 22,017,006.59 21,245,218.97 20,285,354.56 18,675,957.46 18,782,346.87 20,515,254.09 21,422,199.93 371,575,080.21 180,527,780.01 191,782,564.28 221,586,108.24 173,409,731.19 168,348,627.93 169,540,098.92 166,543,522.52 171,884,381.23 163,333,866.07 178,918,081.67 173,160,200.59 184,327,473.42 190,843,084.06 167,950,734.56 173,387,338.71 189,217,168.74 187,463,023.80 188,639,784.03 177,652,605.02 182,738,711.55 3,601,254,886.54

Total Allocation =N= 71,929,136.60 111,677,069.65 98,504,916.94 81,779,163.69 107,945,283.30 127,521,490.28 88,660,372.48 94,001,770.84 117,396,254.25 83,195,162.96 88,170,915.53 97,038,499.39 79,527,967.47 91,852,123.12 103,708,946.68 85,323,528.71 82,647,902.23 86,889,129.60 101,739,114.65 80,928,763.27 96,024,271.27 1,976,461,782.92 103,229,878.43 90,260,989.29 115,472,498.35 91,098,788.06 122,253,581.52 94,817,013.94 80,695,410.68 94,598,048.69 91,808,606.98 97,100,753.85 86,746,648.63 108,780,734.57 72,878,134.31 105,263,307.96 71,052,643.70 103,107,099.19 128,538,288.06 96,829,641.78 90,346,323.03 97,385,359.95 95,341,887.65 2,037,605,638.64 84,838,744.07 129,418,648.44 104,932,684.43 66,667,123.09 109,638,787.38 97,817,484.37 98,810,994.50 119,644,475.25 85,093,222.17 104,265,277.52 86,445,837.64 78,198,684.41 67,133,015.44 67,033,923.60 75,610,527.75 88,106,546.22 1,463,655,976.28 274,106,748.28 312,065,959.76 415,566,020.98 249,225,520.35 232,090,454.36 240,801,109.22 231,972,017.08 250,816,899.31 216,039,995.18 268,787,338.39 250,847,727.20 291,143,969.28 306,411,630.67 230,163,070.12 248,456,512.99 301,601,362.57 296,511,542.83 299,987,441.49 263,769,606.54 281,245,603.50 5,461,610,530.11

Thursday, 17 March, 2016

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE, ABUJA

DISTRIBUTION DETAILS OF REVENUE ALLOCATION TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILS BY FEDERATION ACCOUNT ALLOCATION COMMITTEE FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 2016 SHARED IN FEBRUARY, 2016 State

S/n

Local Government Councils

Gross Statutory Allocation =N=

1 AKWANGA 63,715,434.85 2 AWE 71,818,799.55 3 DOMA 73,536,075.40 4 KARU 86,762,547.86 5 KEANA 61,952,192.94 6 KEFFI 58,255,772.64 25 NASSARAWA 7 KOKONA 66,562,452.62 8 LAFIA 104,154,187.26 9 NASARAWA 96,524,325.27 10 NASARAWA EGGON 73,839,639.25 11 OBI 70,678,804.02 12 TOTO 75,091,156.24 13 WAMBA 60,280,568.35 963,171,956.26 NASSARAWA TOTAL 1 AGAIE 66,282,964.82 2 AGWARA 56,908,444.70 3 BIDA 65,171,983.63 4 BORGU 106,090,415.78 5 BOSSO 63,681,377.03 6 EDATI 67,069,986.75 7 GBAKO 63,527,865.14 8 GURARA 56,766,172.47 9 KATCHA 61,253,967.95 10 KONTAGORA 67,457,825.39 11 LAPAI 65,892,446.73 76,673,823.34 12 LAVUN 26 NIGER 13 MAGAMA 78,542,445.97 14 MARIGA 86,967,332.78 15 MASHEGU 102,616,045.47 16 MINNA 64,990,046.41 17 MOKWA 88,211,047.64 18 MUYA 59,584,667.40 19 PAIKORO 68,575,089.45 20 RAFI 79,093,685.72 21 RIJAU 74,405,842.68 22 SHIRORO 87,959,106.38 23 SULEJA 64,326,703.21 24 TAFA 52,351,726.00 25 WUSHISHI 58,355,981.90 1,782,756,994.72 NIGER TOTAL 1 ABEOKUTA NORTH 65,517,121.61 2 ABEOKUTA SOUTH 67,636,403.23 3 ADO-ODO/OTA 103,959,390.84 4 EGBADO NORTH 68,354,172.19 61,257,550.73 5 EGBADO SOUTH 6 EWEKORO 46,597,074.59 7 REMO NORTH 45,393,784.93 8 IFO 101,929,820.32 9 IJEBU EAST 60,660,917.85 10 IJEBU NORTH 75,789,885.36 27 OGUN 11 IJEBU ODE 58,471,929.72 12 IKENNE 52,826,830.77 13 IJEBU NORTH EAST 47,637,016.19 14 IMEKO-AFON 54,764,799.73 15 IPOKIA 57,361,644.58 16 OBAFEMI/OWODE 69,551,166.60 17 ODEDAH 58,386,815.36 18 ODOGBOLU 54,264,471.06 19 OGUN WATERSIDE 51,542,684.51 20 SHAGAMU 69,908,914.07 1,271,812,394.23 OGUN TOTAL

Exchange Gain Difference =N=

737,751.75 831,579.43 851,463.52 1,004,610.92 717,335.43 674,535.12 770,716.95 1,205,986.18 1,117,641.12 854,978.44 818,379.59 869,469.57 697,979.93 11,152,427.94 767,480.81 658,934.60 754,616.92 1,228,405.49 737,357.40 776,593.62 735,579.91 657,287.25 709,250.78 781,084.35 762,959.05 887,795.04 909,431.55 1,006,982.09 1,188,176.26 752,510.29 1,021,382.89 689,922.19 794,020.98 915,814.28 861,534.43 1,018,465.70 744,829.54 606,173.02 675,695.42 20,642,283.86 758,613.22 783,152.07 1,203,730.66 791,463.01 709,292.27 539,540.75 525,608.03 1,180,230.56 702,383.94 877,560.06 677,037.97 611,674.19 551,582.08 634,113.65 664,182.14 805,322.84 676,052.44 628,320.42 596,805.24 809,465.14 14,726,130.67

Deduction

Value Added Tax

Total Allocation

=N=

(3,018,317.48) (3,018,317.48) (3,018,317.48) (3,018,317.48) (3,018,317.48) (3,018,317.48) (3,018,317.48) (3,018,317.48) (3,018,317.48) (3,018,317.48) (3,018,317.48) (3,018,317.48) (3,018,317.48) (39,238,127.24) (5,788,847.52) (5,788,847.52) (5,788,847.52) (5,788,847.52) (5,788,847.52) (5,788,847.52) (5,788,847.52) (5,788,847.52) (5,788,847.52) (5,788,847.52) (5,788,847.52) (5,788,847.52) (5,788,847.52) (5,788,847.52) (5,788,847.52) (5,788,847.52) (5,788,847.52) (5,788,847.52) (5,788,847.52) (5,788,847.52) (115,776,950.40)

Source: Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation

21,175,916.53 21,132,939.03 22,490,194.73 25,797,353.89 19,459,979.40 20,133,310.38 20,991,103.22 32,085,073.30 25,012,010.28 22,968,269.27 22,955,466.39 21,459,437.52 19,140,710.77 294,801,764.71 22,207,503.71 18,417,148.86 24,982,665.62 24,168,502.98 22,933,100.55 23,583,888.42 21,934,325.43 20,102,158.25 21,668,728.47 23,163,301.32 21,063,779.92 26,073,972.91 24,654,911.94 25,547,448.27 26,330,281.51 25,647,812.80 27,832,234.85 20,738,637.02 23,471,674.96 24,668,769.17 24,373,750.69 27,353,608.04 26,408,404.18 19,729,117.53 19,640,702.36 586,696,429.76 25,930,893.87 28,388,494.20 42,260,136.56 24,951,699.62 24,300,208.85 18,591,932.64 18,830,668.67 42,173,378.23 21,355,346.04 30,098,456.65 23,556,236.11 21,784,066.73 19,218,420.15 19,950,594.16 23,375,188.35 27,312,700.98 21,317,841.13 22,205,206.11 19,484,569.39 28,545,844.08 503,631,882.50

82,610,785.65 90,765,000.52 93,859,416.18 110,546,195.19 79,111,190.29 76,045,300.65 85,305,955.31 134,426,929.26 119,635,659.19 94,644,569.47 91,434,332.52 94,401,745.86 77,100,941.57 1,229,888,021.68 89,257,949.33 75,984,528.16 90,909,266.16 131,487,324.25 87,351,834.98 91,430,468.78 86,197,770.48 77,525,617.98 83,631,947.20 91,402,211.06 87,719,185.70 103,635,591.30 104,106,789.46 113,521,763.15 130,134,503.24 91,390,369.50 117,064,665.37 81,013,226.61 92,840,785.39 104,678,269.17 99,641,127.80 116,331,180.12 91,479,936.92 72,687,016.55 78,672,379.68 2,390,095,708.34 86,417,781.18 91,019,201.98 141,634,410.54 88,308,487.31 80,478,204.32 59,939,700.46 58,961,214.10 139,494,581.59 76,929,800.31 100,977,054.54 76,916,356.28 69,433,724.16 61,618,170.89 69,560,660.02 75,612,167.55 91,880,342.89 74,591,861.42 71,309,150.07 65,835,211.63 93,475,375.77 1,674,393,457.00

State

ONDO

OSUN

OYO

S/n

Local Government Councils

1 AKOKO NORTH EAST 2 AKOKO NORTH WEST 3 AKOKO SOUTH WEST 4 AKOKO SOUTH EAST 5 AKURE NORTH 6 AKURE SOUTH 7 IDANRE 8 IFEDORE 9 OKITIPUPA 10 ILAJE 11 ESE-EDO 12 ILE-OLUJI-OKEIGBO 13 IRELE 14 ODIGBO 15 ONDO EAST 16 ONDO WEST 17 OSE 18 OWO ONDO TOTAL 1 ATAKUMOSA EAST 2 ATAKUMOSA WEST 3 AIYEDADE 4 AIYEDIRE 5 BOLUWADURO 6 BORIPE 7 EDE NORTH 8 EDE SOUTH 9 EGBEDORE 10 EJIGBO 11 IFE CENTRAL 12 IFE EAST 13 IFE NORTH 14 IFE SOUTH 15 IFEDAYO 16 IFELODUN 17 ILA 18 ILESHA EAST 19 ILESHA WEST 20 IREPODUN 21 IREWOLE 22 ISOKAN 23 IWO 24 OBOKUN 25 ODO-OTIN 26 OLA-OLUWA 27 OLORUNDA 28 ORIADE 29 OROLU 30 OSOGBO OSUN TOTAL 1 AFIJIO 2 AKINYELE 3 ATIBA 4 ATISBO 5 EGBEDA 6 IBADAN NORTH 7 IBADAN NORTH EAST 8 IBADAN NORTH WEST 9 IBADAN SOUTH EAST 10 IBADAN SOUTH WEST 11 IBARAPA CENTRAL 12 IBARAPA NORTH 13 IDO 14 SAKI WEST 15 IFELOJU 16 IREPO 17 ISEYIN 18 ITESIWAJU 19 IWAJOWA 20 OLORUNSOGO 21 KAJOLA 22 LAGELU 23 OGBOMOSHO NORTH 24 OGBOMOSHO SOUTH 25 OGO-OLUWA 26 OLUYOLE 27 ONA-ARA 28 ORELOPE 29 ORI IRE 30 OYO EAST 31 OYO WEST 32 SAKI EAST 33 IFEDAPO OYO TOTAL

Gross Statutory Allocation =N=

67,386,572.94 71,284,186.94 72,573,169.80 53,828,765.22 56,406,031.48 86,682,805.80 61,049,102.61 61,507,250.47 73,946,734.02 80,241,280.86 61,396,558.03 63,549,462.01 59,057,556.71 73,859,533.64 49,018,244.92 81,013,816.67 65,275,157.80 76,585,054.35 1,214,661,284.27 47,862,076.59 47,996,336.33 59,795,372.94 52,857,788.01 50,020,052.34 56,970,382.78 47,749,645.23 49,590,457.94 48,774,676.00 55,368,895.49 58,626,281.75 67,758,471.45 63,160,668.97 55,056,541.60 43,264,600.65 55,750,532.59 49,151,716.98 51,241,197.07 54,300,009.09 53,737,883.24 58,142,364.39 52,773,838.88 64,892,840.69 53,813,264.55 70,898,306.42 48,528,237.64 58,697,217.29 58,885,421.40 51,891,340.38 57,733,001.40 1,645,289,420.09 56,820,248.66 65,985,259.29 65,728,528.42 70,420,384.88 71,448,544.72 73,434,560.52 79,613,369.53 58,592,518.27 69,536,953.79 72,801,995.25 52,653,008.40 54,910,790.14 53,829,222.40 79,950,604.03 54,518,842.74 57,209,786.95 74,745,551.56 64,630,623.67 59,331,857.50 53,573,284.17 66,162,690.43 61,284,159.89 63,444,500.87 54,313,119.62 49,701,853.61 65,882,637.88 71,780,975.37 54,977,402.80 66,116,698.23 55,824,554.06 56,068,253.18 55,795,989.53 64,315,460.46 2,075,404,230.84

Exchange Gain Difference =N=

780,259.32 825,389.23 840,314.17 623,275.44 653,117.23 1,003,687.60 706,878.68 712,183.50 856,218.47 929,102.12 710,901.81 735,829.97 683,818.86 855,208.79 567,575.13 938,047.20 755,811.56 886,767.20 14,064,386.28 554,188.02 555,742.60 692,361.92 612,032.64 579,174.91 659,651.77 552,886.19 574,200.70 564,754.88 641,108.39 678,825.19 784,565.48 731,328.20 637,491.68 500,954.52 645,527.31 569,120.58 593,314.37 628,731.90 622,223.13 673,221.98 611,060.60 751,384.76 623,095.96 820,921.17 561,901.40 679,646.54 681,825.73 600,842.28 668,482.02 19,050,566.81 657,913.39 764,033.72 761,061.07 815,387.39 827,292.30 850,288.09 921,831.62 678,434.24 805,158.27 842,963.71 609,661.52 635,804.05 623,280.73 925,736.41 631,265.75 662,423.80 865,467.87 748,348.59 686,994.95 620,317.26 766,088.17 709,600.37 734,614.64 628,883.71 575,490.53 762,845.48 831,141.47 636,575.35 765,555.63 646,384.39 649,206.15 646,053.64 744,699.36 24,030,803.63

Deduction =N=

(2,620,951.49) (2,620,951.49) (2,620,951.49) (2,620,951.49) (2,620,951.49) (2,620,951.49) (2,620,951.49) (2,620,951.49) (2,620,951.49) (2,620,951.49) (2,620,951.49) (2,620,951.49) (2,620,951.49) (2,620,951.49) (2,620,951.49) (2,620,951.49) (2,620,951.49) (2,620,951.49) (47,177,126.82) (2,734,288.18) (2,734,288.18) (2,734,288.18) (2,734,288.18) (2,734,288.18) (2,734,288.18) (2,734,288.18) (2,734,288.18) (2,734,288.18) (2,734,288.18) (2,734,288.18) (2,734,288.18) (2,734,288.18) (2,734,288.18) (2,734,288.18) (2,734,288.18) (2,734,288.18) (2,734,288.18) (2,734,288.18) (2,734,288.18) (2,734,288.18) (2,734,288.18) (2,734,288.18) (2,734,288.18) (2,734,288.18) (2,734,288.18) (2,734,288.18) (2,734,288.18) (2,734,288.18) (2,734,288.18) (82,028,645.40) (2,536,017.62) (2,536,017.62) (2,536,017.62) (2,536,017.62) (2,536,017.62) (2,536,017.62) (2,536,017.62) (2,536,017.62) (2,536,017.62) (2,536,017.62) (2,536,017.62) (2,536,017.62) (2,536,017.62) (2,536,017.62) (2,536,017.62) (2,536,017.62) (2,536,017.62) (2,536,017.62) (2,536,017.62) (2,536,017.62) (2,536,017.62) (2,536,017.62) (2,536,017.62) (2,536,017.62) (2,536,017.62) (2,536,017.62) (2,536,017.62) (2,536,017.62) (2,536,017.62) (2,536,017.62) (2,536,017.62) (2,536,017.62) (2,536,017.62) (83,688,581.46)

Value Added Tax =N=

24,475,831.67 26,402,940.97 27,190,895.36 19,807,400.21 22,275,644.50 33,402,801.65 22,146,963.02 24,521,922.03 27,395,691.21 30,260,021.40 23,450,044.98 24,348,355.17 22,957,410.31 27,234,324.74 19,422,410.13 29,911,431.67 22,944,105.36 26,658,697.29 454,806,891.67 19,193,029.68 18,813,763.25 22,918,165.16 19,175,406.90 18,920,805.35 22,364,177.09 19,576,312.71 19,184,896.09 19,104,564.31 22,026,934.22 23,764,761.75 24,810,731.80 23,083,949.88 22,162,343.48 17,227,963.61 20,224,841.25 18,482,695.88 20,718,781.31 20,566,602.79 21,367,008.61 22,577,106.53 20,547,624.40 24,975,914.03 21,217,089.41 22,100,688.84 19,212,911.80 21,982,751.73 22,829,047.09 20,542,603.67 23,234,571.98 632,908,044.57 24,388,240.15 28,263,545.86 26,172,057.64 23,214,341.74 31,788,805.81 33,055,135.98 34,240,230.63 25,325,159.80 31,009,236.05 31,839,615.66 22,822,071.59 22,727,330.30 22,836,230.07 31,609,515.31 23,587,583.29 23,804,830.56 30,551,344.87 24,111,045.29 22,822,121.80 21,756,671.30 27,743,297.14 25,080,298.48 27,628,974.96 22,713,422.86 20,924,484.22 27,830,055.46 30,959,681.38 22,895,474.76 25,214,402.35 23,869,748.69 24,491,817.95 23,185,773.75 24,784,727.72 863,247,273.40

Total Allocation =N=

90,021,712.44 95,891,565.65 97,983,427.85 71,638,489.38 76,713,841.72 118,468,343.55 81,281,992.81 84,120,404.51 99,577,692.21 108,809,452.89 82,936,553.34 86,012,695.65 80,077,834.39 99,328,115.68 66,387,278.69 109,242,344.04 86,354,123.23 101,509,567.35 1,636,355,435.40 64,875,006.11 64,631,554.00 80,671,611.84 69,910,939.36 66,785,744.42 77,259,923.46 65,144,555.95 66,615,266.55 65,709,707.00 75,302,649.91 80,335,580.52 90,619,480.55 84,241,658.86 75,122,088.58 58,259,230.60 73,886,612.97 65,469,245.25 69,819,004.56 72,761,055.60 72,992,826.80 78,658,404.71 71,198,235.70 87,885,851.30 72,919,161.75 91,085,628.25 65,568,762.66 78,625,327.39 79,662,006.03 70,300,498.15 78,901,767.22 2,215,219,386.07 79,330,384.59 92,476,821.24 90,125,629.50 91,914,096.39 101,528,625.21 104,803,966.97 112,239,414.17 82,060,094.69 98,815,330.49 102,948,557.00 73,548,723.90 75,737,906.86 74,752,715.58 109,949,838.13 76,201,674.16 79,141,023.70 103,626,346.68 86,953,999.93 80,304,956.63 73,414,255.12 92,136,058.11 84,538,041.11 89,272,072.86 75,119,408.57 68,665,810.74 91,939,521.20 101,035,780.60 75,973,435.29 89,560,638.59 77,804,669.52 78,673,259.65 77,091,799.30 87,308,869.92 2,878,993,726.41

Thursday, 17 March, 2016

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE, ABUJA

DISTRIBUTION DETAILS OF REVENUE ALLOCATION TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILS BY FEDERATION ACCOUNT ALLOCATION COMMITTEE FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 2016 SHARED IN FEBRUARY, 2016 State

S/n

Local Government Councils

1 BARKIN LADI 2 BASSA 3 BOKKOS 4 JOS EAST 5 JOS NORTH 6 JOS SOUTH 7 KANAM 8 KANKE 31 PLATEAU 9 LANGTANG NORTH 10 LANGTANG SOUTH 11 MANGU 12 MIKANG 13 PANKSHIN 14 QUAN-PAN 15 RIYOM 16 SHENDAM 17 WASE PLATEAU TOTAL 1 AHOADA 2 AHOADA WEST 3 AKUKUTORU 4 ANDONI 5 ASARITORU 6 BONNY 7 DEGEMA 8 ELEME 9 EMOHUA 10 ETCHE 11 GONAKA 32 RIVERS 12 IKWERRE 13 KHANA 14 OBIO/AKPOR 15 OBUA/ODUAL 16 OGBA/EGBEMA/NDONI 17 OGU/BOLO 18 OKRIKA 19 OMUMMA 20 OPOBO/NKORO 21 OYIGBO 22 PORT HARCOURT 23 TAI RIVERS TOTAL 1 BINJI 2 BODINGA 3 DANGE-SHUNI 4 GADA 5 GORONYO 6 GUDU 7 GWADABAWA 8 ILLELA 9 ISA 10 KEBBE 11 KWARE 33 SOKOTO 12 RABAH 13 SABON BIRNI 14 SHAGARI 15 SILAME 16 SOKOTO NORTH 17 SOKOTO SOUTH 18 TAMBUWAL 19 TANGAZA 20 TURETA 21 WAMAKKO 22 WURNO 23 YABO SOKOTO TOTAL

Gross Statutory Allocation =N=

75,865,664.20 76,529,776.32 76,196,289.51 57,847,652.80 100,647,021.00 87,034,066.09 76,402,289.21 67,475,546.05 69,208,029.50 65,653,845.82 90,709,302.81 61,070,249.95 81,529,965.42 81,412,046.13 64,338,008.07 81,978,307.84 87,102,317.01 1,301,000,377.73 57,954,099.15 72,409,146.02 66,704,011.85 71,205,196.16 66,096,236.27 66,085,191.70 71,621,226.14 69,387,420.16 66,183,575.40 77,610,894.20 69,120,284.98 66,154,042.19 78,536,346.56 96,176,274.25 77,647,269.11 78,352,902.68 53,831,943.99 66,240,437.02 52,502,077.49 56,789,890.60 58,653,620.55 108,927,389.02 64,472,616.11 1,612,662,091.62 60,405,234.46 68,761,397.22 74,101,835.68 80,456,980.63 75,686,277.14 68,580,334.08 78,328,527.48 66,838,572.28 75,656,285.34 68,307,092.70 63,341,653.27 75,415,944.94 79,126,544.70 71,297,208.63 63,842,282.70 70,943,963.72 70,370,843.02 78,795,394.87 72,646,178.61 66,109,082.51 68,148,292.57 65,569,246.67 61,471,154.32 1,624,200,327.55

Exchange Gain Difference =N=

878,437.49 886,127.15 882,265.75 669,809.56 1,165,377.21 1,007,754.79 884,650.99 781,289.53 801,349.70 760,196.33 1,050,309.82 707,123.54 944,023.61 942,658.24 744,960.43 949,214.90 1,008,545.06 15,064,094.08 671,042.08 838,414.97 772,356.05 824,474.61 765,318.70 765,190.82 829,291.76 803,426.84 766,329.99 898,645.25 800,333.72 765,988.03 909,360.93 1,113,611.09 899,066.43 907,236.86 623,312.25 766,988.38 607,913.92 657,561.88 679,141.74 1,261,254.39 746,519.04 18,672,779.72 699,423.42 796,178.21 858,014.37 931,599.67 876,360.39 794,081.71 906,954.62 773,914.10 876,013.12 790,917.89 733,423.79 873,230.25 916,194.75 825,540.01 739,220.50 821,449.83 814,813.75 912,360.41 841,159.53 765,467.45 789,079.16 759,216.77 711,765.55 18,806,379.28

Deduction =N=

(1,564,740.79) (1,564,740.79) (1,564,740.79) (1,564,740.79) (1,564,740.79) (1,564,740.79) (1,564,740.79) (1,564,740.79) (1,564,740.79) (1,564,740.79) (1,564,740.79) (1,564,740.79) (1,564,740.79) (1,564,740.79) (1,564,740.79) (1,564,740.79) (1,564,740.79) (1,564,740.79) (1,564,740.79) (1,564,740.79) (1,564,740.79) (1,564,740.79) (1,564,740.79) (35,989,038.17)

Source: Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation

Value Added Tax =N=

24,994,447.22 25,576,451.00 25,154,458.09 20,492,603.80 37,748,774.87 31,594,155.19 24,524,054.41 22,291,132.04 23,256,067.40 21,532,046.88 31,002,461.39 21,085,502.58 25,818,751.74 26,082,039.17 22,799,883.28 26,638,738.43 24,313,986.79 434,905,554.28 30,172,200.70 34,323,245.26 29,632,923.39 32,394,479.11 32,850,914.27 32,612,830.94 34,340,717.42 31,384,055.88 31,937,190.42 34,324,701.27 33,289,124.15 31,325,915.75 36,572,133.57 45,136,104.30 36,008,355.06 36,059,666.99 25,549,909.81 32,947,613.65 26,839,385.58 29,407,241.28 27,960,064.18 48,968,231.67 27,714,550.16 761,751,554.78 20,594,469.10 24,128,013.26 25,088,982.24 27,786,172.11 24,473,942.01 20,118,352.65 26,937,215.77 22,876,996.34 22,656,786.84 21,580,089.89 22,044,056.15 22,810,521.79 25,744,338.98 23,174,424.77 20,561,884.52 27,011,924.33 25,107,458.55 26,614,533.04 21,037,599.30 18,754,017.70 24,339,536.90 23,470,346.99 21,095,739.43 538,007,402.65

Total Allocation =N=

101,738,548.90 102,992,354.46 102,233,013.35 79,010,066.15 139,561,173.08 119,635,976.07 101,810,994.61 90,547,967.62 93,265,446.60 87,946,089.04 122,762,074.02 82,862,876.07 108,292,740.77 108,436,743.54 87,882,851.78 109,566,261.17 112,424,848.86 1,750,970,026.10 88,797,341.93 107,570,806.24 97,109,291.29 104,424,149.87 99,712,469.24 99,463,213.46 106,791,235.31 101,574,902.88 98,887,095.82 112,834,240.72 103,209,742.86 98,245,945.97 116,017,841.06 142,425,989.63 114,554,690.60 115,319,806.53 80,005,166.05 99,955,039.05 79,949,376.99 86,854,693.76 87,292,826.47 159,156,875.08 92,933,685.31 2,393,086,426.13 80,134,386.19 92,120,847.91 98,484,091.50 107,610,011.62 99,471,838.76 87,928,027.65 104,607,957.09 88,924,741.94 97,624,344.51 89,113,359.68 84,554,392.41 97,534,956.20 104,222,337.63 93,732,432.62 83,578,646.93 97,212,597.10 94,728,374.53 104,757,547.53 92,960,196.66 84,063,826.87 91,712,167.84 88,234,069.63 81,713,918.51 2,145,025,071.31

State

S/n

Local Government Councils

1 ARDO KOLA 2 BALI 3 DONGA 4 GASHAKA 5 GASSOL 6 IBI 7 JALINGO 8 KARIM LAMIDU 34 TARABA 9 KURMI 10 LAU 11 SARDAUNA 12 TAKUM 13 USSA 14 WUKARI 15 YORRO 16 ZING TARABA TOTAL 1 BADE 2 BURSARI 3 DAMATURU 4 FIKA 5 FUNE 6 GEIDAM 7 GUJBA 8 GULAMI 35 YOBE 9 JAKUSKO 10 KARASUWA 11 MACHINA 12 NANGERE 13 NGURU 14 POTISKUM 15 TARMUA 16 YUNUSARI 17 YUSUFARI YOBE TOTAL 1 ANKA 2 BAKURA 3 BUKKUYUM 4 BUNGUDU 5 GUMMI 6 GUSAU 7 KAURA NAMODA 36 ZAMFARA 8 KIYAWA 9 MARADUN 10 MARU 11 SHINKAFI 12 TALATA MAFARA 13 TSAFE 14 ZURMI ZAMFARA TOTAL 1 ABAJI 2 ABUJA MUNICIPAL 3 BWARI 37 FCT-ABUJA 4 GWAGWALADA 5 KUJE 6 KWALI

Gross Statutory Allocation =N=

61,014,576.28 104,409,990.98 71,710,457.96 85,622,715.66 92,502,112.73 64,080,882.17 61,634,793.46 95,665,628.56 68,098,551.70 62,875,237.20 93,829,849.73 74,269,359.56 63,833,523.67 91,432,456.85 60,611,791.22 65,751,651.61 1,217,343,579.36 67,950,421.95 75,193,869.21 62,959,067.47 70,491,201.86 98,869,303.21 81,937,116.63 75,437,059.70 65,539,331.73 86,435,891.69 60,959,309.47 58,389,326.36 62,602,287.14 68,087,391.43 74,922,428.74 69,489,803.31 72,420,285.13 72,248,189.20 1,223,932,284.24 68,005,083.55 65,845,917.62 77,708,968.19 85,768,030.46 74,651,930.06 103,658,506.13 78,724,138.27 71,424,228.43 77,211,610.74 101,913,029.32 63,632,453.90 73,496,536.02 77,867,163.78 85,997,039.92 1,105,904,636.40 56,807,130.17 145,015,157.55 81,683,072.60 70,003,476.14 66,515,205.55 68,420,064.77 488,444,106.78 53,757,277,630.48

Exchange Gain Difference =N=

706,478.90 1,208,948.09 830,324.96 991,412.97 1,071,068.50 741,983.21 713,660.31 1,107,698.39 788,503.22 728,023.22 1,086,442.18 859,954.11 739,119.08 1,058,683.11 701,815.11 761,328.81 14,095,444.19 786,788.05 870,658.87 728,993.88 816,207.37 1,144,793.28 948,737.95 873,474.74 758,870.39 1,000,828.61 705,838.98 676,081.51 724,862.77 788,374.00 867,515.90 804,612.32 838,543.94 836,551.27 14,171,733.84 787,420.97 762,420.30 899,780.84 993,095.55 864,383.84 1,200,246.76 911,535.34 827,010.75 894,022.01 1,180,036.14 736,790.93 851,005.70 901,612.56 995,747.21 12,805,108.88 657,761.50 1,679,109.41 945,796.41 810,560.07 770,169.89 792,225.98 5,655,623.25 622,447,696.27

Deduction

Value Added Tax

Total Allocation

=N=

20,643,065.79 82,364,120.98 26,769,067.27 132,388,006.35 23,012,351.37 95,553,134.29 20,686,244.13 107,300,372.76 28,567,193.86 122,140,375.09 20,499,121.28 85,321,986.66 23,300,240.40 85,648,694.17 26,111,802.65 122,885,129.61 20,874,521.75 89,761,576.67 21,128,520.81 84,731,781.23 27,547,381.85 122,463,673.76 23,074,508.08 98,203,821.75 21,915,772.30 86,488,415.05 28,406,379.67 120,897,519.63 20,768,031.93 82,081,638.26 22,673,552.06 89,186,532.48 375,977,755.20 1,607,416,778.75 22,183,039.91 90,920,249.92 20,643,782.51 96,708,310.59 19,583,905.02 83,271,966.38 93,345,500.48 22,038,091.25 30,265,321.18 130,279,417.67 23,062,321.50 105,948,176.09 21,696,329.71 98,006,864.16 20,361,918.36 86,660,120.47 26,666,607.85 114,103,328.15 20,536,740.40 82,201,888.85 18,258,028.92 77,323,436.79 19,574,315.42 82,901,465.33 22,727,789.83 91,603,555.26 25,501,445.52 101,291,390.17 19,041,163.40 89,335,579.04 21,482,094.89 94,740,923.96 20,742,289.36 93,827,029.83 374,365,185.03 1,612,469,203.12 22,313,286.05 91,105,790.56 24,553,789.73 91,162,127.66 25,795,317.46 104,404,066.49 28,119,115.16 114,880,241.16 25,439,146.41 100,955,460.31 34,407,336.64 139,266,089.54 29,296,477.88 108,932,151.50 24,137,771.50 96,389,010.68 25,756,105.51 103,861,738.26 29,825,312.06 132,918,377.52 21,980,361.01 86,349,605.84 25,973,302.57 100,320,844.29 28,525,342.96 107,294,119.30 29,922,563.73 116,915,350.87 376,045,228.69 1,494,754,973.98 208,862,545.71 266,327,437.37 245,018,024.30 391,712,291.26 217,336,143.18 299,965,012.19 213,849,442.48 284,663,478.68 210,816,766.99 278,102,142.42 210,237,876.07 279,450,166.81 - 1,306,120,798.72 1,800,220,528.75 (637,232,146.38) 23,425,675,896.71 77,168,169,077.08

Thursday, 17 March, 2016

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Thursday, 17 March, 2016

Amosun settles rift between Alake, Awujale Olayinka Olukoya-Abeokuta

HE Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, on Wednesday, had a closed-door meeting with paramount rulers of Ijebu and Egbaland, Oba Kayode Adetona and Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, over supremacy feud between them. Nigerian Tribune re-

called that the duo Oba Gbadebo and Oba Adetona, had been at loggerheads over the ranking of Obas in Yorubaland. The Alake of Egbaland had, during the visit of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, ranked Awujale as the last of the five prominent traditional rulers in Yorubaland. Apparently angered by the Alake’ statement,

the Awujale, during the launch and endowment of Professorial Chair of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, held in Lagos, last Thursday, told Oba Gbadebo to be cautious of what he described as “unguarded” statements. At the meeting which lasted for about three hours at the instance of Governor Amosun, held at the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan,

Abeokuta, the monarchs said they came to discuss issues concerning the state with the governor. Oba Adetona said he came to see the governor and nothing more, while Oba Gbadebo told newsmen that he discussed the issue of the ongoing workers’ strike with the governor. Also, Governor Amosun said the traditional rulers

Lagos State governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, discussing with members of the newly inaugurated Committee on Restructuring of the State Building Control Agency (LSBCA), from left, Mrs Yetunde Ajayi; Chairman, Dr Bunmi Ajayi and Mr Oreoluwa Fadayomi, during the inauguration of the committee, at the Lagos House, Ikeja, on Wednesday.

Uproar in Ibadan over alleged dungeon By Tunde Ogunesan

There was an uproar over an alleged kidnappers’ dungeon around College Crescent, Oke-Ado area, Ibadan, when residents rose up to lynch an alleged kidnapper, an Igbo trader who operates around the vicinity. Nigerian Tribune gathered that Okezi, the Managing Director of Professor Olisco, BMW Plaza, around Imalefalafia area, was alleged to have attempted to stab a student of a private school, close to a popular printing press, at College Crescent. The trader, who was reported to have walked into one of the structures, where he also operates a car wash, at College Crescent junction, was said to have pursued the student with a knife early morning, but the boy escaped unhurt. As soon as the student escaped and got to the school premises, the principal, it was gathered, came with the boy to ascertain the claim. Sources informed that

shortly after, some police officers arrived at the scene and the boy, who pointed to Okezi, was quoted to have stated before the school principal and policemen at the scene, that “he was pursuing me with knife.” The scene attracted crowd of residents who came on the hint that another dungeon had been discovered in Ibadan. Mr Okezie and some members of the school au-

thorities were later taken to the police station, while the people painstakingly searched through the building, trying to find if there would be a dungeon. One of the residents, Mr Wale Akinola, appealed to the state government to help relocate Mr Okezi from the area. “This man’s behaviour has become questionable these days. Just last week, he also attacked somebody with a

machete. We are not saying he is kidnapping or doing all sort of things, but pursuing people around with either knife or machete cannot be tolerated anymore. “Even the caveat hanging on his head is enough for one to be scared, especially, where our children play around. So, we are appealing to the state government to relocate him and save us from this trauma,” he said.

Glo joins others to pay homage to Olubadan As Oke ‘Badan Festival holds today NEXT generation network, Globacom, will today join other indigenes of Ibadanland to pay homage to the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, as the grand finale of the annual Oke Badan festival holds. Today’s ceremony will include a town parade on a festival float by the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII) at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, Liberty Road. Globacom, in line with its

commitment to promoting Nigeria’s cultural heritage, is the main sponsor of the 2016 Oke ‘Badan festival. The national telecoms operator explained that it was partnering with the custodians of the annual festival because of its interest in supporting major cultural activities and traditions which unite the people of Nigeria. The festival has witnessed several activities including a football competition for the much-coveted Lagelu

Cup by the CCII Football Club and the Oyo State Government team. There was also the presentation of a book on the festival to Oba Adetunji. The Aboke of Ibadanland, Chief Ifasola Ifamapowa, would early today conduct some cultural ceremonies where he is expected to offer prayers for the continued prosperity and wellbeing of the city and its inhabitants before also paying obeisance to the monarch.

were in a discussion with him regarding peaceful coexistence in the state. “I don’t want you to go and write anything out of context. Yes, we are here, our fathers are here to see me. Of course, we deliberated on so many things. I’m sure you want to say what is happening. Indeed, nothing is happening. “They came here to see the possibility of how to make sure we have peace in the state, among so many other things that we did. “Don’t forget that this would be the first time I would have the opportunity. I have shown my appreciation before for the 40th anniversary. So, it’s an opportunity for me to still show that. So, if you think you want to ask that what is the outcome, outcome of what? We have come here to deliberate and as always, it’s always a pleasure for me to have our fathers around here. The governor insisted that the meeting with the royal fathers was not in a way to settle any issue, saying there was no discussion on the ranking of Obas during the meeting. “There is nothing like ranking of Obas. We know ourselves. Our fathers they have ways, even before the advent of all these colonials and what have you, we have ways of how we live in harmony and I think we will continue to do that. “Don’t forget, and I’m saying this again with all due humility and sense of responsibility, that in the context of we Yorubas, we know our pre-eminence status. Those of us from Ogun State, so we want to keep up with that tradition. “We are not going to fan any ember of disunity. What we are known for in Ogun State, is that all of us are one and we are still one. Indeed, in the comity of the Yorubas, we know what we do, we know what we stand for and we will continue to do that?” The governor said the traditional rulers were in his office to discuss the issue of industrial action embarked on by the state workforce. “You know I told you that they are here to ensure there is peace and harmony in Ogun State. It’s part of the things they have come to discuss with me. Unless, you are now saying that we should discuss what we considered to be classified openly.” Asked to comment on the strike and possibility of resolving all the issues raised by the workers, the governor said,”Don’t worry, I have spoken to our fathers and they know. As you see me, we are still working. So thank you.”

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LAUTECH doctors send SoS to Oyo govt By Wale Akinselure

MEMBERS of the Association of Resident Doctors, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, have appealed to the Oyo State government to see to the regular payment of their salaries, full funding of residency training and completion of abandoned infrastructural projects in the hospital. The association made this plea in a letter entitled “Save our Residency Training,” signed by the President, Dr S. O. Oiwoh and General Secretary, Dr A. O. Alabi and read on the floor of the Oyo State House of Assembly. Among other demands of the association was a call for the accreditation of all departments and improved commitment and funding of the hospital by the state government. They decried poor remuneration and non payment of salaries dating back to October, 2015, as well as likely loss of accredited departments for the training of specialists, while noting several uninstalled equipment and abandoned projects as limiting the potential of the hospital.

I’ll give attention to security —Iwajowa LG boss THE caretaker chairman of Iwajowa Local Government Area of Oyo State, Honourable Samuel Modupeola Egunjobi, has promised to give priority to the security of lives and property in the council area. The chairman disclosed this while addressing the council’s security apparatus, the vigilante group, at the local government secretariat in Iwere-Ile, on the need to beef up security in the area. Egunjobi reminded the vigilante members that the council area, being the border area to the Republic of Benin, is prone to crimes, especially armed robbery and illegal trafficking, adding that the council’s security personnel must rise to the challenge. The council boss, therefore, solicited for the support of security agencies in the area, the Police, the Civil Defence Corps, Immigration, Customs, Department of State Security Service and other para-military establishments. Earlier, the council’s Director of Education and Social Services, Prince Soji Aderoju, had briefed the chairman on the role played by the vigilante corps to stem armed robbery in the area.

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Thursday, 17 March, 2016

We are ready to lay down our lives —Ekiti lawmakers By Tunde Ogunesan

EMBERS of the EKITI State House of Assembly have declared that their lives and that of the governor, Ayodele Fayose, are not safe, following several revelations, after the abduction of their colleagues - Honourable Sina Animasaun (Ekiti West II), Honourable Musa Arogundade (Ado II), Honourable Afolabi Akanni (Efon) and Honourable Badejo Anifowose (Moba I), at the Assembly on Friday, March 4. The lawmakers, who were on a visit to the headquarters of the African Newspapers of Nigeria (ANN) Plc, publishers of the Tribune titles, on Wednesday, stated this, adding that they were ready to lay down their lives instead of compromising, as being suggested by the DSS and the opposition. Honourable Babajide Omotoso, who spoke on behalf of the lawmakers, said the event of March 4, had continued to trample on the fundamental human rights of the abducted lawmakers and even those walking freely for now. Omotoso, who gave a vivid detail of how the lawmaker representing Efon in the state House of Assembly was abducted by the officers of the Department of State Security Services (DSS), said their families are now living in danger, especially after the visit of the Senate committee on Tuesday. According to Omotoso, “The Senate committee came to Ekiti yesterday (Tuesday) to ask us questions. We told them what they need to know and presented various evidences that the DSS actually came in a commando manner to our premises. “Since they left, the pressure has doubled in geometric proportion. They started calling our members and harassing them on phones saying ‘we know where your family members are residing. We know the schools that your children attend.’ We are traumatised. We feel that our lives are not safe anymore. “This is because they thought the subtle threat from the security is not enough to break our ranks. They brought about the issue of financial inducement so that we can succumb to their cheap bidding, they failed. They can see the way we are going that we are united and wholly behind democracy. They now resorted to subtle threat, intimidation, harassment, calling us on phone with private numbers to tell us that we are not safe and

that they will move against our families. “Today, my children are in my house, I didn’t allow them to go to school. I don’t want a situation where somebody will tell me my children are missing. Those that cannot really secure their houses very well have vacated their houses. Even the way they are going, the life of the governor is not safe.” Omotoso added that the lawmakers have resolved to reject whatever the security agency is doing to force them into what is never their will and that of their people. “Those that keep quiet in the face of tyranny end up in the belly of tyranny. “The DSS is working for the APC-led government. They are the majority but they are looking for ways to muscle the minority. “The brain behind this is that Governor Fayose has been speaking against policies that are not good enough by this APC-led gov-

ernment, telling them to do what is right. They see him as an enemy. “They called some of our members that they should come to APC and that they will be protected. They said they are hell bent on removing Governor Fayose and that there is money in the region of $1 million, earmarked for that process. “But, this has actually happened in Ekiti State before. We passed that road before where an agent of the state, EFCC, was actually used to impeach Governor Fayose in 2006. “So, if we are apprehensive early enough, we’re justified because, once beaten twice shy. Experience, they say, is the best teacher. We don’t want to go that road again, that’s why we’re now calling on everybody. We on this side have resolved not to do anything that will truncate the belief of the Ekiti people in Governor Fayose,” Omotoso said. The latest of their antics,

according to Omotoso is to cage the remaining lawmakers by coming out to state that they forged their tax clearance which was not. He maintained that their ploy was to coerce them into getting the targeted 18 number needed to impeach Governor Fayose. He, however, revealed that the lawmakers have no skeleton in their cupboard as against the alleged forged tax clearance certificate being peddled around. He revealed that the members, in a letter EKHA/ ADM/418 Vol III/145, dated February 29, 2016, addressed to the Chairman, Board of Internal Revenue, Ado-Ekiti, entitled “Tax clearance certificates of the honourable members: Matters affecting”, signed by the Clerk of House, Tola Esan, had requested for authentication of all tax certificates. The Ekiti lawmakers that visited the Tribune house included Honourable Segun Adewumi

(Deputy Speaker), Honourable Gboyega Aribisogun (Chairman, House Committee on Information), Honourable Samuel Omotoso (Chairman, House Committee on Health) and Honourable Dayo Akinleye (Deputy Chief Whip). Others are Honourable Jeje Samuel Abiola (Chairman, House Committee on Finance and Appropriation), Honourable Omotoso Olayode (Chairman, House Committee on Culture), Honourable Omodara Benson Olaposi (Chairman, House Committee on Commerce and Industry), Honourable Fasanmi Temitope (Chairman, Public Account Committee), Honourable Akinniyi Sunday (Chief Whip), Honourable Bosede Dada (Chairman, Women Affairs), Honourable Pelemo Dare (Chairman, House Committee on Security) Honourable and Titilayo Owolabi Akerele (Chairman, House Committee on Public Petitions).

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Afijio LG boss promises all-inclusive govt THE new Caretaker Chairman of Afijio Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mr Anwo Olasunkanmi, has promised to put smiles on the faces of the people of the area, irrespective of their political affiliations. The chairman made the promise at the palace of the Akibio of Ilora and chairman of traditional council in the area, Oba Stephen Olufemi Oparinde, during a visit to the monarch after his swearing-in. He told the crowd at the palace that his administration would do everything within the available resources to reciprocate the confidence reposed in him. The monarch, in his response, implored the people to be patient and give necessary support and cooperation to the new chairman. Also, at the local government secretariat, Jobele, Anwo met with the workers of the council and assured them that their welfare would be his utmost priority. However, the Head of the Local Government Administration (HLGA), Mr Olatunde Osunbunmi, pledged the support, cooperation and loyalty of the entire workers of the council to the new chairman.

Mrs Gbonjubola Kolawole is dead From left, the Owalare of Ilare, Oba Emmanuel Otegbolaku; Council Manager, Obokun East Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hammed Oyetola; Osun State House of Assembly member representing Obokun constituency, Honourable Olatunbosun Oyintiloye and the council manager, Obokun Local Government Area, Mrs Ikeolu Adedeji, during the opening of the newly-created Obokun East LCDA secretariat, at Ilare, Osun State, on Wednesday.

Dual citizenship: Oyo APC senator knows fate tomorrow By Dare Adekanmbi

JUSTICE E.S Chukwu of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja will tomorrow deliver judgment in the dual citizenship case against an All Progressives Congress (APC) senator representing Oyo Central District, Senator Monsurat Sunmonu. The judgment, which was originally been scheduled for Tuesday last week, was deferred till Friday, March 18, to enable counsel from all the parties file and respond to processes relating to some issues. Five voters from the district in the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/760/201 filed on September 14, 2015, were asking the court to remove Sunmonu from office for alleged acquisition of the United Kingdom citizen-

ship. They are also requesting that the court compel INEC to withdraw her certificate of return and bar her from parading herself as a sena-

tor. The claimants are: Wahab Abiodun, Alhaji Bola Akinyemi, Chief Emmanuel Olajide, Chief Samuel Elegbede and Chief Thomas

Ajao. Senator Sunmonu and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are joined as first and second defendants respectively.

Fayose’s wife laments waywardness of Ekiti girls Sam Nwaoko - Ado Ekiti

WIFE of the Ekiti State governor, Mrs Feyisetan Fayose, has lamented what she described as the waywardness among young Ekiti girls, who have resorted to registering as widows for benefits from the state government when the fathers of their babies abandon them. Mrs Fayose decried the situation while speaking in Ikere-Ekiti, in Ikere Local Government Area of the state, on Wednesday.

She explained how some underage girls had showed up to register as widows at different designated centres during the ongoing registration of widows in the state. Mrs Fayose had earlier made the disclosure at Ikere Ekiti on Tuesday during her visit to the state’s specialist hospital in the town. A statement by the Special Assistant to the wife of the governor on Media, Mr Gbenga Ariyibi, said Mrs Fayose was “apparently re-

acting to some of the immoral acts some underage girls engage themselves in.” The statement added that the governor’s wife “urged mothers to monitor their girl-child so as to save them from the embarrassment of unwanted pregnancies.” She said: “You can’t believe some of the vices some of these underage girls engage themselves in. They dress indecently to seduce their male counterparts. Some of them follow men as old as their fathers.”

MRS Gbonjubola Kolawole is dead. She passed on after a brief illness on March 6 at the age of 56. She will be buried on Friday, March 18, 2016 at Okemesi Ekiti. Burial service will hold at 10:00a.m. at Saint Michael Anglican Church and will be followed by interment at her residence. Mrs Kolawole is the immediate elder sister of Chief Akin Osuntokun, former managing director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). She is survived by her husband, children and grandchildren.

Mrs Gbonjubola Kolawole

44 news Preaching bill: We don’t think el-Rufai will ban Christianity —CAN

Thursday, 17 March, 2016

Muhammad Sabiu -Kaduna

HE Christian Association of Nigeria( CAN) Kaduna State chapter has said it does not think Governor Nasir el-Rufai’s religious bill before the state House of Assembly, will ban or stop Christians from practising their religion. Speaking with journalists in Kaduna, after its meeting with Kaduna State deputy governor, Mr Barnabas Yusuf Bala, on Wednesday, the state chairman of CAN, Bishop George Dodo,who led the 12-person CAN delegation,said el-Rufai’s proposed bill would follow the laid down constitutional procedures on religious practice. “I don’t think any government has the power to make any law that will supersede what is in the constitution and the constitution guarantees every human being the power to worship. “So I don’t think there is a government that will enact a law in that regard. After all government is always asking the people whether Muslims, Christians, traditionalists, to pray for government, so how will they bring a law that will ban religion. “The position of CAN is that our final decision will be when we are through with the study, our memo will reach the state House of Assembly for the public hearing, where we will explain more but for now it will be premature to say this is the position of CAN,” he

stressed. However, he expressed appreciation for the meeting and assured the government that CAN is preparing its position for submission to the House of Assembly and

the state executive. Meanwhile, Kaduna State government, on Wednesday, explained that the Religious Preaching Bill aims to protect the state from religious extremism and

hate speech. Mr Barnabas Yusuf Bala, the deputy governor of the state, told a delegation of the Kaduna State CAN that the government had a duty to ensure that religious vio-

Chairman, Wells Sam Carlos Farm, Captain Hosa Okunbo (retd), presenting a document to the Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole, at the presentation of the agro business plan of Wells Sam Carlos Farm, to the governor, on Tuesday.

Why we reviewed political appointees’ salaries —Niger govt Adelowo Oladipo -Minna THE Niger State government has explained the rationale behind the downward review of the salaries of all categories of political appointees in the state, by 50 per cent, with effect from the end of this month. It stated that the decision was due to the current economic meltdown being witnessed in the country.

The state government in a circular signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), on Monday, announced the reduction of salaries of all categories of political office holders with effect from March. Those affected by this new policy are Personal Assistants, Special Assistants, Senior Special Assistants, among other political appointees in the state.

Confirming the development in a brief interview with the newsmen in Minna, on Wednesday,was the Permanent Secretary (Political Affairs ) to the SSG, Alhaji Danladi Buhari, who said the new policy was caused by prevailing economic situation in the country. Buhari disclosed that with the reduction, political appointees who hitherto collected between N50,000 and N65,000,

Edo investor, Okunbo, unveils $750m farm, to provide 25,000 direct jobs IN line with the country’s economic diversification policy, a $750 million farm with an initial investment of $300 million targeted at creating 25,000 direct and 60,000 indirect jobs, was, on Wednesday, unveiled in Benin, the Edo State capital. Unveiling the project in a presentation to the Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, the investor, Captain (Dr) Hosa Okunbo, explained that it had been his long time vision to venture into the project. Okunbo, who introduced his technical and financial partners from the San Carlos Group in Mexico, explained that the farm, located at Odighi and Odiguetue in Ovia North-East Local Government Area, had already taken off with an $11 million 20-hectare Green House vegetables farm, which products would be exported overseas. “I want to present to you

lence no longer threatens the state. He said the Kaduna State government is always committed to ensuring that religion could be practised in a safe and secure climate.

what I call my vision, my legacy, something that I have been nurturing in the last four to five years. “Why this is very important to me is, as a pilot, I conquered my profession at the age of 30 and I left. I went into shipping. With over 60 vessels, I have conquered the sea. “Now, I want to conquer the land before the land takes me,” Captain Okunbo told Governor Oshiomhole. According to the presentation, the farm is expected to produce cash and arable crops such as cocoa, pineapples, pawpaw, banana and Stevia. Other products expected from the farm are livestock, including cattle, poultry and piggery, just as it will also engage in the production of tilapia- all targeted at export and meeting the protein and milk requirement of Nigerians. The farm also has plan for agro industrial park and airstrip to evacuate products to

Europe and elsewhere. Responding, Governor Oshiomhole, while commending Okunbo for the initiative, expressed his delight at the project, saying that “one way to help our communities is to create jobs.” He said “for us, government is committed to supporting you. Captain, you can take that for granted. I am also happy to note from

your presentation that it is a diversified farm.” Oshiomhole told the Mexican partners that despite the country’s challenges, returns on investment in Nigeria were higher than elsewhere. The presentation was witnessed by Mr Segun Awolowo, Director-General, Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC).

would now be entitled to between N25,000 and N30,000, respectively, pointing out that the policy has come to stay. He stated further that in addition to reducing the cost of governance, the incumbent All Progressives Congress (APC) administration in the state wanted to make political appointments less attractive so that the people, especially party supporters would not just collect salaries without doing anything. He admitted that this decision did not go down well with the affected people, stressing that there had been complaints from various quarters in parts of the state. The government, according to him, had no hidden agenda, saying, “this is not the first time that salaries of political appointees in the state were being reviewed downward.

Police nab 6 kidnap suspects, rescue 2 victims in Delta Ebenezer Adurokiya -Warri ANTI-KIDNAP police detectives from the Delta Police Command have arrested six kidnap suspects and rescued two victims Nigerian Tribune gathered that Andrew Okito had intimated the police at Ekpan in Uvwie Local Government Area, that about 12 hoodlums had attacked his family late night of March 2, at Owoluba road, Effurun. The hoodlums were said to have dispossessed their victims of N160, 000 cash and later kidnapped the said An-

drew Okito and his brother, Agbabi Okito and whisked them away to their hideout within Okoloba. It was gathered that the criminals also inflicted injuries on Okito and thereafter released him to go and raise the N1million demanded as ransom while holding onto his brother, Agbabi Okito. Based on the tip-off, the anti-kidnap detectives were mobilised to the area, where the hoodlums on sighting the patrol men, took to their heels and abandoned their victim, Agbabi Okito.

Undone yet, the police operatives launched further attacks on the criminals’ hideout and eventually paid off with the arrest of six of the 12 suspected kidnappers while others fled. Confirming the incident, Police Public Relations Officers (PPRO), DSP Celestina Kalu, said the incident took place on March 3 while the suspects were arrested on March 4. She added that further investigation was in progress while efforts were on to apprehend other fleeing suspects.

YABATECH reopens March 29 —Academic board THE Academic Board of the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), on Wednesday, lifted the suspension placed on it and directed that it should reopen on March 29, to continue with its 2014/2015 academic year activities. This was contained in a memo signed by the Mrs Biekoroma Amapakabo, the Registrar of the college, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. NAN reported that YABATECH was being reopened after its management suspended academic activities on February12, following its students’ protest. The students had protested on Thursday, February 11, over an alleged negligence on the part of the school’s medical centre, which they claimed, led to the death of a Higher National Diploma (HND) II student, Dazan Charity, on Wednesday, February 10. According to the memo, the college examinations will start on March 30.

Improve services to Osun consumers, Adeleke urges IBEDC FIRST civilian governor of Osun State, and the Senator representing Osun West District, Senator Isiaka Adeleke, has called on the management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, to improve its services to consumers in Osun West District, with a view to ameliorating the unwarranted hardship being encountered by them presently. Senator Adeleke, in a release issued by his special adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Olumide Lawal, said this becomes imperative because of complaints reaching him from the people of Osun West District, regarding the persistent blackout they had been experiencing. He said IBEDC should put necessary machinery in motion to ensure that the economic and social life of the people of the district, is not further jeopardised by epileptic services currently rendered by the company.

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FG reiterates commitment to food security Clement Idoko - Abuja

RESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to attain food security in the country, as well cut down

Bello sends HoS on compulsory leave, appoints new aides

huge sums of money expended on importation of food items Speaking through the Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, the president equally tasked state governors to give priority to the development of agriculture in line with the ongoing efforts to fully diversify the nation’s economy. Buhari, spoke at Alkamawa town, near Wudil, Kano State, during the 2016 National Wheat Farmers Field Day, organised by the Lake Chad Research Institute, Maiduguri and the Federal

Ministry of Agriculture, in collaboration with the International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Area (ICARDA). He applauded Kebbi State government for its efforts at boosting rice and wheat production, describing Governor Atiku Bagudu, as a shining example not only in the North but the entire country. The Chief Press Secretary (CPS), to the governor, Abubakar Mu’azu Dakingari, in a statement made available to the Nigerian Tribune, on Wednesday,

in Abuja, said President Buhari, expressed happiness on what he saw in Kano and Kebbi states. He pledged to support the research institute in promoting research on improved seeds and mechanical farming to enhance farmers’ yield per hectare so as to make the nation self-sufficient in cash crops production. President Buhari, also commended millers across the country through their chairman, Mr John Countaros, who also promised famers

that millers would purchase all wheat produced in the country, considering its importance. He pledged to provide Fulani herdsment with grasses to feed their animals to enable them produce maximum milk and meat as well as minimise encroachment into farm lands. Also, the Kano State governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje at the event, said farmers in the state could provide the nation with required wheat to millers and production companies.

Yinka Oladoyinbo - Lokoja KOGI State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has sent the Head of Service (HoS) of the state, Moses Atakpa, on 30 days compulsory leave. Apart from this, the governor also approved five new appointments, including an Igbo man, Moses Okezie, who was appointed Senior Special Assistant on Speech Writing, Research and Documentary. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr Folasade Ayoade, said the directive on the HoS commenced from Tuesday. However, the SSG, in a statement, in Lokoja, the state capital, listed others appointees as Justina Abanida, from Yagba West Local government Area, chairman, Kogi State Universal Basic Education, (SUBEB) and Alhaji Yakubu Oseni, from Okene Local government Area as chairman, Kogi State Board of Internal Revenue. The governor also appointed Robert Achanya as the Director-General, Bureau of Public Private Partnership, while Mr Emmanuel Odiniya, who hails from Olamaboro Local government Area, is to serve as the chairman, Bureau of Local Government Pension.

Special Assistant to the President on Diaspora and Foreign Relations, Honourable Abike Dabiri-Erewa (left), presenting a brochure to the Chairman, Senate Committee on Diaspora, Senator Rose Oko and a member of the committee, Senator Umar Kurfi, during a visit to the Nastional Assembly, Abuja, on Wednesday.

Nigeria to have a diaspora policy soon —Dabiri-Erewa

THE Presidency is set to partner the National Assembly on a new policy for the needs and inclusiveness of Nigerians in diaspora. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Diaspora and Foreign Relations, Mrs Abike DabiriErewa, said this cheering news when she led a delegation to visit the chairman, Senate Committee

on Diaspora, Senator Rose Oko, in Abuja, on Tuesday. She said that the potentials of Nigerians in the diaspora could not be effectively harnessed without a diaspora policy and a commission to carter for the Nigerians in the diaspora. “We must have a diapora policy as soon as possible, Nigeria does not have diaspora policy, so, the first thing we would be doing is

crafting a diaspora policy. “We will be working with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the House and Senate Committee on Diaspora to craft this policy on diaspora matters. “This policy would be like a thrust for every other thing that we are going to do and work on that will start very soon, we are going to get every Nigerian in the diaspora to contribute to the policy.

Reps to investigate failed concessions, privatised companies Jacob Segun Olatunji and Kolawole Daniel- Abuja THE House of Representatives, on Wednesday, resolved to investigate all failed concessions, terms of outright sales and agreement of privatised and partially privatised enterprises in the country over the years Consequently, it mandated its Committee on Privatisation and Commercialisation to investigate all failed concessions and the terms of outright sales and/ or agreements of privatised

enterprises, with a view to determining why some of the agreements failed. The committee was saddled with the responsibility of finding solutions on how to avoid future failures and enhance the productivity as well as profitability of the affected enterprises and report back to the House within eight weeks for further legislative action. This followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by Honourable Babatunde Gabriel Kolawole, representing Akoko South East/

South West Federal Constituency, Ondo State, tagged: “Need to investigate the non-compliance with the terms of agreements by concessionaires and privatised/ partially privatised government companies,” on the floor of the House, on Wednesday. Moving the motion, Honourable Kolawole, noted that the uproar by individuals, staff and unions of privatised/partially privatised and conceded government owned enterprises owing to concerns on the nonconformity to the terms of

sales and/or agreements by the concessionaires of the enterprises; “The nonconformity to the terms of the agreements have caused the country enormous loses in income, owing to the nonremittance of appropriate taxes and other financial commitments,” he said. While supporting the motion,Honourable Ossai Nicholas Ossai,lamented that revenue was being denied the Federal Government by the non-adherence to the share purchase agreement.

“Without the policy, we cannot do anything, so that is very critical and of course, the Diaspora Commission Bill is also very critical,” she said. In her remarks, Senator Oko said that the senate was committeed to passing the bill establishing the Diaspora Commission, adding that it had already scaled first reading in the senate. The lawmaker said that the senate was already looking at all the key areas that she mentioned, adding that any part that required the intervention of the senate would be immediately addressed. She recalled that the Bill to create a Diaspora Commission was passed by the 7th Assembly but was not assented to and therefore, urged the 8th National Assembly to revisit the bill. She said that with the policy and the commission, it would be important to have a database of Nigerians in the diaspora with a view to reaping good benefits from them.

Workers suspend strike for 2 weeks in Ogun Olayinka Olukoya - Abeokuta FOLLOWING interventions from various stakeholders, workers’ in the employ of the Ogun State government have suspended their 10-day-old industrial action for “two weeks” The development was confirmed by the state chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Akeem Ambali, to the Nigerian Tribune, directing all workers to resume at their different duty posts on Thursday (today). The union leader said traditional rulers, members of the state House of Assembly and other notable personalities intervened in the matter He said, “Yes, we have suspended the strike. But it is for two weeks to enable the state government look into our demands. It followed the intervention of well-meaning people in the state. “The speaker and honourable members of the House of Assembly, met with us and they asked for two weeks to enable them iron out our issues with the governor. Also, the Awujale of Ijebuland and the Alake of Egbaland met with Labour and promised to intervene by meeting the governor. I think they have met the govenor.

Abandoned baby

JOLEYEMI Christiana (Female), was abandoned by her biological mother behind former Boorepo Chemist, Fagbewesa Street, Osogbo, Osun State, on November 22, 2015. An appeal is hereby made to members of the public, who may have useful information about the father or relatives of the baby, to please, contact the Director of Social Services, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, Abere, Osogbo.

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Oyo Province 6 wins RCCG Region 21 football tourney By Olawale Olaniyan Oyo Province six has emerged the champion of this year’s edition of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Region 21 football competition. In the final played on Wednesday at the Lead City University, Ibadan, play ground, the Oyo Province six team defeated Oyo Province one 2-1 to win the competition. Sarafa Oluyole opened the scoring for Oyo Province 6 with a spot kick before Lekan Fakeye increased the tally before half time. The Oyo Province 1 later reduced the deficit through Seun Badejo in the early part of the second half. Meanwhile, Oyo Province three finished third in the competition. In his remarks, the Special Adviser to Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye on Administration and Personnel, Pastor John Odesola said the essence of the tournament was to win soul for Christ, just as

he charged the body of Christ to engage in sporting activities. He said sport is very important as it develops the physical and mental wellbeing of the participant. “We need to get connected to God and the only way to get connected was to give your life to Christ and that is the essence of this kind of tournament. “Without Christ, we can’t do nothing but once you get connected things will be easier for you, “ he noted. Also, the RCCG Region 21 Pastor, Pastor Dele Balogun said competition was an evangelism programme adding that, one of the ways to engage the youth meaningfully is through sporting activities. “We are using this competition to evangelise because if we organise a church programme, it will be very rare to see them show up, but I can tell you that we’ve won souls for Christ because some people have given their life for Christ,” Pastor Balogun said.

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From left, the Region 21 Pastor, Pastor Dele Balogun; the captain of Oyo Province 6, Deacon Omoniyi Alao with the winner’s trophy; the Special Assistant, Admin and Personnel, Pastor Johnson Oladiti Odesola, who represented the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor E. A. Adeboye and the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Pastor Leye Oyebade during the final of the RCCG Region 21 football competition held at the Lead City University, Ibadan. PHOTO: ALOLADE GANIYU

YSFON/Oba of Benin Cup kicks off THE 2016 edition of the annual Oba Erediuwa U-13 boys and U-18 girls competitions organised by the Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON), will begin this weekend with the final scheduled for March 25 in Benin City, Edo State. According to a statement signed by YSFON’s national secretary, Patrick Okpavuerhe, players eligible to participate in the championship must not be above the stated ages as at March 31, 2016, even as he announced that the eligible height for any boy wishing to feature in the tournament is 1.5 meters with a weight of 46kg, while that of a girl is 65kg with a height of 1.7 meters. The statement further stated that a team must be made up of 20 players and three officials, one of which must be an official of its state’s YSFON chapter, are expected to arrive at Oba’s Palace on Sunday, March, 20 where they will be received by officials of the Edo State YSFON and members of the organising committee. Okpavuerhe while advising all the participating teams to seek clearance from the national secretariat before coming for the championship, noted that facial appearance will be used in the screening of players. Teams are also to make provisions for their feeding as accommodation has been provided by the Local Or-

ganising Committee (LOC), for both the players and officials.

The captain of Oyo Province 1, Seun Badejo (middle) presenting the runner’s up trophy to the Pastor, Oyo Province 1, Pastor Moses Amure and the Pastor in charge of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Oyo Province 1, Pastor Segun Olatunji (left) during the final of the RCCG Region 21 football competition held at the Lead City University, Ibadan. PHOTO: ALOLADE GANIYU

LMC announces new dates for Enyimba, Nasarawa, Wolves fixtures

ixtures involving the three Nigeria Premier League clubs with continental engagements have been rescheduled to accommodate the return leg of the second round of the two Confederation of African Football (CAF) Club competitions which hold this weekend. The fixtures didn’t follow the two weeks return leg format and are holding just a week after the first legs played last weekend. Salihu Abubakar, the League Management Company (LMC) Chief Operating Officer announced the adjustments and explained that it has further adjusted the already rescheduled midweek fixtures that were supposed to have been played on Wednesday (yesterday). According to Abubakar, “these changes would not affect the end of season dates because we have made the adjustments utilizing dates

that were in the first place deliberately kept free as a fall back for unforeseen situations such as these. Most of the fixtures will hold during the mid-season break and thus will not alter our calendar as such”. N a sarawa United, Enyimba International were to have played outstanding fixtures from Match Day two on Wednesday, March 16 but both teams are billed to travel out late Tuesday for their continental dates, hence the matches are now to hold on March 30. It therefore means that the Match Day two fixtures: Enyimba vs Shooting Stars, IfeanyiUbah versus Shooting Stars and Wikki Tourists versus Warri Wolves will hold on March 30. However, the Match Day eight fixtures involving the clubs and which were to hold mid-week of Wednes-

day, March 23 has been shifted by one day to March 24 to allow the clubs travel time after their return from continental engagements. These fixtures are: Nasarawa United versus Ikorodu Akwa United, United versus Warri

adjustment confirmed that the mid-season break will hold from May 23 to June 4.

Wolves and Enyi m b a versus Plateau Unite d . The

Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) defender, Moses James (left), struggles for ball with Lobi Stars’ Tony Okpotu during their match day one clash of the Nigeria Premier League at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan.

Nigeria’s Micheal Osewa continued his giant-killing run at the ongoing Championship in Pretoria, South Africa with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 triumph over Jason Espitalier of Mauritius to qualify for the semi-final of the 14&under of the 11-day event which will end on Saturday. Osewa had on Monday caused the biggest upset of the tournament which attracts about 120 players from 25 countries with a come-from-behind 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over number one seed, Younes Adnane of Morocco and, in an identical fashion, he added his opponent from the Indian Ocean Island to his list of casualties in the quarter-final clash at the High Performance Centre of the University of Pretoria. The knockout stage has been a complete turnaround for the eighth-seeded Osewa, who started the tournament on a faltering note by losing to Eliakin Coulibaly of Cote d’Ivoire in the preliminary stage. However, with the likes of second seed Elyes Marouani of Tunisia, Ahmed Atef of Egypt, who is the third seed and Khololwam Montsi, the tenth seeded South African, who halted the incredible run of Nigeria’s Gabriel Friday all still in the race for the title, Osewa still have to up his game if he is to rule Africa.

Greater Scholars School set to honour Ogunjobi with award Greater Scholars International School, Ajah, Lagos will today confer the Chairman, Osun State Football Association, Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi, with the award of the Sports Personality of the Year. The event is scheduled to hold at the Abraham Adesanya Housing Estate Sports Ground, Ajah, Lagos. According to the Head of the School, Mrs Margaret Oyesanya, the award is part of the activities of the school’s sixth annual interhouse sports competition. Oyesanya said the school considered the former Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Secretary General for his track records both as a player and administrator whose era as scribe of the NFF witnessed appreciable success which informed his choice for the award.

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PAIR NO 43 AND 21 REAL RESULT ON SATURDAY Congratulation! Congratulation!! Congratulation!!! As the Lord Liveth, will tell you that, you must laugh to your bank. Hope get 3 draws correctly with the pair making 4/5 with No 16xx 23xx 32xx 41xx & 39f. you can see from the advert of wk 35, that wk 36 is a blessing weeks for all stakers and fans, that believe,. Call Hope Naps and co and pays to First Bank Account No 3088328923 in person of Mr Gbadebo Stephen A. and get your Naps for the wk. without fear. Wk 36 cost just N10, 000 Naira only. All people that have paid will received their week release on Friday while those pay part should come to received their by Friday.

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Is back to enrich stakers with annual week 36-seasoned Naps. Week 36-20140- 13x 21x 36xxx- 22/23x= 7drs Week 36-2015- 14x 23x 38xxx- 21/20 = 9drs Week 36-2016X X X 19/21=11drs Free pair–2 dates of play. Price reduced welcome Nap-N25,000=now. Good luck. AKIN MR AKIN RESUMES AFTER 2 WEEKS BREAK, HAPPY WINNING. JOIN THE CURRENT WINNING MANAGER. We went on leave after putting severe injury on Promoters vaults. Position of WESTBROM & SOUTHAMPTON to fall on IPSWICH confirmed our week 36 sure Naps=6+10=16. N50,000=Your winning sure. Congratulations again. TRIPLE AXE FALL ON THEM ON IBK WITH ( 2XX ) 6/20,ESCAPES ON 3 DRS WITH 2XX – 6XX 30 OFFERS 3\4 ( 08035324990) Your Indomiatble triple spice international was again at its best in the IBK last week on ( 2xx ) with 6xx\20 sold to customers. Promoters only escapes the fall of the axe on 2xx 6xx 30ff – 41xx\49 which gave 3\5. They may not be that lucky this week as all leaking holes are being blocked. Stay with us and laugh! Our IBK sells for N1,500.00,2 drs cost # 3,000.00 and 3 sure draws sells for N10,000.00 on 08035324990. You are a sure winner.

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MODUPE (08033566694) 25/32/48. 2drs Call for your special Nap. DR EKONDO (08034483290) NAP 31XXBK A DRAW Plus 2 others cost you N12,500 = cash or N1,000,000 = payment after winning. This is the promise week. I promised all my registered members and those who are interested to follow me will not regret this week. What you should know is draw is a draw when the key is set. Therefore call me and get connected. Goodluck.

4MEMMBERS. 4 BANKERS 08162705220. 19XX 23XXX 4 bankers N6,000 Wk 34 No 19x 30x 33x 20x KEY 4 bankers N6,000 Wk 35 F.A. Cup No 6x 16x 23x 36x 4 bankers N6,000 Wk 36 No Nap Nap Nap Nap 4 bankers N6,000 WK 38 No Nap Nap Nap Nap Stakers try to get 4 members 4 bankers. This wk 36 cost N6,000. KEY Every wk 34. Bank Niger No 20 To draw plus. 3 Others N6, 000.

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All our last week callers smile again to their Bank with our 3 unfailing jackpot X5 it is not late you can join the winning ground this wk 36 send N1, 500 MTN Card for 3 unfailing jackpot X5 it is certain you will win big jackpot on pools call now and win 42 BET 43.

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Call 08069048857. To get 3 sure nap plus the above pairs for your guaranteed success this week and many more. Cost prices is N15,000.00 only pay @ U.B.A to Engr Akam Michael; acct no 2029382770. Dear clients I assure you success via my 3 fixed nap. I pray you don’t miss and regret it.

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NAP FOR WEEK 36 – 3, 21, 35. Week 36 (3) nap draws free has been published against weeks 37,38,39 (3) nap draws on sale at #15,000.00each week contact me in person or pay through the Bank account number. Call for details.

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4. SPECIAL DRAWS N6, 000 WK 34 a wk to Cup No 20x 30x 33x 34=4/4 4. Special draws N6, 000 Wk 35 F.A. Cup No 6x 16x 17x 23x Pair 47x 48f 4. Special draws N6, 000 Wk 36 No Nap Nap Nap Nap= N6, 000 Two Bankers N3000 WK 34 No 20x 30x pair 8x 19x Two Bankers N3000 WK 35 F.A. Cup No 16x 17x Pair 6x 7f Two Bankers N3000 Wk 36 NO NAP NAP PAIR NAP NAP Time to win Pool this wk 36 Sunderland system 4 special draws this wk 36 Brown with play = 4/4. Correct hurry up to get your copy to day two Bankers cost N3000 wk 36. No 16x 17x. 4 Bankers wk 36 No Nap Nap Nap Nap= 4/4.

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Congratulation in advance to any wise staker that will get the release this week as another even week setting that got 22xx, 24xx, 26xx 3/3 in wk 34 when the pair 15f, 19xx was given out which make it 4/5 must get again this week. The weekly release cost just N15, 000. 00 call for acct No or mode of payment.

WEEK 36 STATUS EKO – 3,15,43. LKO – 07. SUNDAY – 4,5,6,8,17. VOID – 18.

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MRS. HENRY 08170779623 & 08071554934 Congratulation! Congratulation!! Congratulation!!! on Nos 6xx 16xx 30F 32xx 41xx which played 4/5. Special guaranteed key:- St. J.Stone at No 49 away pair 25 and 42. The chairman has decided to make people millionaire in wk 36, 37, 38, so, grab your winning now for these three weeks operations. Cost price-N40,000 (Forty thousand naira only). Call:-08170779623 & 08071554934. NOTE: Crewe vs Blackpool and Mansfield vs Portsmouth:- Who can tell me what they can do in wk 36. SOLOMON RESORT, THE STAKERS CHOICE-09091111800

HOPE NAP & CO – 08107128449 (BANK NO 21 AND 43) Congratulations! 16x 23x 32xxx 41x 39F=4/5. Win with our week 36 Nap again as we did last week. WIN! WIN!! WIN!!! Payment to Mr Gbadebo Stephen A. at First Bank acc. Number 3088328923. N10, 000 on popular demand. Call details your wining is sure. FAITHFUL INTERVENTION SET TO ENRICH STAKERS-07082999957 AKIN MR AKIN RESUMES AFTER 2 WKS BREAK-07067202291. MADAM ON CURRENT WINNING INSTRUCTION: 08023329191

SOUTHAMPTON vs LIVERPOOL in another 3 weeks project. Week 33-2014, wk=34 ’2015 and wk 36 2016. N100,000. DR B4 DR – 08062748396. BRISTOL R. AWAY 43. PROMOTES 3 UNDISPUTED FIXED MATCHES. N25,000 HOPE NAPS READY TO MAKE STAKERS HAPPY. LET’S WIN. AKIN MR AKIN IS BACK ON THE WINNING TRACK. CALL & WIN. SOLOMON RESORT, THE RESTING PLACE FOR STAKERS. 09091111800

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31X 32X 33XXX PAIR 4 and 22. The above games was extracted from our winning key book stated for 3 weeks operation in weeks 37,38,39.Cost #10,000= payment to Balogun Adesina Kamoru. F.C.M.B Bank acct no 0279550016,Wema Bank- 0206965116 or G.T.B Bank no -0015505082.Goodluck.

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A man who pretended to be a 16-year-old boy, to befriend his 14-year-old daughter through the social media is facing 250 years in prison. During the internet courtship, the 41-year-old man with a fake profile photo, asked his daughter to send unclad photos. If one may ask, is the man the biological father of the girl, or is it a ploy to ascertain the qualities possessed by his daughter before he arranges a suitable groom for her?

“Judicial salaries that are too low... prompt judges to supplement their incomes with bribes .”

AST week, I stated the need for an appraisal for the process of appointment of judicial officers to as to ensure that only qualified persons are appointed to the Bench. However, the fact remains that to attract brilliant lawyers to the judiciary, the pay of judicial officers must witness a significant increase from what obtains at the moment. In the early days, shortly after independence, the pay of Nigerian Judges ensured that they lived comfortable lives. They were the envy of many in society. However, with the passage of time and economic downturn, the pay of Judges became affected such that Judges began to find life difficult. This fact coupled with poor working conditions such as having to write in long hand and sitting in often dilapidated structures made many lawyers who were otherwise qualified for appointment to the judiciary to shun the Bench. Unfortunately, the fact remains that Nigerian Judges still rank among the least paid in the world. To make matters worse, it is even now reported that the salary of Judges are not paid as and when due and that in some instances, Judges are owed several months’ salary. This development without a doubt is likely to contribute to corruption as Judges may be forced to look for other means for survival. I do not wish to be misunderstood as stating that lack of prompt payment of salary is enough justification for any Judge to engage in corrupt practices. However, it is my firm belief that government should not permit a situation in which Judges are owed salaries as this will itself bring about an environment conducive for corruption to thrive. This very point was made in the Global Corruption Report 2007 of Transparency International published by the Cambridge University Press. At page 5 the report reads as follows: “Judicial salaries that are too low to attract qualified legal personnel or retain them, and that do not enable judges and court staff to support their families in a secure environment, prompt judges and court staff to supplement their incomes with bribes. … In relation to other government employees judges should receive among the highest

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Justice: Loss of public confidence — Effect of poor salaries on judges salaries. While the salary of a federal judge of a district court in the United States is not commensurate with what a judge might have earned in private practice, it is higher than most government employees and the prestige of the post makes it a sought-after position. The salary differential branches of government can be galling in some countries. Not so long ago, police in Uzbekistan received higher salaries than judges.”

COMPARISON WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS Regrettably, as stated earlier, the pay of Nigerian Judges compares poorly with their foreign counterparts. At the rate N199 to a dollar, the following table demonstrably shows that

Nigerian Judges are the least paid: In 2013, the then Lord Chief Justice of England, Lord Judge in his final annual report as Lord Chief Justice expressed

the fear that unless the pay of Judges was raised from its average of £175,000 per year (N43,750,000 (Forty three million seven hundred fifty thousand Naira) - at the then exchange rate of N250 to a pound) many top lawyers will reject the opportunity to become Judges. In his report on the matter, the MailOnline in its edition of 31st August 2014 stated as follows:

“Britain’s top judge has launched a scathing attack on the decision to slash his colleagues’ pay, warning it has destroyed morale in the profession and risks compromising the quality of future recruits. Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, who is standing down from the role later this year, says sweeping salary cuts of as much as 60 per cent since 2011, allied to an increased workload, is seriously affecting judges’ state of mind. And he fears that unless pay is raised from its current average of £175,000 per year, top lawyers will reject the chance to become judges. In his final annual report, he said there was a growing gap between senior lawyers’ pay and that of Judges. Judges are also working harder, he said, no longer presiding over trials and hearings, but also involved in administrative and other duties. This combination of changes has lowered morale, which raised doubts about the ability to ‘recruit, retain and motivate sufficient high-quality people to the judiciary’.” While some hold the view that appointment as a Judge carries with it a prestige which may compensate for fantastic or adequate pay, the fact remains that prestige alone may not be enough to put food on

the table. Furthermore and as stated by the then Lord Chief Justice of England, poor pay will discourage brilliant lawyers from aspiring to be Judges. Why would anyone aspire to be a Judge when he can earn more as a practicing lawyer. Addressing this point and stating why the salary of Supreme Court Justices is high in the United States, Jelfrey Joyner stated as follows: “In 1789, the compensation for the first justices of the Supreme Court was $4,000 per year for the chief justice and $3,500 for the associate justices. In the original constitutional draft, any adjustment of this salary was prohibites, but this was deemed unworkable. Congress was allowed to increase Supreme Court justice salaries, with three factors cited as justifying the increase: inflation, increased workload and expectations of society. Additionally, delegates to the constitutional convention noted that to attract people with the education, talents and integrity desired for the Supreme Court, it would be necessary to provide them with competitive compensation……. The current salary for Supreme Court justices is significantly higher than the average salaries earned in related occupations. In 2010, the median salary for all judges and magistrates, regardless of level,was $119,270. Federal circuit judges earned an average of $184,500. Lawyer earned a median of $112,760 annually. The top 10 percent in these occupations earned more than $160,000 annually….” It is my hope that the authorities in Nigeria will eventually adopt similar policy and place a premium on paying Judges wages commensurate their work and attractive enough to encourage qualified lawyers to aspire to the Bench.

Mikel will play key roles against Egypt—Utaka Former Nigeria international, John Utaka has predicted Chelsea midfielder, Mikel Obi will play a pivotal role for the Super Eagles to beat Egypt in decisive Africa Ciup of Nations (AFCON) 2017 qualifiers later this month. The former Ismaily of Egypt forward said Mikel knows what is expected of him in the middle of the park. “We have quick players in the attack as well but I think Obi Mikel will be the key to Nigeria’s play because he knows his midfield duties,” Utaka told Kingfut.com. Despite choosing Mohammed

Salah as Egypt’s main threat for Nigeria, Utaka revealed his admiration for two other players on the Pharaohs squad. “Mohamed Salah will be dangerous because he is quick and very dangerous on counter attacks,” the former Portsmouth star said. “Ahmed Fathy and Amr Gamal have been very impressive,” he added. Meanwhile, Egypt assistant coach, Mahmoud Fayez has warned the Eagles ahead of the first qualifier scheduled for the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna on March 25. “We know everything about Nige-

ria, we have been studying them. They are a very good side but we have our plans in place to beat them. “We think we are a capable of going to Kaduna and not just winning but also shutting them out totally. We simply cant afford to let them score and they wont, as we know what to do when we get there. “The national team needs all the support from our fans to make this possible,” Fayez told Super Sport.com. The return leg tie will be played at the Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria on March 29.

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