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The association also frowned at the insecurity which negated patients and medical personnel to access health facilities in parts of the “Thecountry.association noted with dismay the security situation and incidence of kidnapping in parts of the “Healthcountry. workers have been targeted in some communities with some of them kidnapped while discharging their duties,” he said.

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By Egena Sunday Ode Arenewed commitment by both Nigeria and the United States to work together on many global issues, especially on Climate Change and the global energy transition towards net-zero emissions emerged yesterday at the White House after a meeting between Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, and his American counterpart, Vice President KamalaAccordingHarris. to Laolu Akande, media aide to Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Osinbajo while responding to welcoming remarks by VP Harris noted that “we very strongly believe that we (Nigeria and US) in the coming years, will need to work together again on so many global challenges that are varied, and they come up very frequently now from promoting peace and security, to tackling global health issues and climate change and of course, economic adversity.” Speaking specifically about Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan, Prof. Osinbajo said “the Plan is important for us because we see especially, the climate crisis as two existential issues; one is the crisis itself, second the energy poverty which is an issue for us in our part of the“So,world.while we look forward to the 2060 carbon neutrality goal, we are also hoping that even within a shorter period by 2030 we will deal with the issue of energy poverty. “We look forward to the coming years and months for even greater collaboration and stronger ties between our countries to create a fairer, more prosperous and perhaps a greener, also freer nation and nations and the world,” Akande in a statement quoted Osinbajo to have said. He then commended the US for its innovative approach to addressing Climate Change, noting that “I must also congratulate you because of the Inflation Reduction Act and again, in particular, this is historic especially for those of us who are paying attention to all the issues of Climate Change.” Earlier the American Vice President welcomed Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan, describing VP Osinbajo’s extraordinary leadership. Referencing the global advocacy of Prof. Osinbajo on the issue of a just energy transition, VP Harris observed that her Nigerian counterpart has “been an extraordinary leader on this issue and I noticed this is something you feel very strongly about and you have been very adamant about the role Nigeria is playing in addressing this crisis that face us all.”Both the US Vice President and the Nigerian Vice President met at the Ceremonial Office at the White House and both made remarks to the press before the closed session where they discussed bilateral issues.Speaking further on America’s leadership role in Climate Change, Prof. Osinbajo noted the “United States’ leadership in the area of Climate Change and we are all excited to queue behind the US and see that we get many of these objectives.”TheVice President told his counterpart that Nigeria’s recently launched Energy Transition Plan (ETP) (launched just last week) is the country’s master plan for addressing the issues of climate crisis and energy poverty. Vice President Osinbajo disclosed that Nigeria will require investment support towards the implementation of the Energy Transition Plan, referring to his earlier meetings in the past few days in the US Capital at the World Bank Group, the US Treasury and the US Agency for International Development, USAID. Excited about the responses to the Nigerian plan so far, the VP noted “we are anxious to get all the support we can. In the last few days, I have been talking to a few of the agencies here, the World Bank, USAID, in fact, the Treasury Secretary yesterday also. And they have all been positive and shown indication that they will be very helpful.”The US Vice President had earlier expressed her hope about Nigeria’s ability to achieve the ambitious goals laid out in the plan saying, “I congratulate you for your example on your Energy Transition Plan which I know pledges carbon neutral energy by 2060, an ambitious goal but important and by your leadership, I have no question that they will be achieved.”VicePresident Osinbajo also took time to laud the long-standing cordial relations between Nigeria and“TheUS. United States has been a long-standing partner and friend of Nigeria and even as long ago as independence, the United States has been a firm supporter of our aspirations, especially our economic and social development ambitions, the US has been with us.” Continuing, the VP added “we also must appreciate the firm support that we received from the US especially in our fight against terrorism within our borders and in the Sahel and of course, the very timely donation of vaccines, 4 million vaccines, as we battled the COVID-19 pandemic. And that, of course, was extremely useful.” According to Akande, Vice President Kamala Harris also praised Nigeria’s leadership role in upholding democracy in West Africa and expressed hope that the general election next February will be peaceful and reflect the will of the people.

“Let it be Control of African Traditional Medicine but not complementary and alternative medicine which mean a different thing,” he said He urged the government to expedite action on the extension of doctors’ retirement

The president urged government at all levels and security agencies to address the security challenges bedeviling the country.According to Ojinmah, proctive measures are necessary to control worsening health indicators to effectively tackle brain drain in the sector.The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the association has conducted medical outreach in Bajoga, Ashaka and Funakaye communities as well as Zainab Bulkacuwa Women And Children Hospital.About 1,525 patients with various ailments received free medical consultations, tests and surgical procedures.(NAN) R

age, noting that it is the easiest way to stop brain drain in the profession.Commenting on hazard allowances, Ojinmah said the association had issued two-month ultimatum for government to resolve the issue.

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NMA asks NASS to amend alternative medicine board bill title Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has urged the National Assembly to review the Traditional, Complimentary and Alternative Medicine Board Bill to ensure no ambiguity in the Act. The association also decried sponsoring of the bill for establishment of the Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Board in the country.National President of the association, Dr Uche Ojinmah made the call during a news conference at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) on Sunday in Gombe.He said the legislation was against the chatter signed by African countries on establishment of board for African Traditional medicine.“Wewish to point out that complementary and alternative medicine is different from traditional medicine and these are domains controlled by dental and medical“Andcouncil.thebill if passed, shall conflict with the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) Act. “We, therefore, call on government and the National Assembly to quickly amend the title and the functions contained in that bill.

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From Yakubu Mustapha Minna Niger State All Progressives Congress (APC), gubernatorial candidate, Mohammed Umar Bago has distributed farming inputs worth millions of naira.

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From:Femi Oyelola, Kaduna T he Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Association, SKCLA, has resolved to organize what it tagged “The Pastors Congress” to consult and screen candidates to support ahead of the 2023 general elections. This was part of the resolutions reached after a joint meeting with the board of trustees of the Association in Kafanchan at the weekend.

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From:Femi Oyelola, Kaduna Save the Children International and the Legislative Advocacy Initiative for Sustainable Development (LISDEL), have organized a legislative engagement workshop for members of the Kaduna State House of Assembly to enhance their capacities to accelerate Universal Health Coverage. It is also expected to develop a Legislative Health Agenda for 2022/2023 that would guide legislative interventions in the state.

The statement issued to newsmen and signed by the Association’s Chairman, Apostle Emmanuel Nuhu Kure explained that the Congress which will bring over one thousand clergies from all denominations in Southern Kaduna is also expected to have the Governorship Candidates of all the political parties in the State in attendance to speak on their blueprint for the people of Southern Kaduna. The statement added that the move was to give all the parties a level playing ground to convince and give the Church a direction on the best candidate to follow.

Federal Ministry of Agriculture and ENDO System International in Minna.The APC gubernatorial candidate explained that the high rate of insecurity has reduced food production, hence the need to boost farm productivity for food security and economic stability in the state andTheNigeria.Lawmaker called on the youths to embrace agriculture and depend less on dependent oil and white collar jobs.

He donated N10 million cash to 500 farmers from the 25 local government areas of the state. Bago made this known at the disbursements of farm tools in collaboration with the Federal College of Agriculture Dadin Kowa -Gombe,

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Kazeem quoted the Acting Corps Marshal, FRSC, Dauda Biu, as saying that the crash resulted from dangerous overtaking and eventual loss of control.The Acting Corps Marshal stressed that crashes at night were more fatal than day time. He reiterated that the corps would redouble its efforts by constantly engaging the motoring public nationwide. This, he said, would be through aggressive awareness and sensitisation campaign, until the desired result was achieved.Biuadvised vehicle owners to ensure that their vehicles were in order before putting them on the road, to avoid road crashes, especially at night.(NAN)

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The statement while rejoicing with the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, His Lordship, Mathew Hassan Kukah over the celebration of his 70th birthday, also commiserated with the immediate family and congregation of the Late General Overseer of Solid Rock Fellowship International, Archbishop Zakka Bonet.

Nine persons have been confirmed dead and ten others injured in a fatal crash at Yangoji-Abaji road, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja.The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Bisi Kazeem, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Kazeem said the crash involved a Toyota Hiance Bus with vehicle registration number KTG-450 KQ and Howo Sino truck took place along YangojiAbaji road at about 6:05 a. He said the bus was coming from Osun while heading to Katsina State, but unfortunately crashed into a stationary Trailer. “Twenty-two people were involved in the crash. They were all males. Ten were injured and nine wereFirstkilled.aid was given to two. “The FRSC recovered N3,170, six bags and four mobil phones. “The rescue was a joint team of zebra 6 Yangoji, zebra 6, 16 Abaji and police. However, the injured victims taken to general hospital, Abaji by zebra 16 and police on patrol. “While the nine corpses were deposited at a mortuary in General Hospital, Kwali, Abuja and the Nigerian Police Force, (NPF) Kwali division has taken over the investigation,” he said.

Speaking at the commencement of the workshop, the Deputy Speaker Dr. Isaac Auta said they were in Kano to improve the capacity of their members, especially on oversight functions, and to improve the health system in Kaduna State. “So we are all here to get such information from resource persons. We were given a monogram on how the Kaduna Health system works and we were briefed on Primary Health Care…I can see something that’s going to improve the healthcare system especially now that the legislators are ready to even do more on their oversight functions and see what is happening .” He said the Assembly takes matters of health seriously and members were at the workshop to take their responsibilities on their shoulders.

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The President noted the discipline, diligence and focus of the broadcaster, and his penchant for research and rigorous study, guiding many to see journalism as a career for continuous mind renewal, an adventure into unravelling the unknown, and telling the truth that encourages peace and harmony.Astheveteran journalist, who is also an expert in development communication, turns 65, the President commended his large- heartedness and ability to discover many talents as a scriptwriter, director and producer, with many of his prodigies playing leading roles in the movie industry, Nollywood.President Buhari prayed for good health, strength and more wisdom for Bako and his family to keep serving the country.

L-R:.Director General, Small and Medium Development Agency of Nigeria SMEDAN, Olawale Fasanya with India High Commisssioner to Nigeria,Shri G. Balasubramanian during a visit to the commissioner on the renewal of the relationship between the agency and the High commissioner, at the weekend in Abuja.

The District Head of Wako Community in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), His Royal Highness Adamu Yakubu Mohammed, has hailed the Executive Director in charge of Abiodun Essiet Initiative for Girls (AEIG) for sensitizing both Female and Male at Yewuti Community on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence. The District Head gave the Community in an interview with Newsmen during the second Interphase meeting of AEIG to give a score card don the Community response from the traditional rulers as well as people of Yewuti Community. He called on both traditional rulers and residents of Yewuti Community to always move towards arresting the problems of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence for the protection of girls and boys in the Society.

The royal father pledged to make use of the opportunity provided by AEIG to tackle Sexual and Gender Violence when it occurs in his Community. Also speaking with Journalists, the project officer of AEIG, Josephine

13 injured in Kogi accident

President Muhammadu Buhari has celebrated with veteran broadcaster and former Director General of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Malam Danladi Bako, PhD, on his 65th birthday, felicitating with the journalist who contributed to the dynamism of media in Nigeria, especially on development. A statement by the Media office the President said Buhari rejoiced with Bako for a rewarding and memorable time as broadcaster, scholar, administrator and public servant, deploying his talent to create programmes that inspire and integrate, like the Morning Ride on NTA, which gave opportunity for many to advocate, counsel and ventilate.

CISLAC trains 23 Journalists on defence, anticorruption reportage in Adamawa Sexual/Gender based violence: Wako monarch hails NGO

No fewer than 13 persons were injured in an accident involving a luxury bus on Saturday at EjuleOchadamu road, Ofu local government area in Kogi state. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) official said that the accident occurred at 8 a. m. in which 13 persons were injured.

“This will not only enhance the safety of their lives and passengers but also prolong the life span of their vehicles”.

“It’s an unfortunate crash as the brake of the bus reportedly failed resulting in the driver losing“Wecontrol.giveGod the glory that no life was lost in the auto crash, which injured the 13 passengers now receiving treatment in the hospitals”.Thesector commander, however, warned motorists against speeding, which has always been the cause of accidents and deaths on our highways.While wishing injured victims quick recovery, the commander called on fleet operators to “always ensure that routine checks and maintenance are conducted on their vehicles prior to any journey.“Fleet operators should also adhere strictly to minimum safety standards, especially regarding their vehicles and drivers in line with the Road Transport Safety Standardisation Scheme of FRSC and Provisions of the National Road Traffic Regulations.

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The Kogi FRSC Sector Commander, Stephen Dawulung, who confirmed the incident said that the accident occurred when the bus driver went out of control and plunged into a nearby drainage. Dawulung said, “the good thing is that our officers and men on patrol were right on time at the scene of the accident.

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The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has urged practicing journalists to use their investigative journalism professional expertise in ensuring corruption tendencies are checked in defence and security budgetary processes.Itwas observed at a training workshop for journalists organised by the Centre, in conjunction with Transparency International Defence Project, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Netherlands. In his remarks at the training in Yola,Adamawa state capital, Thursday, Executive Director of the Centre, Auwal Ibrahim Musa Rafsanjani said the media workshop is designed to enhance knowledge of practicing journalists on probable areas within the defence and security sector budgetary process and expenditure.

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Emeghoghena who represented the Executive Director Mrs. Abiodun Essiet said the programme was one of the series of project by NGO in enlightening the people of the Community on what Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is and the action expected from them. The AEIG Executive Director disclosed that about 100 people were sensitised on GBV in the community.

“They took the 13 injured persons to Grimard Hospital, Anyigba and Holy Memorial Hospital, Ochadamu for medical treatment.”

Coalition, others want tax on sweetened beverages

Italy-bound physically challenged man arrested at Lagos airport for drug trafficking

“The troops in the ensuing shoot out, eliminated 3 of the terrorists and recovered two AK 47 rifles, nine magazines, seven Baofeng communication radios, one Tecno mobile phone, 120 rounds of 7.62 mm special ammunition, one power generator, and a motorcycle. “The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has commended the troops for their gallantry and urged them not to relent until banditry is eradicated in the region. “The General Officer Commanding 1 Division, Maj Gen Taoreed Lagbaja has urged all law-abiding citizens to continue to support the troops and other security agencies with credible and actionable information, that would assist the troops in their operations against the criminal elements.”

With concerns about tax revenue getting lost in government’s coffers, vice president of the Nigerian Cancer Society, Comrade Elijah drew the attention of members towards the importance of developing a strategy for ensuring transparency in implementing the tax. “There is a need to develop a mechanism to follow the money until there is legal backing for the earmarking of the fund as a health policy tool,” he said. For the success of the next phase of the advocacy, Comrade Bernard of the Diabetes Association of Nigeria advised the coalition to take the advocacy to the opposition to ensure they properly understand the importance of the tax to Nigeria and Nigerians: “Winning them over will go a long way in ensuring the success of the new phase of the advocacy.” The are Coalition Members,Diabetes Association of Nigeria ,Nutrition Society of Nigeria,Nigeria Cancer Society,Breast Without Spot,Lafiya Wealth Initiative,TalkHealth9ja and Nigeria Health Watch. Others are Project PINK Foundation.Initiative(AfrYPoD)HealthYouthDevelopmentBLUE,SustainableInitiative,AfricanInitiativeonPopulation,andDevelopment,BundiesCareandNigerianHeart

From: Femi Oyelola, Kaduna In sustained operations to clear the North West of banditry and terrorism, troops of 1 Division, Nigerian Army have again neutralized bandits and terrorists along Sabon Birni, DogondawaKuyelo, and Farin Ruwa. This was contained in a statement by Director Army Public Relations Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu and made available to the media in Kaduna yesterday. The statement stated that the dogged and highly motivated troops, while on a fighting patrol, came in contact with an unconfirmed number of bandits.

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Area of Edo State, and was found to have concealed five thousand (5,000) tablets of Tramadol 225mg in his luggage. The statement said preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect is a frequent traveller who often travels with lots of bags containing mainly food items, body cream, hair attachment and drinks.“The suspect was said to have presented his usual large consignment to NDLEA operatives for search but held on to some packages, which were retrieved from him and properly searched during which the drugs wereThediscovered.”statement added that, its operatives in Ondo state combed the Ala forest in Akure North LGA for a drug lord and intercepted eight suspected bandits terrorising farmers in the area.

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“Those arrested include: Austin Dickson, 47, who is the gang leader; Sunday Adekunle, 31; Kayode Oluwaseun, 29; Kolawole Kazeem, 33; Oladimeji Makinde, 37; Emeka Charles, 46; Ojo Oluwadare, 40; and Lanre Oluwajana, 44. “The suspected bandits were nabbed on Friday, 2nd September 2022. Recovered from them include twenty five (25) bags of cannabis sativa weighing 296kgs; Six (6) explosive devices; six (6) cartridges; four (4) motorcycles and assorted charms used in terrorising farmers in the forest. In Sokoto, operatives on Saturday 3rd Sept intercepted a commercial bus from which two five CD loader players were recovered along Sokoto-Bodinga road. Upon search, 5.5kgs of cannabis were discovered inside the CD players and the owner, Nasiru Ibrahim arrested while in another bus, a suspected bandit Sani Ibrahim, 37 was arrested with some ammunition and cannabis sativa along Kware road. An Abuja businesswoman, Onyinye Nwoke, 38, has been arrested following an intelligenceled raid at her residence, House 56 Aldenco Estate, Galadimawa where operatives uprooted fresh stems of cannabis plants grown at the backyard of the house. The uprooted plants weighed 18.4kgs while 800grams of cannabis seeds were also recovered from the Chairman/Chiefhouse.

Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) commended the officers and men of the MMIA, Lagos, Niger, Sokoto, Ondo, FCT and Gombe Commands for the arrests and seizures. He charged them and their compatriots across the country to intensify the heat on drug cartels in Nigeria while balancing their efforts on supply reduction with drug demand reduction activities.”

By Mashe Umaru Gwamna Acoalition, National Action on Sugar Reduction (NASR), and other Civil society organizations (CSOs), said they have adopted new campaign strategies to advocate towards making governments to enact generated revenue from sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) tax. The diabetes association with other 11 CSOs in a statement jointly signed and issued by the Coalition Representative,Omei Bongos-Ikwue, said the decision was taken in meeting recently in Abuja.“The meeting will also outlined other key elements for the next phase of the advocacy campaign”. The statement said the advocacy is for policy measures to tackle the health risks of consuming sugarsweetened beverages (SSBs). Peoples Daily recalled that the sugar-sweetened beverage tax, was introduced in the Finance Act and signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari on 31 December 2021, has been fully implemented. “The Nigerian Customs Service started collection in July 2022.”The coalition praised the government for taking proactive measures towards implementing the tax. Nigeria’s SSB tax is currently 10-naira per litre. According to Shirley Ewang, an advocacy specialist and coalition member, the next phase of the advocacy is to sustain the tax and increase it to a level that will produce a price change impactful enough to discourage excessive SSB consumption.Forthisreason, the coalition is advocating for a 30-naira per litre tax. Ewang further explained, “The next [campaign] phase will include measures to ensure the earmarking of the funds as a health policy tool, more specifically, by ensuring that funds go towards curbing non-communicable diseases.”

Governor of Kano state, Dr. Abdullahi Umar (right)Gandujepresenting the appointment letter to the New Commissioner of Water Resources of Kano state, Hon. Garba Yusuf Abubakar (left), with them is the Commissioner of Justice of the State, justice Lawan Musa Abdullahi, during the swearing-in of the New Commissioners, at the Weekend in Kano state.

A53-year-old physically challenged man, Ehiarimwiam Osaromo Emmanuel, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the departure hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos for drug trafficking. NDLEA in a statement issued yesterday by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy, said Ehiarimwiam was arrested on Sunday 28th August on his way to Italy, via Doha on a Qatar Airways flight. An indigene of Orhionmwon Local Government 8 suspected bandits in Ondo forest with explosives, businesswoman in Abuja

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Also, a public health physician and health policy Dr Laz Eze, who advocate fro TalkHealth9ja said “It is important to note that the increase in the tax is a win in itself because the idea behind the tax is to increase the price of the commodity, which will make consumers buy less and therefore reduce consumption.” He, however, highlighted the importance of understanding that there is currently no law that mandates earmarking the funds as a health policy tool.

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The appointment of the Acting Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Dauda Ali Biu has been described as placing a round peg in a round hole considering his vast experience and passion for the job. Biu, a seasoned road safety professional who hails from Hawul Local Government Area of Borno State, joined the Corps in 1988 and rose through hard work, dedication and commitment to the rank of Deputy Corps Marshal before his elevation to the rank of Acting CorpsFollowingMarshal. his appointment, observers have expressed optimism that his emergence will help transform the agency considering his vast experience on the job. Recounting their experiences, the observers said that the Corps Marshal has assisted in saving the lives of accident victims irrespective of his ranks.

”As campaigns commence, we appeal to all political parties and candidates to focus on issue-based campaigns.“Thisis the best way to complement our efforts to ensure transparent elections in which only the votes cast by citizens determine the winner,” he said.

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From Yakubu Mustapha Minna Youth group has distributed food items worth thousands of naira to a number of vulnerable groups in Bosso local government area of Niger state.

The INEC Chairman explained thatactivities for the 2023 General Elections would enter critical stages this month from the next 19 daysHisonward.words, “The commission welcomes this initiative and as Co-Chairman of the InterAgency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES), there is no doubt that the security agencies also welcome ideas and citizens’ support towards peaceful elections,” he said.

The Executive Secretary Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission Rev. Dr Yakubu Pam has said that the Commission is set to commence pilgrimage exercise to Rome in October, next month.This was disclosed recently during a courtesy visit by the Catholic Youth Organisation of Nigeria (CYON) to the Executive Secretary of NCPC, Rev. Dr Yakubu Pam in his office at the NCPC corporate Headquarters, Abuja. Rev. Pam in his address commended the Catholic Church for preserving the Holy sites in Israel, Turkey and other Holy Lands. In his words, “the Catholic Church has helped the Christian heritage and background”.

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Boss Mustapha fir his diligence as a public servant. Buhari in a statement to congratulate the SGF on his 66th birthday said his leadership roles such as chairing the Presidentila Task Force on Covid 19 would continue to stand him out for recognition.Thestatement by the Senior Special Assistant to the Presidw t on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu read: “On behalf of Federal Executive Council (FEC) and his family, President Muhammadu Buhari sends warm greetings to Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Gidahyelda Mustapha on his 66th birthday, September 4, 2022. “The President extols the political leader and diligent public servant for his dedication to nation building since his youthful days in the 80’s, staying active in legal practice, politics and governance, with distinctions in every assignment.“President Buhari notes commitment of the SGF in ensuring fluidity of ideas, team work and harmony, and efficient transitions of policies into gains for Nigerians, affirming that his historic leadership roles, like chairing the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19, will continue to stand him for recognitions. “As the former Managing Director of Nigeria Inland Waterways Authority turns 66, the President joins family, friends and political associates, particularly members of All Progressives Congress (APC), in celebrating with the legal luminary.

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The Executive Chairman of Kwali Area Council in the FCT, Hon. Danladi Chiya has been crowned as the Garkuwa of Yangoji Community by the village Head of the Community, Mallam Dantani Shindawo Yakubu. In an interview with newsmen, Shindawo Yakubu said the Kwali Chairman was crowned today due to the vital role played in the community.Theroyal father called on the entire resident of Yangoji Community to always co-operate with him in order to actualise his dreams for the community, pointing out that the position of the Village Head was left vacant for the past 12 years. He charged his subjects to join hands with him to move the Yangoji forward and urged them to be patient at all times. The Yangoji Village Head appealed to the Chairman of Kwali as well as the security agencies to continue to wage war against criminals in the area, as he said the community was facing the security problem for so long now. Speaking at the coronation ceremony in Yangoji on Saturday, the Chairman of Kwali Area Council, Hon. Danladi Chiya tasked the people of Yangoji to live in peace in the Community.

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The Director General of Bago Mini Gubernatorial Campaign Team, Umar Mohammed Erena said it was aimed at providing succour to the poor and vulnerable people.Erena explained that the masses are suffering following the high cost of food commodities and essential needs of live, hence the intervention to reduce their plight.

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The Chairman of INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this in Abuja at the ”Expert Meeting on Conducting Nigeria’s 2023 General Elections in Volatile Security Environment. At the event organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) in conjunction with INEC, Yakubu said that the publication of the final list was in line with Section 32(1) of the Electoral Act, 2022 and the Timetable and Schedule of Activities released by the Accordingcommission.to him, “This will be followed on Oct. 4 by the publication of the final list of candidates for state elections (Governorship and State Houses of Assembly).”Campaign in public by political parties will officially commence on Sept. 28 as provided for by Section 94(1) of the Electoral Act, 2022.

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By Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday, said that it plans to publish the final list of candidates for Presidential, Senate and House of Representatives seats on Sept. 20 ahead of 2023 poll.

Mr Maduabuchi Nwadike said that he met him sometime in 2019 at the highway around Julius Berger bridge at an accident scene when they were trying to rescue the victims.Nwadike said they could not get a car to covey the victims because they parked on the other side of the road, but someone came and immediately asked his driver to convey the victims to a nearby hospital while he waited at the scene.According to him, “I saw a Road Safety Official vehicle coming, when it gets to the scene, it stopped, and the man came out to see the situation and he noticed the victim, a girl was unconscious and he ordered his driver to assist and take the girl to the nearest hospital - Zanklin hospital in Mabushi.” He said, though, there is a sector that was in charge of the Berger area but before they could come with their vehicle, he (Ali Biu) used his official car to convey the victim to the hospital. “I was trying to find out who he was because on rare occasions he would have called the officers in charge of that place to come and do their work. But he chose to use his official car to convey the victim to the hospital. I was touched to ask him who he is, when I got closer, I saw his name tag, written “Biu.” I can joke at times, so I called him. “The girl in question was related to me and she was coming to see me when she had the accident. Before the people of that Command came and they met us in the hospital and he handed over the keys to them before we exchanged contacts and left,” he Also,said.Mallam Nasir Dambatta said that Buhari has certainly displayed exemplary wisdom with the appointment of Biu, a man whose leadership, sacrifice, statesmanship, patriotism and unwavering commitment to the interests of the people of Nigeria at large the citizens of Nigeria as a whole have few parallels in our nation.According to Dambatta, “We feel proud to say that we drew and shall continue to draw inspiration from his life and works and shall continue to strive, in all we do, to live by the personal and social values and standards he has lived and set for himself as a citizen, subject, and leader.”

The NCPC boss also disclosed that the Archbishop of Abuja, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama would be the spiritual leader of the Pilgrimage exercise to Rome in OctoberEarlier,2022.the National Youth Animator of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Rev. Fr Boniface Idoko who led the delegation of the Catholic Youth Organisation of Nigeria (CYON) in his remarks, said they were in the Commission to identify with the Executive Secretary and appreciate him for being a great ambassador of Christ and his Gospel through the pilgrimage exercise, “we are proud of your great works” he said. Rev. Fr Idoko explained that the youths can be used as agents of pilgrimage awareness; hence the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria is open to any collaboration with the Commission with the aim of achieving one goal, which is to propagate the gospel of Christ. He further disclosed that the Catholic Church would be organizing a World Youth Day which is scheduled to take place in August 2023 at Lisbon, Portugal.

“Is there any testimonial that can be better said about a man who started impacting life right from humble beginnings oblivious of what the future held for him decades ago? His must be a case of ‘do good always wherever you are not minding whoever may be looking at you.’” They strongly believe that the Acting Corps Marshal will improve on the achievement of his predecessor to transform road safety to the admiration of other countries. final list of presidential, Senate, Reps’ candidates Sept 20, Yakubu peg in round hole”

The Director, CDD, Ms Idayat Hassan, said that the meeting being held against the background of security challenges plaguing the country.

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NCPC to commence pilgrimage to Rome in October

He urged Nigerians to shun blame game and see the problem as an challenge for all that required collective effort to tackle by exposing bad ones amongst them.

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FEDERAL NEURO-PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL, BARNAWA, KADUNA INVITATION TO TENDER FOR EXECUTION OF 2022 CAPITAL PROJECTS

6.0 OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS

5.0 SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS

A complete set of Bidding documents shall be collected by interested bidders from the address below within the working hours of 8am – 4pm {Monday to Friday} upon presentation of evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 only per Lot, paid into the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Barnawa’s Remita account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.

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c. Late submission will be returned un-opened; d. The Hospital shall not be liable for any loss on the part of the Bidders; e. Attendees at the bid openings shall be required to wash hands, use hand sanitiser, wear mask and observe physical distancing. The Bids will be opened in the presence of CSOs and Professional bodies and covered by video recording; invitation link will be sent to bidders who chooses to join the bid opening online; f. Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned unopened; g. The Hospital is not bound to pre-qualify any bidder and reserves the right to annul the Procurement process at any time without incurring any liabilities in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act 2007.

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(i) All Tenders must be paginated and shall be submitted in two (2) Hard copies (marked ‘Original’ & ‘Photocopy’) and one (1) Electronic copy (non-rewritable compact disk/DVD) in Microsoft each for Technical and Financial Bids, packaged in two separate wax sealed envelopes stating the specific projects, on top left corner of each envelope e.g. TECHNICAL BID LOT I and FINANCIAL BID LOT I at the reverse side, the Firm’s name, address and GSM number to; The Medical Director, Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Opposite Shagari Low Cost, Barnawa, Kaduna. (ii) The bids should be submitted to the above address not later than 12:00 noon on Thursday 6th October, 2022.

2.0 SCOPE OF WORKS LOT 1: Construction & Furnishing of Geriatric Psychiatric Ward; LOT 2: Re-Asphalting of Internal Access Roads, Car parks and Renovation of Drainages; and LOT 3: Renovation/Reconstruction of Perimeter Fence and Remodeling of Hospital Gates.

From Yakubu Mustapha Minna Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has directed for the closure of all quack clinics as part of measures toward avoiding deaths caused by negligence and unnecessary human error. The governor stated this at the flag off of distribution of 3.7m insecticides and treated nets in Minna. He said efforts must be made to avoid deaths caused by negligence or human error.He said the state government has made huge investments and commitments in the delivery of healthcare services over the years which he said is evident in the gradual reduction of malaria prevalence in the Bellostate. enjoined Nigerlites to collect and properly use the nets in order to significantly reduce the menace of malaria and urged the people to take COVID-19 vaccine to build a resilient society and forestall further outbreak.

The Chairman of the set, Maj. Gbenga Adetunji, said the reunion had afforded them the opportunity to reminisce on their days as little boys and girls who entered into the school without knowing what they really wanted.

The Alumni members of Command Secondary School in Kaduna, have commended the military for the efforts so far in tackling security challenges confronting the Theynation.gave the commendation at the 20th Anniversary Reunion Dinner of the 2002 Set of the school on Saturday in Abuja.

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Arc. Enyi Ben-Eboh, President, Nigerian Institute of Architects, said it was unfortunate that Nigeria found itself in insecurity, saying it was a product of several years of neglect of the securityBen-Eboh,sector. who is also an alumnus of Command school, said there was need for continuous investment in security since security equipment were not off-the-shelf materials.Healso called for adequate motivation for the troops of Nigerian military who were sacrificing their lives for the peace of the nation by acknowledging and thanking them for their efforts so far. He also urged Nigerians to see security as everyone’s business, saying that something as simple as divulging information about people of dubious characters would help the authorities to to fish them out and take appropriateAccordingactions.tohim, if as a community you keep quiet and think it doesn’t affect you, someday it will and that is where we are now as aHecountry.urged government to take urgent steps to address the economic challenges as well as making conscious efforts to engage the young people.Ben-Eboh commended the class of 2002 for being able to hold themselves together amongst the various sets in Command secondary school, and urged them to keep the unity going. A former History Teacher at the school, Mr Kehinde Degele, said the Command secondary schools all over the federation were known for discipline and academic excellence as an admixture of military discipline and quality academics.Degele expressed excitement that the children he taught over the years had become successful adults in various fields of endaevour.Oninsecurity, he said it was a passing phase that the nation would overcome with concerted and refocused efforts.

n. All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company/Firm’s Letter Head Paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Contact Address, Telephone Number (preferably GSM No.), and e-mail address. The Letterhead Paper must bear the Names and Nationalities of the Directors of the Company at the bottom of the page, duly signed by the authorised officer of the firm.

The flag off ceremony took place yesterday at the IDP camp in Ribah headquarters of Danko Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. Delivery her speech, the Federal Commissioner of the Agency, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, thanked the Kebbi State Governor, Senator Atiku Abubakar Bagudu for supporting the ceremony and ensured that the lives of the affected victims were under control.

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The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons has distributed foods and other materials to hundreds of displaced person in Kebbi State.

Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Thursday 6th October, 2022 at the Hospital’s Board Room. All interested Contractors and general public are hereby invited.

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7.0 INDEMNITY a. This advertisement shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of FNPH Kaduna nor shall it entitle responding contractors or suppliers to sue any indemnity from FNPH Kaduna by virtue of the contractors having responded to the Advertisement.

g. Sworn Affidavit: - disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal NeuroPsychiatric Hospital Kaduna or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and to confirm that all information presented in its bid are true and correct in all particulars; - that no Director has been convicted in any Country for any criminal offence relating to fraud or financial impropriety or criminal misrepresentation or falsification of facts relating to any matter; - that the Company is not in receivership, the subject of any form of insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings or the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceedings; h. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years - 2019, 2020 & 2021, duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS); i. Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed; j. Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications such as COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc.; k. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects; l. List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement; m. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner)

1.0 INTRODUCTION The Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Kaduna is a Federal Health Institution and one of the Parastatals in the Federal Ministry of Health located Opposite Shagari Low Cost, Barnawa, Kaduna State. In pursuance of implementation of its 2022 Capital Projects and in compliance with the requirements of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 and extant regulations on the Procurement of Works, the Hospital hereby invites reputable and interested contractors and suppliers with relevant experience and good track record of performance, to submit bids Technical and Financial for the under-listed projects:

The Nigerian Army says it will not succumb to intimidation by the International Society for Civil Liberty and Rule of Law (INTERSOCIETY) in its effort to rubbish army’s image and reputation. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said that INTERSOCIETY had continued with its antics of dragging the image of the Nigerian army in the mud while promoting irredentists, lawless and outlawed organisations.Hesaidthe allegation by the organisation that the Nigerian military, especially the army had been working with armed herdsmen/ bandits to terrorise the Eastern part of the country and Benue was libelous, spurious and derogatory.According to him, a cursory look at the content reveals a business-as-usual pattern of propaganda by the well known, paid jobbers and fifth columnists christened INTERSOCIETY. “Unfortunately for these mischief makers, the highly patriotic and untiring efforts of the Nigerian army to neutrally defend the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Nigeria is visible enough and boldly seen by all and have received international accolades. “It is on this unmistakable pedigree, that the army wishes to dismiss these concoctions and evil propaganda peddled and served to unsuspecting members of the public by INTERSOCIETY.”Heallegedthat INTERSOCIETY is covertly sponsored by the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN) with the singular purpose of destabilising the country. “It is on record, that the Nigerian army conducted and will still conduct series of exercises not only in the South Eastern states, but across all the states of the federation.

3.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC 1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7; b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2022; c. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and above); d. Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 5 and above or the bidder’s annual turnover is N50m and above); e. Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022; f. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2022 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.

“This has reasonably reduced criminality especially in the South East, where INTERSOCIETY’s cohorts like IPOB and ESN can no longer enjoy freedom of action to unleash death and mayhem on Ndigbo and other Nigerians, who do not support their evil bid.

b. False claims and failure to comply with the specification instructions stated above will automatically disqualify the Bid.

4.0 COLLECTION OF DOCUMENTS

“Speaking specifically to the question and it is a genuine concern that Nigerians ask and you as the stakeholders in Nigeria with responsibility for borrowing ask. “Debt has grown and that has come really from the annual budget. There are 3 levels where those borrowings have increased. We have been running deficit budget for many, many years. So, each time you approve a budget with a deficit by the time we raise that money because when you approve it is giving us a mandate, authority to borrow, it will reflect in the debt stock, so debt stock will increase. Also remember that states are also borrowing. So we add their own. They also have laws governing their“Theborrowings.Second leg to that really, as debt stock increases so does debt service. And so, the clear message is go through the budget, we have been having deficit budget for many years and have been borrowing significantly.

So, if revenues are high, your deficit will be lower and your new borrowing will be lower and then your new borrowing will be less and your debt stock will be slower and debt service to revenue will now be so high. “So, the challenge is, we have been borrowing because of shortfalls. So, the other thing to do is let’s look at our expenditure profile, what can we do to reduce there because you are asking me what is the remedy. It is from the budget. There is revenue, there is expenditure listed in various categories, personnel, overhead and capital. So, those are what bring out the deficit we borrow for. It is those things that should be interrogated in addition to increasing revenue significantly.

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The Honourable Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola has inaugurated the 7th Governing Council on the 114 years old foremost surveying training institution in Nigeria, the Federal School of Surveying (FSS), Oyo with the Surveyor General of the Federation (SGoF), Surv. Abudulganiyu Adeyemi Adebomehin as Chairman. The event which was pursuant to Part 1, Section 2 of the FSS Act (No.19) of 25th June 1990 was witnessed by the President of the surveying regulatory body in Nigeria, Surveyor Council of Nigeria (SURCON), Surv. Clement Nwabiche and one of the early principals of the school, an octogenarian, Surv. Chief Benjamin A. Lala among other dignitaries.Inhisremarks, the SGoF who represented the minister says, “With the expiration of the tenure of the 6th Governing Council, the Federal Government in its wisdom as usual nominated some credible Nigerians cutting across relevant authorities, professions, and the country’s geopolitical zones to reflect our diversity for the reconstitution of this Governing Council”.TheSGoF who was represented by his Head of Survey Coordination Department, Surv. Semiu Ayinde thanked the state government, the Oyo traditional stool and its subjects for being good hosts and as parts of the success story of the school.In her address of welcome, the Rector of the school, Surv. Dr. Dupe Nihinlola OlayinkaDosunmu disclosed that the last council has approved the proposed nomenclature of the school as Federal University of Geospatial Sciences and Environmental Technology, Oyo and that with the support of the Honourable Minister of Works and Housing, the necessary directives have been given for sensitization and contacts with relevant stakeholders among other efforts.

The SURCON President, Surv. Nwabiche in his goodwill message described the school as the citadel of surveying in the country expressing delight over the efforts being made for its transformation to a full-fledged university.

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”This was submitted to the National Council on Transportation in September 2021, and was approved, so the Ministry of Transportation will work on it before submissions to the FEC.” Representing the Minister of Finance, Mrs Abidemi Emmanual, the Assistant Director, PPP in the ministry said the country was yet to unlock PPP potential in spite of all the successes we had recorded. According to her, all PPP infrastructure projects, irrespective of how they are procured, managed or financed generate some forms of liability in future. She said: ”This even more in a PPP arrangement. A number of this liabilities are subject to a high degree of uncertainty regarding when they will occur and that is why we call them contingencies, in the first instance.

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The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), Mr Emmanuel Jime, has called for the promotion of Public Private Partnership (PPP) to boost infrastructure development in the Jimecountry.made the call while playing host to the Third Quarter 2022 PPP Consultative Forum on Thursday in Abuja.He said since the introduction of the forum, it had contributed immensely towards capacity building, knowledge sharing and networking among members. ”It is important that PPP should be increasingly seen as a development tool not just as a procurement option. ”This means that by its very nature it should be able to exponentially increase the infrastructure stock, which is a measure enabler for economic growth and ”Environmental,development.social and governance need to be given attention and this has been a very fundamental concept in PPP implementation globally.

The NSC boss reiterated that the council had recently delivered two important projects, the Kaduna and Kano Inland Dry Port (IDP) through this”means.TheKano IDP was declared as a port of origin and destination on Aug. 5, signalling the commencement of operations of the project. ”Also, the NSC in conjunction with other stakeholders has been able to develop vehicle transit areas, policy framework and implementation guidelines.

“From Covid in 2020, the level of borrowing had increased significantly as you know. Those budgets pass through this House. The issue is how do you reduce that debt. One of it is revenues which we have talked about.

The Director-General of the Debt Management Office (DMO), Patience Oniha, yesterday attributed Nigeria’s high debt profile to lack of revenues and approval of the annual budget with a deficit by the national assembly which increased the debt stock of the country. According to her, Nigeria has been running on budget deficit for many decades which in turn affected its revenue profile.

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“Let me say that a world Bank report just show that in terms of debt to GDP ratio, Nigeria is low but for debt service to revenue ration, we are very high. So, if you look at tax to GDP ratio of these other countries, they are in multiples of Nigeria. The world bank report did a survey and I think it’s about 197 countries and Nigeria is number 195, meaning we beat only two countries and that was Yemen and Afghanistan and I don’t think we want to be at those places. So, we can’t talk about borrowing without talking about revenues and we can’t say why is the debt stock growing. It’s growing because we are running deficit budget and some of you may be aware we are also issuing promissory note to refinance arrears of government which also comes to the national assembly for approvals.

”PPP as an evolving alternate funding will require periodic updates in terms of regulatory framework, governance, capacity building in both public and private sector and must be promoted if this endeavour is to be sustained. ”So, ICRC and the head of service should be at the fore front of this important innovation,” Jime said.

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He said it has been realized that no societies in the world can do without geospatial data as he pledged the support of SURCON for further development of the school.The council comprised Surv. Semiu Akanni Ayinde representing Office of the Surveyor General of the Fedration; Dr. Sanjo Faniran, Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and Planning; Mr. Adama Sabo James, Federal Ministry of Education; Mr. Olajide OdeMartins, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing; Surv. Major Muhammed Garba, Armed Forces of Nigeria; and the Oyo State Surveyor General, Surv. Abiodu S. Alaba. Others were Surv. Hassan Abdullahi representing states Surveyor Generals; Surv. Badamosi Tahir of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NS); Surv. Mrs. Evelyn Olomu representing other bodies engaged in the practice of surveying and mapping and the school rector, Surv. Mrs. Nihinlola. The Registrar of the School, Administrator Oyekola O. Oyedele is to serve as secretary of the council.

Oniha who disclosed this before the House of Representatives committee on Finance interfacing with the Office on the on the consideration of Medium Term Expenditure Framework MTEF and Fiscal Strategy Paper FSP from 2023 to 2025, said that Nigeria was indebted to the tune of N41. 6 trillion Oniha said that until the issues of personnel, overhead and capital expenditure were properly addressed in the budget, borrowing would not stop.She said “As you know, we publish the debt numbers quarterly which is why there is a lot of discussions around it. But let me just give some numbers. As at December 2020, the debt stock of Nigeria and that includes the federal, state governments and the federal capital territory was N32.92 trillion. By December 2021, it was N39.556 trillion. As at March of this year, we publish quarterly, it was N41.6triilion. On the average, (federal government) it is about 85 percent of the total. Technically, the bulk of it is the federal government.

volume between Nigeria and Korea was two billion US dollars in 2021, also revealed that in the first half this year, it was 1.1 billion dollars, representing about 20% increase. He explains that, “the 1.1 billion trade volume recorded during the last six months of this year, is about 20% increase when compared with that of last year, is a good development as it is more like a balanced trade volume. “So, in spite of the Covid-19, our trade volume is increasing from last year, maybe thanks to our activities in the embassy, and with the Foundation, our future relationship definitely improve”.

KAF seeks to boost Nigerian-Korean economic relationship

“So, this visit is very significant, because during my discussions and meeting with the Nigerian people, I realise that Nigeria is a big country with a lot of possibilities and potentials for us to cooperate with each other. “That’s what we are trying to let them know right away positive things about Nigeria, I think there will be better perception in future”.

Also, a motorist from Ogoja, Cross River State, Sunday Ogbu, who was crossing through Lokoja, who was trapped at Ganaja village because of the condition of the road, expressed disappointment with the deplorable situation of the city road, appealed to the governor to complete the road for people to admire the beauty of Lokoja, stressing that it’s the only way people can come to terms with the flyover. James Chiwendu, another motorist from Anambra who was praising the governor Alhaji Yahaya Bello, for breaking the jinx of building a flyover in the ancient city of Lokoja, called the Governor to complete the roads linking the flyover to bring out the beauty of the flyover more expressly.

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he Nigeria High Commission in Kenya has refuted an online media report alleging the targeting and killing of Nigerians in the East African country.Ina statement issued in Nairobi on Saturday, a copy of which was received by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Commission described the story as a concoction replete with falsehood. It urged the public to refrain from interfacing with faceless groups or individuals who invest shamelessly in propagating irritants injurious to the cordial diplomatic relations between Nigeria and Kenya. It also urged Nigerians in Kenya to go about their activities within the provisions of the laws of the host country.

“Most of the people think of Nigeria as a very difficult and odd place to live, yet they haven’t visited Nigeria or met Nigerian people, but this impression can change, once they visit Nigeria and meet real Nigerians.

According to him, “we are trying to encourage more participation in business areas between Korea and Africa, as we are very much working closely with all the Korean economic associations and entities on issues related to Africa. “With the visit, we try to bring some business networks to your people (Nigerians) through engagement with NACCIMA and other key stakeholders , so this will be very good start, and I hope that our business and economic relationship with Nigeria will be increased much more that what it is”. He adds, “but, the Korean public perception about Nigeria is not positive, so the Korean business people are very much hesitant to come to Nigeria, and open some business in the country.

On his part, the Korean Ambassador to Nigeria, Kim Young-chae, said the impacts of KAF in Nigeria, may not be in the immediate, but in the long term, it will help to establish and further promote good relationship between people of both countries.KimYoung-chae, who disclosed that the trade

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“A parody news item released by an online platform on Aug. 31 and captioned `Nigerians in Kenya have raised alarm over targeted killings…is a concoction replete with falsehood and unfounded allegations.

“Members of the syndicate, who have been beneficiaries of the service excellence of the High Commission, have consistently failed in their efforts to riot and unleash mayhem on the High Commission and its personnel.“Their schemes include phony online videos, unsubstantiated petitions and threats to officials of the Mission, and campaigns to close the High Commission and create a diplomatic row with the host government.“Theissue of concern in the parody news publication is the abduction of a Nigerian national on July 26 July. “This is a sensitive subject of on-going engagement between the Nigeria High Commission and the Kenyan authorities.

“The Nigerian High Commission in Kenya is not irked by the falsehood and frivolous allegations and will continue to conduct its statutory obligations on behalf of Nigeria and Nigerians in Kenya. “The High Commission, in line with statutory obligations, is devoted to the proper treatment of Nigerian nationals in Kenya and acts expeditiously on their behalf.“Contrary to claims of extrajudicial killings of Nigerians in Kenya by police operatives, there is no such incident. Rather, Nigerians have been supported where necessary to engage the host authorities in line with local laws,’’ it stated.

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The High Commission added that it remained resolute in executing its responsibilities and functions with every sense of professionalism and patriotism to Nigeria and to Nigerians.

It would be recalled that between the period the governor came to power and now, many legacy projects have surfaced in the State; Confluence University of Science and Technology, World class hospital in Okene, Anyigba and Idah, just to mention a few.

All Money Market Dealers should submit bids through the CBN S4 WEB INTERFACE between 8.00 a.m. and 11.00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 07, 2022. Each bid must be in multiple of N1,000 subject to a minimum of N50,001,000. Authorized Money Market Dealers can submit multiple bids. A bid may be for authorized Money Market Dealers own account, non–Money Market Dealers or interested members of the public. The result of the auction would be announced on Wednesday, September 07, 2022. The Bank reserves the right to reject any Allotmentbid.

letters would be issued for successful bids on Thursday, September 08, 2022, while payment for the successful bids should be made to your account with Central Bank of Nigeria not later than 11.00 a.m. on Thursday, September 08, 2022.

Notice is hereby given by the Central Bank of Nigeria on behalf of DMO that the Federal Government of Nigeria Treasury Bills of 91, 182 and 364-day tenors amounting to N20,766,650,000; N31,287,627,000 and N162,682,149,000 respectively would be issued by Dutch auction on Thursday, September 08, 2022.

P resident of Korea-Africa Foundation (KAF), Lyeo Moon-ki has declared readiness to bolster business and economic relationship with Nigeria, through robust strategic engagements with key stakeholders in the sector. Moon-ki, who revealed that Nigeria is the Republic of Korea’s largest trading partner in Africa, said “ Nigeria will be an economy engine in theThefuture.KAFPresident, who spoke during a recent media chat with journalists, in Abuja, on his first official visit to Africa, explained that KAF, as an initiative of the Korean parliament was established in 2018, basically to promote our relationship in the Africa continent, and African countries.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja, is also regularly updated on the matter,’’ it added. NAN

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The High Commission stated also that a syndicate of bad elements was out to tarnish its image. “The High Commission is aware of a syndicate which desires to tarnish its purposeful engagements and successes.

The Bank reserves the right to vary the amount on offer in line with market realities prevailing as at the period of auction of the Nigerian Treasury Bills.

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The festival of the celebration of infrastructure development and redefining of Kogi State into a modern city by Governor Yahaya Bello, has been the talk of the town, in KogiMostState..of the infrastructural developments have direct impact on the citizens and beyond, considering the economic, growth and health impact on the people.

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A group led by Kashim Babasule praising the governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, while addressing journalists in Lokoja yesterday, however pleaded with the Governor to complete, Ganaja, Ganaja Village Road to give meaning to the world class flyover in the ancient city of Lokoja, the seat of power.. According to the leader of the group, it’s worrisome that shortly after leaving the flyover, a modern edifice, it degenerates into a deplorable road conditions to the left, right and centre which could adorn the magnificent flyover.

By Austin Alfa, Lokoja

The Africa Regional Campaigner 350Africa.org, Ms Charity Migwi, said that Africa needed climate finance to change from use of coal to renewable energy. Migwi said that the organisations were collaborating to create awareness on energy transition plan, adding that it was part of the aim of the workshop.Shesaidthat the workshop was to discuss and understand how the principles of a just transition could be applicable in the Nigerian framework.Sheencouraged Nigerians to embrace renewable energy system, adding that the energy transition plan was a situation where the use of fossil fuel would gradually phase out for renewable energy. “We want to live in a healthy and safe environment, which renewable energy system will provide. We all want to have sustainable food systems, agriculture that is productive.“So,those are the things that actually motivate most of our campaigns. I believed that the campaign will be beneficial not just for Nigeria, but as a continent,” she said.

TETFund: Senate seeks increase in education tax

Khamis said that the objective of the organisation was to build an African movement to fight climate change, adding that the organisation used grassroots to run locally-driven campaigns in every corner of the globe. (NAN)

Environmental crisis: Organisations call for urgent intervention

Adeagbo also advised government to forge international partnerships to bring international agencies and foreign governments to assist Nigeria to resolve current problems plaguing the education sector. “The ministry of education must be more vocal on the decadence in the education sector, to find lasting solutions to current challenges. According to her, Nigeria must create an enabling environment for non-governmental organisations to form strategic alliances with government to salvage the education sector.She said there was urgent need for government to upgrade infrastructure in schools to foster a congenial atmosphere for teaching andAdeagbolearning. reiterated the determination of IA-Foundation to partner with State Governments to take education to grassroots communities to give opportunities to hapless Nigerian kids. (NAN)

The Chief Executive Officer of the international charity, IAFoundation, Mrs Ibironke Adeagbo, has expressed worry over the “distressing’’ figure of over 20 million children reported to be currently out-of-school in Nigeria.

By Maryam Abeeb Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and Tertiary Education Trust Fund,TETFund has said there is the need for an increase in tertiary institutions tax from 2.5 percent to three percent to improve research and development in the country.The Committee made this submission during its oversight visit to TETFund to ascertain the level of 2021/ 2022 performance of budget, on Wednesday.Explaining the reason for the oversight visit, the Committee said, “ Upon the enactment of 2022 Appropriation Act, the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria resolved that Committees should embark on oversight visit on MDAs under their jurisdiction. Consequent upon the above, the Committee commenced this oversight with the main Ministry and todayTheTETFund.”fund2. 5percent education tax paid from accessible profit of companies registered in Nigeria has obviously had a massive and sustaining impact on the improving tertiary education in Nigeria through several interventions, said the Senate Committee.Describing the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono as Performer extra ordinary, the delegation led by their Chairman, Hon Ahmed Baba Kaita expressed hope that, the ES would replicate the same vision and mission of transforming education sector he had while he was serving as the Permanent Secretary of the ministry in TETFund. The Committee maintained that, Education and Health sectors are two critical sectors that drive development hence the need for an upward review from 2.5percent education tax to three percent.Tothis end, the delegation hoped that in the third Assembly the tax would be increased to three percent. Also, while expressing his satisfaction over the reforms and excellent performance of TETFund for the year under review, the Chairman of the Committee used the opportunity to appeal to the Fund to incorporate Mathematical Centre in its interventions, saying that no country can thrive in the area of, research, science, technology, and innovation without embracing mathematics. Kaita also urged TETFund to expedite efforts on providing Oxygen generator requested by Kaduna State Polytechnic during COVID- 19 in 2020.Also, Senator Chukwuka Utazi, a member of the Committee, commended Echono for the robust interventions, carried out so far, called on intellectuals to provide a home answer to the COVID 19 response. “ Nigeria is not an inferior country, if research is fully funded, there will be much results from academia in providing COVID- 19 response,” he said.Utazi also called for entrenching of entrepreneurship in Nigerian university.Speaking earlier, Echono appreciated the Committee for its usual support, saying that the harmony between the National Assembly and Education Sector was highly responsible for achievements recorded in the sector since past seven years.He expressed gratitude to National Assembly for considering the passing of Finance Act last year which resulted to increase in education tax percentage to 2.5, adding that it was done on consultation and share acceptance of the need to increase funding and investment in education. The Executive Secretary explained that TETFund engages in establishing, revitalising and support of benefiting tertiary institutions which classified as Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education in the area of infrastructure, training and development of academic staff, promoting research and innovation. He said in 2021, TETFund disbursed N213bn to tertiary institutions. This, according to him, included the take- off grants for establishment of new institutions. “ When federal government establishing new institutions, TETFund is requested to disburse take- off grant for the establishment. 60percent of this disbursement goes to the universities,” he said. While highlighting major reforms in the Fund, Echono said TETFund had the highest level of disbursement past seven and eight years, adding that through the 2.5 percent tax received the Fund has trained over 35000 academic staff both home and abroad with the plan to expand the number. He said Fund has established Centre for Excellent in 24 institutions as a way of making them relevant to society and to solve societal problem. Other programmes of action included, promoting employability of graduates, empowering tertiary institutions on ICT where each the campus will have in library or designated space for 24 hours internet services so student could access online sources; digitalising thesis- introduction of antiplagiarism; promoting innovation and entrepreneurship in the tertiary institutions.Hedisclosed that TETFund is embarking on completion of all the abandoned projects in the Nigerian tertiary institutions by next year, a comprehensive list on the projects and institutions has been compiled with the view of completing them in phases.

He said that energy transition would be enabled by information technology, smart technology, and policy framework and market instruments.TheProgramme Manager of GIFSEP, Mr Joseph Ibrahim, said that the organisations carried out findings about coal mining and discovered that it was harmful to health.Ibrahim said that the organisations also discovered three states that mine coal presently in Nigeria, which include, Kogi, Gombe and Benue States.

However, the issue of high number of out-of-school children has been a contentious issue in Nigeria in recentNigeriatimes. is Africa’s top crude exporter and one of the continent’s biggest economies but poor implementation of policies has affected the country’s education industry adversely, according to analysts.A persistent insurgency, especially in northern parts of the country has also exacerbated the out-of-school crisis, forcing many children out of classrooms. British born Adeagbo, who has been campaigning for education rights for Nigerian children, pleaded with the Federal Government to give priority attention to education to secure the future of the country. “Education in Nigeria is in a state of emergency. Government must proffer strategic solutions to save the future of our children,’’ she said.

Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, Adeagbo described the “huge number of Nigeria’s out-ofschool kids as “worrisome’’, pleading with the Federal Government to rise to the challenge immediately.

British charity expresses worry over Nigeria’s increasing outof-school children

The executive director said that energy transition was a pathway toward transforming the energy sector from fossil-based to zero carbon at specific period of time.

According to him, the NGOs carried out community sensitisation called Community Resilience Building and create Village Savings and Loan scheme (VSLS), for women in the communities.

A Muslim aid group Assistanting 10 years old boy before surgical doctor, during the Free Medical Outreach and Surgery for 300 Beneficiaries Organized by All Progressive Congress (APC) at Muwadda Clinic kawo tawn, at the weekend in Kaduna.

On Sept. 1, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), released a research report that put the current figure of out-of-school children in Nigeria at about 20.2 million – the highest in the world. But the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, had earlier on Aug. 18, announced that Nigeria was turning the corner in its out-ofschool crisis. He said that the number of outof-school children in the country had dropped drastically in recent years from 10.5 million to about 6.9.

The Global Initiative for Food Security Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP), Coal Free Nigeria and 350Africa. org on Wednesday, called for urgent intervention to mitigate environmental crisis across the country.The Executive Director of GIFSEP, Mr Michael Terungwa, made the call at a three-day workshop organised by the NGOs in Abuja. Terungwa said that the aim of the workshop was to sensitise the public on impact of coal mining and climate change in Nigeria as well as Africa at large.According to him, energy transition and other environmental crisis need urgent attention to reduce energy related carbon emissions to limit climate “Decarburisationchange. of the energy sector requires urgent action not just in Nigeria but on a global scale. “Action is needed to mitigate the effect of climate change, renewable energy and energy efficiency measures can potentially achieve 90 per cent of the required carbon reduction,” he said.

The Regional Organiser of the 350Africa.org. Ms Rukiya Khamis, said that most communities do not have access to energy, adding that there was the need to build a resilient agricultural environment.

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Presenting the country’s first halfyear progress report on the non-oil sector in Abuja, Yakusak stated that this represented a 62.37 per cent increase as against the sum of N1.59billion for the first half year in 2020 and 2021 which stood at $981.442 million. These figures were culled from the non-oil export performance reports of various pre- shipment inspection agents who are appointed by the Federal Government to determine the volume, value and destination of non-oil export.

It is also heartwarming that their starting point is the upcoming elections.

The administration has undertaken an aggressive non-oil export growth strategy that is delivering practical results, with the Nigerian ExportImport Bank, NEXIM at the forefront of its implementation. Established in 1991, NEXIM functions as an export credit agency that provides finance and riskbearing services to exporters. In 2017, President Muhammadu Buhari appointed a Management Team comprising technocrats with wideranging competencies and expertise to reposition NEXIM for a five-year term.

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For the dire need to communicate effectively there is need to state that non oil export can be defined as those visible and invisible exports which do not form part of oil export but contribute to the growth of the total export which includes manufactured products, agricultural products, services, solid minerals like tin, coal and columbite, among others.

The worthy JNI, CAN accord Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and Jama’atul Nasir Islam (JNI) have signed a peace pact, pledging “to deescalate religious tension” during the 2023 general elections. The “Declaration for a peaceful and secure Nigeria” is meant to ensure a peaceful and secure environment so that Nigerians could freely vote and be voted for. It was signed during the weekend in Washington D.C., United States, on the fringes of an International Religious Freedom Summit 2022. Prof. Yusuf Usman represented the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, who is the President-General of Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and CAN was represented by Rev. Samson Ayokunle, its immediate past president.The leaders of CAN and JNI assured they would “work together to avoid violence, embrace dialogue and remain committed to building resilient communities that are free from fear for Nigerians to be able to cast their votes for candidates of their choice in a conducive environment,” according to a statement by Rev. Ayokunle.Thetwo religious bodies also promised to embrace a vision of common humanity and speak publicly of hope for Nigeria’s peaceful and bright future by embracing each other as members of the same family. They acknowledged that “it is a difficult time in Nigeria, with an everescalating security crisis and an overwhelming loss of trust in the government, saying that “unfortunately, so much of the crisis in Nigeria has had a religious context leading to loss of lives and destruction of property in different parts of the country. This has drawn the country backward in all spheres of life.” It noted, however, that “there are so many Muslims and Christians who abhor the ongoing violence and want to live in peace with their brethren of other faiths just as they have done for so long.” The statement said such patriots would “only build a stronger Nigeria that is able to tackle these urgent issues that are destroying the country such as lack of security, accountability, corruption, conflict between different peoples and faiths, hunger and the economic situation, if religious leaders determine together to truly lead their people.” According to the statement, that was why it was important for the Sultan and CAN to sign the ‘Declaration for a Peaceful and Secure Nigeria’, and to do so on the world stage of the desire of citizens to live in harmony irrespective of any different.

For the country, this means that about 90 percent of export value is generated by mineral fuels, oils, and distillation products.

The analysis from pre-shipment inspection agents indicates that January to June 2022 export performance is the highest half year non-oil export performance since 2018. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed had recently unveiled the details of what propelled a strong economic showing resulting in the attainment of Gross Domestic Product of 5.01 by Nigeria in the second quarter of 2021.

The Executive Director/CEO of Nigeria’s Export Promotion Council, NEPC, Ezra Yakusak had disclosed recently that in spite of the global economic recession that affected most businesses last year, the non-oil sector recorded a significant growth of 4,146,534 metric tons of products valued at $2.593billion of exports between January to June of 2022.

Because of the high stakes involved and the tendency of politicians to use political platforms to fight for political office, the religious leaders, by declaring they would have none of this, have set in motion a tension cooling mechanism. However, in doing so they have their work cut out for them. They have to prove that their followers do, indeed, prefer spirituality to the bread and butter that politicians hold out to them.

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The two religious bodies also promised to embrace a vision of common humanity and speak publicly of hope for Nigeria’s peaceful and bright future by embracing each other as members of the same family

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the non-oil sector’s growth recorded recently indicates the country’s growing resilience as well as decreasing susceptibility to shocks in the global oil market.The Vice President who stated this in a keynote remark at a National Conference on Non-Oil Export in Abuja added: “in 2019, the year preceding the COVID-19 pandemic, non-oil revenue represented 92.68 per cent of our total gross domestic product, GDP.” The good news is that the Buhari administration is on track to making a significant difference in the Nigerian export market space.

The Minister while presenting the economic performance index at a news conference in Abuja, described the second quarter GDP as the strongest growth in the economy since 2014. Nigerian government is targeting to generate N3.96tn revenue from oil, nonoil sectors Availableannually.records show that more than 200 different products ranging from manufactured, semi processed, solid minerals to raw agriculture products were reported to have been exported in the period under review while the trend of products exported from Nigeria is gradually shifting from its traditional agricultural export to semi processed manufactured goods. Nigerian products were exported to 112 countries USA, Asia, Europe, Oceania regions and Africa. He pointed out that Brazil, the United States and India were the top three export destinations based on the value of their imports from Nigeria.

Ayokunle said that the religious leaders pledged to demand that free and fair democratic elections should be conducted in peace and for the benefit of all Nigerians regardless of ethnicity, religion or geographical zone.It is good to know that leaders of the two dominant religions in that do genuinely desire a peaceful and secure Nigeria and determined to work together towards that goal. Specifically, they want see peaceful, free and fair elections in 2023. Their avowal, if carried out sincerely, will go a long way to erase the notion that they are responsible for the tension, sometimes very violent, between Christians and Muslims.

Apart from crude oil and gas, Nigeria’s non-oil exports are dominated by raw materials and agricultural commodities. In the fourth quarter of 2021, non-oil exports were dominated by urea, cocoa, sesame seeds, and aluminium alloys.

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The traditional agricultural export commodities which have long-term export potential include cocoa, groundnuts, oil palm, cotton, and rubber, and the industrial activities include vegetable oils, textiles, cement, steel, motor vehicle assembly, chemicals and petrochemicals. Policy recommendations and areas for further work are suggested.

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It said the declaration set out a number of principles that the religious bodies believed all Nigerians could readily affirm “as it states that all people are endowed by the Creator with inherent values and fundamental rights, regardless of nationality, ethnicity, culture, region, or the many other differences that often divide them and that the essential freedom and dignity of every person must be respected and protected for the sustenance of peace, unity, and development.

The top exports of Nigeria are Crude Petroleum, $30bn; Petroleum Gas, $5.89bn; Scrap Vessels, $1.29bn; Special Purpose Ships, $775m and Refined Petroleum, $613mn and exported mostly to India, $6.27bn; Spain, $4.8bn; China, $2.54bn; Netherlands, $2.24bn and South Africa, $2.17bn. Nigeria is the ninth largest oil exporter in the world in terms of value.

NIGERIA’s Non oil export as the country’s livewire

Even though Nigeria is well diversified in terms of people, culture, resources, and government revenue expectations, for many years now Nigeria has become almost totally dependent on the oil sector for its domestic and foreign financial earnings and expenditure.

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In the new U.S strategy toward Sub-Saharan Africa, which “articulates our new vision for 21st Century U.S- African partnerships”, however admits that the strategy represents a reframing of Africa’s importance to U.S national security interests”. In outlining U.S national security an interest, China has been defined as a strategic competitor and even an adversary and it appears now that the U.S heightened interest in Africa is largely as a strategic battleground and its main strategy is mostly to rally African countries to counter harmful activities by the People’s Republic of China”.And for Africa, a 21st Century Partnership cannot be down to just rallying it to counter the “harmful activities” of Washington’s perceived “strategic competitors and adversaries in Africa. During the visit of the U.S secretary of State to South Africa and in his meeting with his counterpart following the release of the U.S strategy toward Sub-Africa”, the South Africa’s foreign minister Ms Naledia Pandar said she has had “very frank discussions, where at times we don’t agree but it has not broken this friendship”, though she added, “there has been a sense of patronizing and bullying”.

Mr. Onunaiju, is the Director, Center for China studies Abuja, Nigeria.

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However, a strategy designed with the intention to rally the continent to “counter harmful activities the People’s Republic of China, Russia, and other actors”, cannot but amasses a diplomatic offensive that would obviously include patronizing and bullying”.

After selling the dummies of democracy to the Iraqis and Libyans for reasons to overturn their societies and later abandoning them to chaos and now wreaked by creeping deadly poverty, the United States and the West should show more circumspection and support countries to build capacities, make their own choices of their path to development and choose their partners to advance the course of development.Asthesole superpower, the United States is very vital to resolving critical numbers of global issues and in hosting the largest population of African Diaspora and despite the controversy over how they are treated, the United States always looms large in Africa, subconsciousness and a vital fabric of its global outlook and therefore, Africa would certainly welcome a mutually respected partnership.

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Have we heard anything again after the sack of NEMA’s erstwhile DG, Maihaja? The CSOs should push the government to establish comprehensive oversight structures to ensure that disaster relief funds for the victims and reconstruction of flood-stricken residences

Flood and imminent food shortage

The increase in the frequency and duration of heavy rainfall due to climate change has negatively affected plant growth and development, which eventually causes the death of plants if it persists for days. Even sorghum are not getting the needed sun for growth because of the incessant rain. God forbid food shortage.

This is the reason many rice farmers don’t do the rainfed farming and restrict themselves to the irrigation farming where the control of the water is in the hands of the farmer. Myself and other rainfed rice farmers often call on researchers and government to put more priority for breeding submergence‐tolerant rice. Sadly, all these calls end on the desks of policymakers. The National Agricultural Seeds Council is one of those good for nothing government agencies that have long forgotten why they wereEvenestablished.themuch talked Faro44 couldn’t withstand this year’s flooding. Before our eyes the flood started affecting our rice with leaf senescence and later death of the entire hectares of the farm which has grown to even pass one’s knees. Initially, we thought its the normal submergence of rice by water where the water will pass and you will see the rice but NO, the flood kept coming and it’s days that not a standing rice could be seen. The locals in the community said they’ve never in their entire life seen this kind of ravaging flood that has caused them lot of destruction to their crops. Imagine a person many children, multiple wives and dependents with only one farm and has invested much time and resources only for this flood to wash away, where is he going to start now? The stories are heart wrenching when one sees how big bridges were taken away in Gulani, Gujba and other LGAs. Staff of International Rescue Committee in Yobe had to make a U-turn because it couldn’t take medical services to IDPs settlements in hard to reach areas due to the flood. How can one pass a road and bridge completely taken away by flood? The contract of the project will later likely be awarded to a corrupt contractor who will build substandard bridges that will be taken away by even the air of sneeze.

Considering the “unedifying role that the U.S has played in Africa’s liberation struggle and in strongly objecting “to the patronizing interests which President Ford has suddenly developed”, the Nigerian leader then warned that it should be made clear that African memory is not as short as the American government thinks”.

Flooding is a serious, naturally occurring problem for rice production in the rain‐fed lowlands season. High per cent of the rice‐growing area in the Northeast is affected by flash flooding at various stages of growth.

The stories of people getting killed by collapse of mud rooms on them is too numerous to count. Those who survived the collapse of their buildings are taking shelter elsewhere. Floods are natural disasters but it’s good that rainfall data must be collected rapidly in real-time and flood estimates computed accurately in order that adequate and timely warnings may be issued to mitigate flash-flood losses. What do we have? Ours is a community that lacks common flood warning program where gages, sensors, and other equipments are used to monitor flood. Both SEMA’s and NEMA’s intervention to flood victims is commendable and no one would think twice about bringing succour to the downtrodden, but wait, do you think this year in, year out multi million naira interventions is sustainable in the future in the face of dwindling revenues and the interventions itself marred with corruption?Theagencies in some places have put their heads on ground waiting for news of floods to get approval by the powers that be to OPEN FIRE on recurrent expenditures that no one would be asked to account for like monies budgeted for counterinsurgency. More rain is on the way with the Nimet projecting heavy showers in August. Should more floods continue to translate to more cash and relief materials meant for flood victims getting diverted?

are not subjected to theft and corruption. One will not be wrong to assume that common rain gauge will not be seen in State Emergency Agencies! SEMAs should make a paradigm shift of food distribution to mitigation of floods in collaboration with Ministries of Works. To one’s surprise, no one in Yobe for instance can tell you where this flood is heading to. Talks of the water going to the Lake Chad are only guesses. Less than a week helicopter monitoring will show you where this water is going to. What of even satellite pictures? But what do you have? Maihaja promax as heads of Emergency Agencies conniving with the powers that be to enrich themselves.

Curiously, nearly five decades after the Nigeria leader warned that “Africa has come of age”, the U.S Government has yet to reconcile itself to the integrity of Africa’s institutional memory to process its own historical trajectories and distill the heinous or edifying roles played by extra continental powers in the past and how to engage broadly in the contemporary international system to secure her own interest and protect the law-based international order.

But a U.S strategy towards Africa can certainly craft more meaningful and productive engagement if it t is less obsessed with countering China in Africa. Curiously, the U.S Africa’s policy circles has yet to make a pragmatic assessment of China’s cooperation with Africa, because they have been largely driven by ideological bigotry and fixated big power muscle flexing. Africa in the 21st Century seeks a partnership that engages the existential challenges of the continent that clearly revolves around sustainable and inclusive development, considered broadly in Africa as the ultimate guarantor to peace, political stability and social solidarity. The practical contributions to key questions of sustainable and inclusive economic development generally rank among many as the net input to securing the strategic Africa’s prosperity any meaningful strategic partnership for Africa can defined only by measurable and tangible contribution of these indices. Both in peacekeeping, contribution of strategic mineral resources, deepening and broadening multilateralism, scaling up the frontiers of the fourth industrial revolution, strategically moderating international political temperament and upholding the centrality of the United Nations System, and advancing law-based international order, Africa is holding a balance that is both indispensable and pivoted to the emerging global consensus on building a community of shared future for all humanity and therefore, not a pushover or a mere strategic accomplice in the pursuit of anyone’s national securityChinainterest.–Africa relation is not new though it has gained phenomenal traction and global visibility since the turn of the 21st century, especially with its massive contributions to the national aggregates of the respective countries in Africa. Clearly, the China - Africa cooperation has responded in practical terms to one of the key historical deficits in the continent’s struggle for integration.

The historic challenges of infrastructure connectivity within and among countries in Africa are in practical resolution, with more than 13,000 km roads, bridges and railways built. Furthermore, 80 largescale power stations, several Sea and Airports, 45 sporting venues, over 130 medical facilities and 170 schools with nearly 200,000 personnel trained in addition to parliament buildings, special economic zones, agricultural demonstration centers built in the past twenty years by China through multidimensional cooperation with African countries.. In fact, when the U.S secretary of state and other top western officials visit Africa, it is most likely they would have landed at China’s assisted airports, traveled on China’s supported road networks. It would therefore, take extreme cynicism to describe China’s engagement with Africa as “harmful activities” that need to be countered”. If the U.S Africa policy designers are so “blinkered” by ideological bigotry and big power rivalry to see the actual and practical outcomes of the China - Africa comprehensive partnership, they can tap into the wisdom of their African peers to see. The enabling roles of the Forum on China - Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) since its founding in 2000 in advancing cooperation at many strategic levels that have considerably boosted Africa’s renaissance have reached new heights. With Africa as the region with the largest number of countries on the partnership of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the continent’s infrastructural base is on the upswing. Nigeria, Africa’s biggest country and its largest economy would in the few months ahead have its first ever Deep Seaport go into full operation that would turn the country into a regional maritime hub. The Lekki deep seaport is one of the major harvests of Nigeria - China cooperation under the Belt and Road partnership. It would be a wonder in political salesmanship for U.S Africa policy crafters to convince Nigerians among whom, over 200,000 persons would get direct jobs from the Deep Sea - port to, take serious the alleged “harmful activities of the People’s Republic of China” in Africa that needs to be countered, let alone the various levels of government in the country that would accruing more than 200 billion U.S dollars in taxes, royalties and duties from activities of the port.

Though it is nearly fifty years when the Nigeria leader, General Murtala Mohammed warned the U.S and other western powers that Africa “has come of age”, Washington in crafting its recent “strategy towards the Sub - Saharan Africa”, seemed to take the lessons of history very lightly otherwise seeking to draw Africa into a battle to “counter harmful activities of the People’s Republic of China, Russia and other actors”, in Africa would be very much unnecessary in a 21st Century strategy for partnership.

You’ve been waiting to hear of what befell this tractor huh? No lele you go hear. This tractor belongs to someone I know very well who purchased it for commercial purposes and also used it to plough farm. Much money as spent for purchase, changing spare parts and servicing it. It was time to plough farms. Two days after a heavy rain, the tractor on its way to plough a land in preparing of beans planting got stuck like Nigeria in the hand of Buhari. All efforts to remove it using other heavy tractors failed. Much digging by shovels to it failed.The driver of the rescueing vehicle left the moment he realized his tractor will be stuck in the wet sand too. Decision taken? The tractor will be left there till the flood reduces.Call?Ifyou have HBP or you are the type that cannot endure losses in ventures don’t come near farming! It’s not for the fainthearted. One keeps moving despite all odds! We will certainly test you with a touch of fear and famine and loss of property, life, and crops. Give good news to those who patiently endure— Q2:155. Kime writes from Damaturu, Yobe state By Charles Onunaiju Just before the visit of the U.S secretary of State, Mr. Anthony Blinken to Africa early last month (August) that took him to South Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, Washington released its newest strategy towards Sub Saharan Africa. In a typical imperial patronage, long characteristic of U.S approach to Africa, Washington’s recent outline of her “strategy toward Sub-Saharan Africa” states that “Open Societies” in Africa, ostensibly modeled in Washington’s vision “would likely attract greater U.S trade and investments, but importantly “counter harmful activities by the People’s Republic of China, Russia and other actors”. The characteristic imperial arrogance of the U.S establishment in unilaterally knowing and defining “harmful activities by the People’s Republic of China, Russia and other actors” in Africa, simply means that nearly five decades, after former Nigerian Leader, General Murtala Mohammed famously retorted to the former U.S president Gerald Ford impulse letter , warning him that “Africa has come of age and is no longer under the orbit of any extra continental power”, the current occupiers of the White House seemed to have learnt very little, when it comes to engaging with Africa. General Mohammed has then warned that “for too long has it been presumed that Africa needs outside “experts” to tell him who are his friends and who are his enemies”, stressing “the time has come when we should make it clear that we know our interests and how to protect those interests, that we are capable of resolving African problems without presumptuous lessons in ideological dangers which more often than not, have no relevance for us nor for the problem at hand”.

A Vision of U.S - Africa partnership in the 21st Century, from the Africa’s perspective cannot consist in Washington’s imperial arrogance of defining whose “activities” is harmful in Africa.

While government still has a large role to play, everyday citizens are also not helping matters, a lot of facility constructors do also very little to tackle this challenge, like one of the Public Health Centres I monitored that does not have a source of water (Borehole or well), instead rely on rain or water peddlers (Meruwa). The PHC also lacks proper waste disposal and uses an improper refuse dump that lies in front of it which children in the community openly defecate on.

poor access to improved water and sanitation in Nigeria remains a major contributing factor to high morbidity and mortality rates among children and adults. The use of contaminated drinking water and poor sanitary conditions result in increased vulnerability to water-borne diseases, including, diarrhoea which leads to the death of more than 70,000 persons annually.

Poor access to improved water and sanitation in Nigeria remains a major contributing factor to high morbidity and mortality rates among children under five. The use of contaminated drinking water and poor sanitary conditions result in increased vulnerability to water-borne diseases, including diarrhoea which leads to deaths of more than 70,000 children under five annually.

He is out to unify the country. Wike must be told in clear terms that he is no mates with Atiku.

in foreign countries where job opportunities are easier to come by. This is excluding the massive migration rate of Nigerians to Canada and other foreign countries since 2017, if not more. Without doubt, the importance of youth empowerment and development programmes cannot be over-emphasized. First, it will lead to wealth creation and poverty eradication and drastic reduction in dependency burden. Youth empowerment will curb the rate of poverty in the land to a large level. When a youth is equipped with essential skills, he or she can utilize his skills productively and economically. This in turn will add to increase in employability and to the GDP of the nation. Apart from increase in national productivity, youth empowerment will reduce unemployment rate currently put at over 25% nationally. Skill and capacity-building programmes make the youths employable and also make the possibility of creating more jobs a reality. Getting the youths productively engaged sharpens their skills and makes innovations and inventiveness also possible. Hon. Ojukwu N. Ojukwu (JP) is an economist, a business man and a politician,

Every citizen has a right to clean water and proper sanitation and it is only deliberate efforts that can ensure its sustainable availability.

A lot of motor parks, many of which are makeshift parks, do not have water and sanitation facilities including those in urban areas.

The position he occupies now is temporary; he will not be there forever. He needs PDP more than the party needs him. There may be an allurement for him to defect. If he does, he will kill his political career. I know that those who foolishly crossed to APC for fear of EFCC probe must be ruing their decision now. Atiku has chosen his running mate and Ndigbo have endorsed it because Okowa has humbly identified with his Igbo roots. Wike said he is not an Igbo so choosing Wike will not guarantee Igbo votes. Atiku has explained the rationale behind his decision to choose Okowa and it is acceptable.

Challenges and opportunities for water and sanitation in Nigeria’s rural communities

When Atiku was contesting against the likes of M. K. O. Abiola in the 90s Wike was carrying bag for Peter Odili and Ada George.

Where was Wike when Atiku and Alex Ekwueme formed the PDP?

The apparent lingering crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) albeit it is not out of place in a political setting, is becoming a serious cause for concern for many observers and citizens desirous of positive change in Nigeria especially against the backdrop of the looming 2023 general electioun. No doubt, the presidential election in 2023 will define the future of this country as a united political entity. The result of the election may make or mar the nation. Therefore it is incumbent on the main opposition PDP to approach the election with the seriousness the assignment requires. It is not out of place to state that Nigeria has been balkanised along religious and tribal lines thereby necessitating the need for a change to save the country from total collapse. It is therefore expected that the PDP leverage on the prevailing favourable circumstances to reclaim power at the center and pull Nigeria out of the political logjam, insecurity and economic morass the country has been plunged into. I believe the party started well preparing for the 2023 presidential election. Looking at it dispassionately, the choice of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as the party’s presidential candidate is the right step in the right direction. Atiku is eminently qualified for that position and he is obviously the most qualified to wrestle power from the ruling APC. Atiku is a seasoned political war horse with wealth of experience behind him. He has made invaluable contributions spanning over three decades for the enthronement of democracy in Nigeria. He has what it takes: the charisma, the clout, the wherewithal and the network to fight for power. He is not new in the game. A choice of a minnow would have swamped the party’s chances at the polls. No doubt, the choice of Atiku did not go down well with ruling party for obvious reasons and with some godfathers, political demigods and drones that believe the country is their personal estate. These people are apprehensive of the pervasive influence of the former vice-president in the Nigerian political space and would want to do anything including smear campaign and instigating crisis within the party to stop him. And within the party, there is internal wrangling at present but not on the candidature of the Wazirin Adamawa but on the choice of his running mate, Senator Ifeanyi ArthurChieflyOkowa.among those opposed to Atiku’s choice of running mate is the Rivers state governor Nyesom Wike who believed he was the rightful person to run with Atiku having come second in the presidential primaries. Wike has been talking tough, granting press interviews and issuing provocative statements denigrating the decisions and the person of the PDP presidential flag bearer. It is reported that while effort is being made to resolve the said conflict within the party, Wike is attacking members of the party bigwigs in Rivers state that are loyal to Atiku and is hosting APC officials preparatory to decamping to the party. These are clearly an affront on the party and the party’s standard bearer. I do not in any way blame Atiku for his choice of running mate. It is his prerogative. Wike was quoted after the primaries to have said that he did not want to be anybody’s deputy. Wike must be thought to be humble and circumspect for pride goes before a fall.

And for those of them in PDP responding to external inducement, I have said it for umpteenth time that the issue at stake is beyond the individual. If you are truly patriotic you must realise that the main issue here is survival of the country. From all indications, this country may be no more if you repeat the mistake of 2015 and allow the continuance of APC. So, you have to close ranks, bury your differences in order to win the 2023 elections.

· People oriented water and sanitation policies should be put in place with realistic implementation plans. · Facility inspectors should ensure proper water and sanitation infrastructure are provided when buildings are constructed. A lot of landlords fail to provide adequate water and sanitation facilities when constructing houses or shops especially in the rural area.

In this piece I shall try to make a distilled presentation about the imperatives of youth empowerment and development programme. But before going down to the need for Youth Empowerment in the 21st Century, it is of utmost importance to properly understand what youth empowerment is all about.

Essentially, youth empowerment can be defined as a process whereby the youths gain the ability and authority to make informed decisions and implement change in their own lives and the lives of other people. It is a means of encouraging youths to do great things for themselves and also to make great impact in their society. The youth can be seen as the segment of the population between the children (minors) and the old people. In other words, it is usually the most populous, active, creative, mobile and dynamic. It is the working population. By its nature, the youth segment is sensitive and strategic. They are energetic, adventurous and creative and therefore are usually the catalyst for change in the society. In the traditional society, they stand for material as well as physical security for the community. Youth empowerment and development programme is an acknowledgement of the fact that the youth population is an invaluable national asset that must be maximized. Thus, to harness the advantage of the youth population, the youth must be properly guarded in terms of, training, mentoring, building structures, developing programmes as well as creating enabling environment for them to fully develop their potentials for the benefit of the nation and this is the whole essence of youth empowerment programme. According to the global organization (UN) reports, Nigerian youth migrants in Europe and America are three times more than migrants from other West African countries. This report also added that the migration rate of the youth was 32 per cent in 1999, compared to less than 15 percent for the non-youth population. It was estimated that by the end of 2012, over 50 percent of the youths in Nigeria will be residing

Earlier this year, while performing project monitoring exercise in some areas of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, the problem of water and sanitation is one which I witnessed first-hand and I wondered, if the Nigeria Nation’s capital is still trying to solve the problem of water and sanitation, what about the rest of the country?

Youth empowerment, poverty eradication and economic development in Nigeria

Morenigbade is of the Good Governance Team.

Summarily, water and sanitation in rural areas are not to be taken lightly as they are an essential part of man’s continued existence.

Atiku, PDP and Wike’s intransigence

The Federal Government of Nigerian and organizations like UNICEF, UNDP, World Bank, WHO, and many other nongovernmental organizations continue to drive for the availability of clean water and sanitary services but there are a plethora of factors militating against it in rural communities, one of such factors worthy of note is poor infrastructure development. Poor infrastructural investment on the part of the government is one very important factor informing the unavailability of clean water and sanitary services. When low priority is given to the operational budget of government owned water and sanitary services providers, a malfunction is inevitable. Equally, inadequate water supply and sanitary policies greatly abet the aforementioned malfunction. Summarily, the government plays a vital role in the availability of clean water and sanitary services. In addition, corruption in the water supply and sanitary services sector is one heart-breaking factor greatly mitigating against the availability of water and sanitary services in urban and rural areas alike. Corruption translates to inefficient use of funds provided for water supply facility maintenance, general operations, staff remuneration and development projects.

By Gozie Irogboli

When Atiku was the elected vice-president of the country in 1999 Wike was still carrying bag for Odili, the elected governor of Rivers state scheming to be appointed local government chairman. It is therefore unfortunate that he is attempting to persecute the likes of Omehia, Austin Okpara, and Chibudom Nwuche and others who were obviously his political seniors for their association with Atiku.

By Muyideen Morenigbade

While it is good to bring him back to the fold, it is also important to remind him that the party is not his personal property and that the party can continue to exist with or without him. He must be taught to drop his childish braggadocio and overweening tendencies and face reality. I will advise Wike to throw away his petty ego and face reality. He really has to work on his ego and attitude. It has caused him the PDP presidential primary, denied him the VP slot and it may lead him into political oblivion.

Seventy-three per cent of the diarrhoeal and enteric disease burden is associated with poor access to adequate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), and is disproportionately borne by poorer children. Frequent episodes of WASH related ill-health in children, contribute to absenteeism in school, and malnutrition. Only 26.5 per cent of the population use improved drinking water sources and sanitation facilities. Also, 23.5 per cent of the population defecate in the open. (UNICEF) Water is a universal resource which, because of its free occurrence in nature, is often taken for granted and abused, especially in third world nations where information is neither readily accessible nor disseminated to society. Abundant as it may seem, water, in its clean state, is one of the rarest elements in the world. (Omole and Longe,Progressively,2013)

The role of information in tackling issues of water and sanitation cannot be overemphasized. Inadequate sensitization and awareness on the need for efficient water and sanitary services informs the nonchalance of urban settlers. There is no limit to the good derived from mass sensitization on proper sanitation. There are a lot of rural dwellers that don’t fully understand the implications of inadequate sanitation and unclean water.

By Ojukwu Nzubechukwu Ojukwu Skill and capacity-building programmes make the youths employable and also make the possibility of creating more jobs a reality. Getting the youths productively engaged sharpens their skills and makes innovations and inventiveness also possible.

Some of these recommendations can be looked at · Specific population data gathering and analysis to aid in the provision of water and sanitation services despite the rapid population growth. The government’s plan should be a comprehensive one putting into consideration both the rural and urban population growth index. · Government should sufficiently avail funds to facilitate the availability of water and sanitation services and be adequately monitored to ensure funds are efficiently used for the intended purpose.·Continuous sensitization on the need for clean water and proper sanitation. Also, sensitization on how to maintain public facilities and infrastructures as lack of maintenance has rendered a lot of these infrastructure useless.

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Irogboli, economist, novelist and public policy analyst, writes from Abuja via goziei@yahoo.com

“Researches have shown that one out of four Nigerians will have a mental health related problem in their lifetime and we have less than 300 qualified psychiatrists in the“Wecountry.don’t have enough mental health workers in the country and even the few that we have are all being attracted out of the country,” he said.

He said the development is made worse, as there are fewer mental health workers such as psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, psychologists and others, in the country, to treat and manage patients.

“That was why the elements behind my purported suspension sent out an unsigned document to the media since none of them has any mandate to take any legal action on behalf of the ADC having ended their tenure since August 28, 2022.

“The truth remained that the social crisis are taking a toll on the mental health wellbeing of the citizens.

“The Corps respects the fundamental human rights of every Nigerian citizens and friends of the country residing within its geographical space.

He said that statistics from the World Health Organisation (WHO) had indicated that one in every four Nigerians, an average of 50 million people, were suffering from mental illness.

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps condemned in very strong terms such untoward attitude which is unbecoming of an officer of the law.“The Corps under the leadership of Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has zero tolerance for corruption, indiscipline and any atrocious behaviour inimical to the safety and security of the citizens of this“Wecountry.donot in anyway condone any act of recklessness, impudence or assault on any individual or group of persons nor Infringement on the fundamental human rights of citizens whether highly or lowly placed.

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The ADC presidential candidate, who was flanked by the Chairman and Chairmen of state chapters of the party, Mr. Temitope Ogga from Kogi State and his Edo State counterpart, Mr. Kennedy Odion, described his claimed suspension by an illegal NWC as a joke since he had not done anything to warrant suspension having won the election to fly the party’s ticket as its flagbearer. Kachikwu said however that he was not surprised by the illegal attempt by Nwosu-led group to suspend him since he and some of his members had sought his support to remain in office for another term, but he declined on the ground that he had been chairman for more than 17 years and should give way in line with the constitution of the party and KachikwuNigeria.said that most state chairmen of the party and members of the NWC were against the continuation of Nwosu as chairman of the ADC after 17 years and requested for an election on August 28, 2022 but the meeting was stalled by Nwosu and his group to prevent the emergence of a new chairman and NWC members. The presidential candidate stated: “In accordance with the constitution of the ADC, the tenure of the chairman and his NWC members elapsed on August 28, 2022 and it is only the National Executive Council, NEC, made up of state chairmen of the party, which has the power to run the affairs of the party and take decisions.

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has condemned an alleged physical assault on a popular Nigerian gospel singer, Yinka Ayefele by an operative of theNSCDCCorps.

Why illegal NWC can’t suspend me, by ADC presidential candidate Kachikwu

He said that victim of rape or kidnapping suffered high degrees of trauma, which also affected their mental health.

The psychiatrist said that more than half of the number of mental health workers had been attracted to foreign countries.

Adejumo, therefore, advised that proactive measures be put in place to address the issues of economic hardship in the country.

“The Corps will therefore leave no stone unturned in making sure that justice is served in this matter and erring officers found culpable be decisively dealt with to serve as deterrent to others.”

“If you look at the degrees of social crisis and hardships and compare it with what goes on in other climes, you will discover that we have a greater predisposition to developing mental illness,” he said.

He urged media to put government on their toes to ensure success in this area. “The fund needs to be operationalized without any delay”.

The Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Dumebi Kachikwu, has said that he remains the candidate of the party for the 2023 election despite his purported suspension by the former National Working Committee of the party headed by Ralph Nwosu. Kachikwu, who debunked news of his suspension at a news conference in Abuja on Saturday, stated that neither Nwosu nor the defunct National Working Committee chaired by him has the power to suspend him having elapsed on August 28, 2022.

NSCDC condemns attack on musician, launches investigation

in a statement issued yesterday by Olusola Odumosu said the attention of the corps had been drawn to the news circulating in the media on the alleged attack. “The incident occurred in Iloro Ekiti, where Ayefele entertained guests at an event and the officer in question allegedly attempted to take money from his car but when resisted, he punched the singer in the mouth and also threatened to shoot him for refusing to give them money.”

On his part, the Pogramme Officer NTCA, Chibuikem Nwokorie, urged governments at all levels to do the needful and play their part. “They should have ownership by having this fund.”

“We will continue to work closely with the good people of this great country to ensure that their safety and security is not compromised.

Economic hardship affects mental health- Expert Dumebi Kachikwu

By Ikechukwu Okaforadi, Abuja

“But let it be known to all that we will not allow our mandate to be traded by some pecuniary-minded elements as they had been doing in the past when many candidates were substituted for financial gains,” KachikwuKachikwuwarned. enjoined the Independent National Election Commission to take note of the attempts by some elements in the party to foist themselves on power beyond the limits provided by the constitution and to stand firm to ensure that democracy is not derailed by such antics.

“He has directed the Ekiti State Commandant to without delay commence full scale investigation into the incident to establish the veracity of the allegation and the level of involvement and culpability of all the officers fingered in the matter.

By Mashe Umaru Gwamna N igeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) has urged the federal government to begin operationalization of tobacco control fund without delay. Chairman, NTCA , Akinbode Oluwafemi , stated this yesterday during a press conference in Abuja. He said the delay has made Nigeria to lost a lot of funds that should accrue to it through licensing of tobacco industry players“This. is one of the dangers of having the tobacco control fund fully Ambodeoperational”.said the unavailability of an operational account for the payment of licensing fees makes the operations of tobacco manufacturers, importers and distributors in the country illegal, as the companies have no licenses to back their operations.Heexpressed worry that despite comment of the ministry of health in June, during a ministerial press briefing to commemorate 2022 world no tobacco day, nothing has been done. He maintained that,”we have watched and waited patiently to allow the ministry enough latitude to make good their“Wepromises.arenot longer at ease it now over two months since the ministry made the pledge without any sign of fulfillment”.

“Consequently, the Commandant General has ordered that all concerned officers be identified and summoned immediately to the National Headquarters for necessary disciplinary action.

A dejumo, who works with the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Yaba, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Lagos. He explained that the current economic hardship, coupled with the level of insecurity in the country might likely inflict mental illness on moreHeNigerians.saidthese include inflation, poverty, child abuse, rape, broken homes and broken marriages, financial problems, traumatic experiences and degrees of violence among others “In some cases, the individuals may not even know they are being exposed to mental health conditions.

“The Corps wishes to tender an unreserved apology to the renowned popular gospel singer, Yinka Ayefele, his followers, the Iloro Ekiti community and everyone affected by this condemnable and horrendous act which contradicts the Corps tenets, rules of engagement and standard operating procedure.

The psychiatrist said that the devastating effects of insurgent attacks, insecurity, kidnapping and other crisis across the country, had left several people in need of psychiatricAdejumoevaluation.saidthatabout 64 million Nigerians had one form of depression or the other, adding that depression and stress were major predisposing factor to mental illness.

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“The Corps is a friendly force with “humility and integrity in service delivery” as its watchword.

He noted that, it is not a secret that tobacco activities in the country are grossly underfunded and this ugly delay negatively impacts important tobacco control work .

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It will be recalled that Dr. Bamidele Ajadi, who indicated his position as the Deputy National Chairman (Politics), had announced the suspension of Kachikwu on Saturday morning, claiming that the decision was taken after an emergency National Working Committee (NWC) meeting which held on Friday, September 2 for allegedly making a false, misguided and defamatory video to embarrass the party and its members. Although the said video was not provided, Ajadi claimed that Kachikwu’s action amounted to crass irresponsibility, gross indiscipline, disingenuous scandalization and blackmail, and completely unfit of someone who wants to be President of Nigeria.

“We are firm in the implementation of our mandate but Civil in orientation.

“He has helped a great deal to build synergy between the Federal and state bureaucracies and promoted harmony among all the tiers of “Mrgovernment.BossMustapha won the admiration of many Nigerians especially by the way he efficiently coordinated the battle against the dreaded Corona Virus as the head of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.“TheSGF has also demonstrated his committment to accountability and transparency in government procurement processes through the collaboration of his office with Open Government Partnership (OGP) initiative, an international outfit that promotes these values in governance.“MrBoss Mustapha is a loyal and committed member of our great party, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and has never waivered in deploying his energy towards effective and efficient coordination of the policies and activities of the Federal Government.“Ipraythe Almighty God to grant him many more years with peace of mind and in good health,” Lawan says.

By Christiana Ekpa P rominent leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State have served the governing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) a quit notice, even as they declared the party’s intention to win all electiveTheypositions.also unanimously endorsed the candidacy of APC Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, insisting that power must return to the South in 2023.

Omo-Agege said he was motivated by a desire to arrest receding hope among Deltans and build a state where the people’s future is brighter than theirHepast.said fairness demands that power returns to the South in 2023 since President Muhammadu Buhari, a Northerner, is about completing eight years in office. Also, convener of the meeting and Spokesperson, APC Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo (SAN), accused the PDP government of running a clueless and shortsighted administration.Keyamosaid the agenda of the PDP government in the state to impoverish the people and make life difficult for them. In his words: “The jacket of disunity is already in PDP. We will rescue the people from hunger, bondage and from Egypt. The battle will be door to door, unit to unit. They are using primordial sentiments of Muslim--Muslim ticket to divert attention”.

The leaders included the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege; Minister of State for Labour and Employment and Campaign Spokesperson, Festus Keyamo SAN; APC chieftain and former General Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Chief Frank Kokori; Founding Leader and 2015 Governorship candidate of APC in Delta State, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor; State Chairman, Delta APC, Elder Omene Sobotie; State Vice Chairman, APC Delta Central, Chief Paulinus Akpeki; former Commissioner for Education, Dr. Veronica Ogbuagu among others.

By Ikechukwu Okaforadi

They spoke on Sunday at the meeting of Delta Central APC Leaders and Stakeholders in Effurun, Delta State. They lamented that the state has been under bondage of underdevelopment since 1999, declaring that 2023 is a year of liberation.Inhis remarks, Senator Omo-Agege who doubles as the governorship candidate of APC in the state, harped on the need for unity.

APC Muslim-Muslim ticket gross oversight NASS should prohibit - Senator Adeyemi Omo-Agege, Keyamo, Kokori, Emerhor others serve PDP quit notice in Delta L-R: Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, former President Goodluck Jonathan and Governor Hope Uzodimma at the 80th birthday lecture in honour of Chief Iwuanyanwu in Owerri, yesterday

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The controversy surrounding who is the authentic Yobe North Senatorial candidate of All Progressive Congress (APC) yesterday took a fresh twist as Bachir Machina, the embattled APC candidate, denied a withdrawal letter circulating in social media, claiming that he has pulled out of the race and resigned from the ruling party. In a letter titled “I Have Not Withdrawn, Nor Resigned”, Machina said the alleged withdrawal letter was forged by unscrupulous elements for just mischief.“Itis brought to my notice that some unscrupulous elements have forged my withdrawal letter out of mischief and blackmail. “I want to state unequivocally that the purported letter was forged. I did not at anytime withdraw nor resign from my party.“I was shocked when I discovered that some persons concocted plans to mislead the public particularly my supporters into believing that I have withdrawn.“Thediscrepancies between the two dates especially between the date of writing the purported letter and the date it was receipt exposed the authors inadequacies and lack of sufficient administrative knowledge. “Although we suspect that this letter may be another fake news and the handiwork of enemies of peace, yet the APC’s National secretariat must speak up on it since it is carrying the official stamp of the secretariat. “For the avoidance of doubt, I have not resigned nor withdrawn my candidature, I am in APC and have no intention to move to any party. I will (insha Allah) pursue my senatorial ambition on the platform of the All Progressives Congress.“Ihave already instructed my lawyers to review the fake letter and take necessary legal actions against the culprit(s)”, he said.

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has sent his felicitations to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, on the occasion of his 66th birthday. Lawan described Mustapha as an erudite lawyer, public administrator par excellence and amiable politician.

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The lawmaker, who said he accepts all the reservations raised by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), noted that key positions were given to people of the same faith by the party. He said “Now on the very contentious issue of the MUSLIM/ MUSLIM Ticket, let me say very clearly that I am in total support of the issues and concerns raised by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). I am a practising Christian.“After Ashiwaju emerged as the APC presidential candidate, Senator Kashim Shettima was nominated as his running mate. And that has of course generated a lot of reactions and agitation. The CAN have made a lot of cogent observations.“Forinstance, many key positions were seen to be given to people who belong to the same fate. No doubt, these were pressing factors that ignited the position of CAN and for good reason. “During my many consultations and mediations, a colleague of mine asked me a question. In his words and I quote “when was the last time we produced an inspector General of Police from the Igbo extraction. When last have you seen anyone from certain parts of the country as service chiefs?” and I had no definite answers to these questions”, he said. However, he said haven noted these very cogent points; Nigerians must not confront these issues in such a manner that will obstruct the fabric of national unity, peace and stability which Nigerians have all fought very hard to keep. He said “yes, there have been oversights in key appointments in the past, which tends to keep the Christians at a disadvantage and this has caused apprehension amongst us”, but the Presidential and vice presidential candidates of APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kashim Shettima remain the best for the Whilecountry.urging Nigerians to vote APC candidates in the 2023 Presidential election, the Kogi West senator said his support for them was not because of their membership of the ruling party, but purely based on their track records as both Governors of Borno and Lagos States.

Briefing journàlists on Sunday at the National Assembly, senator Adeyemi said religious war is the most difficult to win, cautioning that the same faith ticket should not be encouraged in the future to avoid the risks involved with it.

The Senator representing Kogi West, Smart Adeyemi, has said the All Progressive Congress (APC) Muslim-Muslim ticket is an oversight which the National Assembly should enact laws to prohibit as a measure to ensure stability and unity of the country.

Yobe North: Machina denies withdrawing in senatorial contest, resignation from APC

“I share the joy of his friends and family members in rejoicing with the SGF, Mr Boss Mustapha, on this occasion of his birthday.

“Mr Boss Mustapha since assuming office in 2017 as the SGF has made his mark and can be proud of his enviable track record in the office.

By Ikechukwu Okaforadi Accord Party (AP) presidential candidate, Prof Christopher Imumolen has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his decision not to interfere in the 2023 elections. The President had informed All Progressives Congress (APC) governors in Abuja that he would respect the wishes of the people by staying Imumolenneutral.said the stance represents the biggest victory witnessed in the electoral process in over two decades of the country’s return to democratic rule. The flagbearer noted that such neutrality would boost the confidence of both the contestants and voting public. He called it a “major milestone” which negates the stereotype of incumbents using the instrumentality of state power to influence outcomes of elections.“Ireally want to thank our commander-in-chief, President Muhammadu Buhari for stating that he would be neutral. “What makes his position on non-interference most remarkable is the fact that he is an interested party; the APC would be presenting a candidate. “If past antecedents are the yardstick, we would all naturally believe he would do anything, including using the security forces and the electoral umpire to sway the results. “For this, I salute him. Now, Nigerians can be fully assured that their votes will count and all the negative practices of the past will not happen this time.

By Ikechukwu Okaforadi

“When we took over, there was no party, it was existing for another party, which was paying them. We asked those ones to leave and we are happy they have“Mostleft. of these gladiators don’t have presence in any ward. Some of them, their ward is owing rent for two years, they can’t pay N30,000.

“Anything less than 70 percent, then we have failed. I challenge everyone to come and check after the election, there will be nothing less than 70 percent,” he boasted. Earlier in a remark, Agballah said he was on the move to reposition APC in the State and won’t be distracted. He said, “today, I’m happy that APC is not just ready to take part in this election, but poised to win.“We parade the best, our guber candidate is the best, we can trace the source of his resources. We shall investigate the source of the phantom wealth the other candidates are parading.“Nobody contesting the governorship election in Enugu State is as clean as our candidate.

Meanwhile, at the meeting, the party’s local government and ward chairmen said they remained behind the Agballahled State Working Committee. They announced that they would be meeting the APC national chairman to make their position known.

“The party received petition against Babayemi and on July 12th, conveyed an emergency meeting following which a disciplinary committee duly served a letter of invitation to the erring member to respond between 13th to 19th of July . The committee thereafter came up with its findings.

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By Austin Alfa, Lokoja Justice Peter Mallong of the Federal High Court on Friday dismissed a suit challenging the nomination of an Abuja based lawyer, Barrister Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as the Senatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for Kogi Central. The Judge held that the legal action instituted by another contestant, Adamu Atta was grossly incompetent and incurably defective and thereby robbed the court jurisdiction to entertain it.

“We rejected some candidates that are questionable, we also disqualified some surrogates.”

Atta had in his Originating Summons alleged that AkpotiUduaghan did not win the primary election of the PDP for Kogi Central Senatorial District for the 2023 General election and therefore her nomination should be nullified. He claimed among others, that the May 25 primary election which produced AkpotiUduaghan was flawed and not validly conducted as required by law.The plaintiff asked the court to void and set aside the primary election as well as the eventual nomination of the defendant.

However, Akpoti-Uduaghan through her counsel, John Usman (SAN) vehemently objected to hearing of the suit on the ground that the originating summon was not endorsed as required by law.

“Our people, assured that their collective wishes would be respected, will now be confident to throng the 176,000 polling booths across the country on election day to cast their votes,” he added.Imumolen advised Buhari to provide adequate support to the security personnel that would be deployed to voting centres on election days. “If he honours his words and allows the best man to win, then he will go down in history as the man who really brought about transparent elections in Nigeria.”

The leadership of the Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has maintained that the expulsion of Dotun Babayemi, a gubernatorial aspirant of the party was made in line with the party’s constitution. This is as it called out Gboyega Famodun, the Osun Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State for its undue interference in its activities.Theparty also stated that the decision of the ward executives in expelling Babayemi was justified by the defence of Babayemi by the Osun APC.The party in a statement issued by the Chairman of the State Caretaker Committee, Adekunle Akindele on Sunday expressed shock at the spirited defence of Babayemi by the APC.The party maintained that the reaction of the Osun APC strongly confirmed all the reports of nocturnal romance between the former gubernatorial aspirant and the APC before, during and after the State gubernatorial elections. The statement, which was signed by Oladele Bamiji, Osun PDP Director Of Media, noted that, “The detailed response from the APC querying the PDP for effecting disciplinary action against an erring member was so caustic that it indicated that the expulsion has disrupted APC’s evil plan which was to use the expelled member to destabilise the PDP and truncate the People’s mandate conferred on Senator Ademola Adeleke at the July 16th polls. “What could warrant such an angry defence of Prince Babayemi by a defeated political party with deeply fractured structure if not that a mole they have been working with all along has finally been expelled from the PDP!“We at this point thank the APC Chairman for providing the much needed back up for one of the reasons the party ward leadership sent Babayemi packing from the party for anti-party activities. We would therefore not join issue further with the APC as the PDP has no apologies for sanitizing its fold and for fumigating its structure. We commend the ward leadership for taking the bull by the horn to get rid of rodent mole who has become a threat not just to cohesion in the party but to the great people of Osun State.”

Court dismisses senate suit against PDP candidate in Kogi Accord presidential candidate, Imumolen hails Buhari’s neutral stance

“Enugu State doesn’t need Tinubu’s money, let them not send it. We will use our money and work. When we finish election, we will go for refund. If they bring it now, they may start killing“Theus.”issue of Tinubu money, I believe I have your support to tell them,” he asked, with the members chorusing ‘yes’. Nnaji equally declared that they were not a party to any 25 percent voting arrangement. “We reject in strongest term the 25 percent they want to ascribe to us. As it stands now, over 50 percent of the voters are with us.

Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State, on Sunday, rejected any form of campaign fund from the presidential candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. This formed part of the resolutions reached during a stakeholders’ meeting at the South-East Secretariat of the party.The governorship candidate of the party, Chief Uche Nnaji, who made the proposition before it was unanimously carried by members at the meeting, said the campaign fund was the cause of the current crisis rocking the Enugu State chapter of the APC. Referring to the meeting of some of the party leaders in the State with the APC national leadership, he said the demand for the removal of Barr. Ugochukwu Agballah as the State Chairman was an exercise in futility.Theparty leaders, led by former Senate President, Chief Ken Nnamani had told the national chairman, Abdullahi Adamu to constitute a caretaker Committee for the party in the State.Speaking on the development, Nnaji said, “We learnt of the mischief going on among our brothers, but the mischief will not go anywhere under our watch. About six months to election you want to remove the State exco of a party that is doing very well.

“Yet, they want to remove a capacity chairman. You can’t touch an exco that is doing super“Tinubu’swell. money is behind the APC crisis in Enugu State. They want to create confusion, after which they will say, there is faction, divide the campaign fund.“They did it in 2015, did it 2019. The same human beings that did it then are the ones repeating it now. “I will be meeting with our national chairman on Monday and then with Tinubu on Tuesday. I will tell Tinubu not to bring his money to Enugu.

2023: Tinubu’s money causing crisis, we don’t need it – Enugu APC

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The Senior Advocate in his preliminary objection against the legal action relied on section 97 of the Sheriff and Civil Process Act to establish that the originating summon was incurably defective and incompetent having not been endorsed in line with provisions of theBesideslaw. the incompetence of the originating summon, Akpoti-Uduaghan had in her counter affidavit averred that the primary election conducted on 25th May, 2022 was monitored by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and that she validly won, attaching the result, delegates list and INEC report. In his judgment, Justice Mallong agreed with Usman SAN that the suit was improperly commenced and that the Court lacked jurisdiction to hear it and subsequently dismissed it in its entirety.

“Our biggest fear before now has been that the elections will be rigged to favour the party in power. But the president’s recent statement will clear those fears.

On the expulsion and the processes leading to it, the party chairman noted that, “the speech and associated documents provided by the ward leadership have been reviewed and they were found to be in compliance with rules and relevant sections of the party constitution.

“Since June 2022 that they deployed a lump of their loots to get the ticket of their party, the nation’s currency crashed and still battling for breath. And since then they have been mopping up foreign currencies ahead of the election to buy voters. “The Media office therefore needs to educate them that Obi and his Running mate are knowledgeable duo who know the law and operates within it and who became what they are financially, politically and socially doing legitimate businesses. They have no bullion van history of questionable wealth and are ready and willing to be scrutinized. “Just as Obi and Datti backgrounds and antecedents are verifiable so also is their source of income before and now are unambiguous and auditable. “Obi and Datti, reached where they are today in this 2023 journey giving no ‘shishi’ to anybody, because they are investing on the suffering Nigerians impoverished by the greedy leaders of the past who diverted public funds to their private and family pockets”, the statement said.

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“The PDP national chairman should leave APC out of the confusion he plunged his party into when he deliberately betrayed the South and Governor Nyesom Wike by extension. Blame game and transfer of aggression are not the answer to Ayu’s Odd Consensus.”Expatiating on his postulation of Ayu’s Odd Consensus, Okechukwu explained that “Ayu’s Odd Consensus is the willing unpatriotic breach of the subsisting rotation of power from North to South convention by Ayu and his presidential candidate, His Excellency Atiku Abubukar. “Secondly, the duo has reached the odd consensus that Atiku is not likely to win the 2023 presidential election. This is why they rejected the minor palliative of placating Governor Nyesom Wike and others that were hurt by the breach. Otherwise, if they are sure of victory, Ayu could have willingly stepped down long ago, and wait for more juicy slots post 2023 presidential election victory like SGF. Hence close the huge failure fracture starring them in the face consequent upon the betrayal of the South.” Okechukwu maintained that Ayu’s Odd Consensus that there is no need bargaining away the lofty chairmanship of the PDP with N14 billion heist, when he is not sure of victory is Ayu’s pragmatic guardrail.

By Ikechukwu Okaforadi Barely 24 days to the kick-off political campaigns for the 2023 general elections, Osita Okechukwu, a foundation member of APC, has said the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has boxed itself in an irretrievable tight corner.Okechukwu, who is also Director General of Voice of Nigeria (VoN), regretted that instead of sitting down to address the various challenges confronting their party, the leaders are busy passing the buck and blaming the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Recall that Simon Imobo’Tswam, Special Adviser on Media and Communications to Ayu cited posts purportedly credited to APC insinuating that Ayu said that he cannot take on a man that cannot father a child and other unprintable innuendos. Responding to questions from journalists in Abuja, Sunday, Okechukwu, lambasted the PDP national chairman, Iyorchiya Ayu for accusing APC of sponsoring mischievous posts against him.

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has refuted reports of attending a Labour Party (LP) presidential rally in Ibadan, the State Makindecapital.described the report as false and misleading.Speaking through his Chief Press Secretary, Taiwo Adisa, Makinde said he was not in the State when the event happened. Adisa said the report was aimed at confusing the people. He said the governor was on leave and was nowhere near the State during the rally.

v) Evidence of current National Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022.

Furthermore, each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box on the Ground floor, reception area at the Head Office Building not later than 11:00a.m. On Monday, 19th September, 2022. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the Procurement and Management Services Department, 2nd floor, as NDIC will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted documents. Further requisite information required can be obtained from the following e-mail address info@ndic.gov.ng.

6.0 OPENING OF EOI DOCUMENTS

x) Detailed Company Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of key staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications (COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON, etc.).

vii) Sworn affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of NDIC or Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, Shareholder, or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and confirm that all the information presented in the bid are true and correct in all particulars, and that none of the company Directors was ever convicted of fraud.

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“We have always said it umpteenth times that their own understanding of structure is the abundance of looted funds in their kitty that they plan to deploy on hungry Nigerian voters during the election to sway their votes.

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) hereby request reputable and competent firms with good track records of performance and experience to submit Expression of Interest (EOI) for the Development of Building Management System (BMS) at NDIC Head Office Abuja.

Interested Firms that wish to respond to this request for EOI should submit their company profile along with the following documents:

Adisa said Makinde would not accept falsehood from Obi’s supporters known as Obidient, adding that any attempt to drag the governor’s reputation would not be accepted.

viii) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last 3 (three) years (2019 - 2021).

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The opening would hold immediately after the deadline for submission at 11:00a.m. on Monday, 19th September, 2022, on the Ground Floor, Visitors Waiting Room at the NDIC Head Office Building in the presence of the bidders or their representatives.

He dismissed the insinuation that APC is fuelling the PDP crisis and urged Ayu to avoid buck-passing and blame game, stressing that doing so amounts to transfer of misplaced aggression.Okechukwu stated: “Methinks that Dr Ayu, being a social scientist is experienced enough to know that once covenant of national integration is breached, it unleashes antithesis of unimaginable proportion naturally on the culprits.”

iv) Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022.

ix) Evidence of Financial capacity to execute the project including Reference letter from a reputable commercial bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed.

“All of a sudden, the structure-less and social media candidates are now the headache of the ruling party that they now had to fabricate and imagine things they want the electoral Commission to act on.

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The statement read: “Our attention has been drawn to an online publication, which indicated that Governor Makinde was spotted among the Obidients during a rally in Ibadan, on Saturday, September 3, 2022. “For the avoidance of doubt, Makinde was nowhere near Ibadan when the said rally was held.“How is it possible for the governor who was observing the last days of his leave outside the country to be spotted among the so-called Obidients in Ibadan? “While we will not begrudge the Obidients’ desire to propagate their candidate, we will not oblige anyone the luxury of dragging the reputation of the Governor of Oyo State on accounts of false claims.”

“Obi’s successful trip abroad which is ostensibly to sensitize and carry along Nigerians aboard on his upcoming agenda of rebuilding the country is open and transparent and not a fund raising. But we know why its discomforting some people, because they cannot meet Nigerians in diaspora knowing that they contributed to their leaving the country in the first place.

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The closing date for submission is Monday, 19th September, 2022 by 11:00am.

ii) Evidence of Company Income’s Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2022; with minimum average turnover of N100,000,000.

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xii) For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided.

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iii) Evidence of current Pension Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022.

“They know nobody has the kind of stolen funds they have and are always uncomfortable at anything suggesting to them that their opponents could match them. Obi did not go to beg for money but to sell himself and his mission to Nigerians outside the shores who are critical stakeholders in the Nigeria project.

7.0 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

2.0 SCOPE OF WORK Development of Building Management System (BMS) at the Head Office, Abuja.

i) Proposal must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder. ii) Any submission received after the deadline for submission would be returned unopened. iii) All proposals/documents must be paginated and items required under eligibility criteria are to be arranged in the order of sequence and legible. iv) Due diligence exercise shall be conducted to verify all the claims made by bidders v) A company should not submit for more than one bid. vi) Failure to comply with the instructions will lead to disqualification. vii) NDIC is not bound to shortlist any bidder and reserves the right to annul the procurement process at any time without incurring any liabilities in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act 2007.

vi) Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 1st January, 2023 or valid certificate issued by BPP.

i) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC2 and CAC7.

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Plot 447 / 448 Constitution Avenue, Central Business District, Abuja E-mail: info@ndic.gov.ng Website: www.ndic.gov.ng

xi) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects.

4.0 SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) DOCUMENTS

xiii) All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company/Firm’s Letter Head Paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Contact Address, Telephone Number (preferably GSM no.) and e-mail address. The Letterhead Paper must bear the Names and Nationalities of the Directors of the Company at the bottom of the page, duly signed by the authorised officer of the firm.

Prospective bidders are to submit Three (3) bound copies of Expression of Interest documents in sealed envelopes and clearly marked “Expression of Interest for the Development of Building Management System for the Corporation addressed to: Director, Procurement and Management Services Department, Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Plot 447/448 Constitution Avenue, Central Business District, Abuja, Nigeria.

5.0 CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION

By Christiana Ekpa Obi-Datti Media Office, a campaign section of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidates, has dismissed the demand by Tinubu-Shettima support group that Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should disqualify Peter Obi and Yusuf Datti-Baba from the 2023 Presidential election. In a statement issued yesterday, the Obi-Datti Media Office said the argument that Obi-Datti violated sections of the 2022 Electoral Act (Amendment) on election funding are desolate and baseless.

“In terms of share, non-oil revenue maintained its dominance in gross federation receipts, accounting for 54.1 per cent, while oil revenue constituted the balance of 45.9 per cent.”Oil revenue, at N466.34bn, was above the level in April by 3.6 per cent, but fell short of the budget target by 41.1 per cent. The increase in oil revenue relative to April was attributed to increased earnings from domestic crude oil and gas sales, following the surge in crude oil price.However, higher value shortfall recovery, for Premium Motor Spirit continued to weigh on gross oil earnings.

From Abubakar Yunusa, Abuja T he National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the country generated N600.15 billion as value-added tax (VAT) in the second quarter of 2022.The figure represented an increase of 1.96 percent from the N588.59 billion generated in Q1 2022.The NBS said this in its latest sectoral distribution of valueadded tax for Q2 2022, released on Saturday.According to the report, local payments of VAT amounted to N359.12 billion in Q2 2022. “On the aggregate, valueadded tax (VAT) for Q2 2022 was reported at N600.15 billion, showing a growth rate of 1.96 percent on a quarter-on-quarter basis from N588.59 billion in Q1 2022,” the report reads. “Local payments recorded were N359.12 billion, while foreign VAT payment contributed N111.13 billion in Q2 “On2022. a quarter-on-quarter basis, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply recorded the highest growth rate with 116.47 percent, followed by accommodation and food service activities with 42.44 percent. The report added that activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies had the lowest growth rate with -42.39 percent, followed by activities of households as employers, undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use with -36.57 percent. On sectoral contributions, the top three largest shares in Q2 2022 were manufacturing with 33.08 percent; information and communication with 18.98 percent; and mining and quarrying with 10.60 percent. Conversely, activities of households as employers, undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use recorded the least share with 0.03 percent, followed by activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies with 0.05 percent, and water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities with 0.13However,percent. on a year-on-year basis, VAT collections in Q2 2022 increased by 17.16 percent from Q2 2021. VAT is a consumption tax which is administered by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).Revenue generated from VAT is usually disbursed to the three tiers of government through the federation accounts allocation committee (FAAC). The 7.5 percent VAT rate became effective on February 1, 2020.

Federal govt records N524.25bn fiscal deficit in one month

The Tiv cultural troupe (swange dance) performing at the closing ceremony of the 15th Internàtional Arts and Crafts (INAC) Expo 2022, Theme: “Networking Nigerian Crafts to the World”, oganise by the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), held recently in Abuja. Photo: Justin Imo-owo

Abubakar Yunusa, Abuja M u’azu Sambo, minister of transportation, says work on the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri rail line has been Accordingsuspended.toa statement issued on Saturday, he spoke during an inspection tour of the project in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital. He said the suspension was due to insecurity and vandalism of railway properties along the corridor.Sambo said the China Civil Engineering and Construction Company (CCECC), the contractor handling the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the project, had complained of attacks on its workers along the Abia state axis.“I am very displeased by these acts and I condemn it in strong terms,” the minister said.“In the history of Nigeria, no administration has invested more in rail infrastructure like the present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.“Icall on the media and the judiciary to collaborate with the ministry to ensure that these economic saboteurs are not only exposed but prosecuted and sentenced speedily to serve as a deterrent to others. Sambo also refuted reports being circulated that funds meant for the eastern rail line were diverted to other projects, describing it as “fake news”. “The progress made so far is from 15 percent of the counterpart funding by Nigeria while the 85 percent to be provided by foreign partners is still negotiated,” he added. In 2020, the federal executive council (FEC) approved the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri rail line valued at $3 billion.

Total public outstanding debt, at end March 2022, stood at N41.6tn or 18.8 per cent of GDP, and remained within the 40.0 per cent debt-GDP threshold.The report stated that, “Provisional federally collected revenue in May dropped due to lower non-oil receipts. At N1.02tn, federation revenue fell below the levels in April and the monthly budget by 22.4 per cent and 35.8 per cent,“Therespectively.decline was attributed to a 30.4 per cent shortfall in nonoil receipts, relative to the target.

From Abubakar Yunusa, Abuja

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Nigeria generated N600bn from VAT in Q2 2022 -NBS

The rail line is expected have new branches — from Port Harcourt to Bonny and from Port Harcourt to Owerri.

The Federal Government recorded N524.25bn fiscal deficit in May, from N643.09bn in April.This was obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s monthly economic report on fiscal sector development.Itstated that, “The disproportionate reduction in expenditure and revenue outcomes resulted in a contraction in the overall fiscal deficit, during the period. “Following the 14.0 per cent decline in government spending and 7.2 per cent fall in FGN retained revenue, the provisional fiscal deficit, at N524.25bn, was 18.5 per cent and 1.5 per cent below the level in April and the budget benchmark, respectively.” The government’s fiscal operations remained anchored on the extant fiscal framework to pursue macroeconomic stability, income generation, and the expansion of fiscal space to boost infrastructural development, among other objectives.Therevenue challenge persisted in May 2022, as the federation and the Federal Government recorded shortfalls of 35.8 per cent and 7.2 per cent, relative to the respective monthly targets. However, the overall fiscal deficit of the FGN contracted by 1.5 per cent, relative to the target, driven, largely, by a 14.0 per cent drop in aggregate expenditure.

According to him, questions surrounding performance in digital infrastructure, the challenges and the way forward must be brought to the front burner to enable the country to come up with a strategic growth plan.He said the Federal Government had announced a target of $40bn private capital investment in digital infrastructure by 2025, besides facilitating about $1bn in private equity. Just last week, the Federal government inaugurated the National Council on Infrastructure, with a plan of doubling Nigeria’s infrastructure stock of the Gross Domestic Product from the prevailing 35 per cent to about 70 per cent.

“FAAN AVSEC and Bi-Courtney security services are on the ground and an investigation has opened into this security breach at MMA2.

“The affected aircraft are being screened and prepared for service in accordance with United Nigeria Airlines’ strict security and operating“Meanwhile,standards.the development will result in rescheduling of some flights to accommodate the investigations.”Theairlinesaid it regretted the delay the incident would cause its customers whose scheduled flight would be affected.

an obvious misalignment of the fiscal and monetary policies of the government, the NECA DG said it was urgent and important for the nation’s monetary and fiscal authorities to close ranks to reduce the contradictory tendencies of their policies for the good of the nation.

T he Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has cited poor digital infrastructure as a major contributor to Nigeria’s ailing economy.LCCI president, Dr. Michael Olawale-Cole, stated this during the Information Communication Technology and Telecommunication EXPO which was held in Lagos. The theme of the event was “Ensuring efficient digital infrastructure in Nigeria.” Giving his opening remarks, Olawale-Cole said digital infrastructure had become crucial because virtually everything was now done electronically, thereby making issues like access, Internet of things, right of way, broadband penetration, policies, regulation, cyber security, and other matters of great concern.

He noted that the multiplier effects of the taxes would further hamper the purchasing power of the citizens, reduce capacity utilization of enterprises and worsen the macroeconomic indices in the country.

By Abubakar Yunusa, Abuja United Nigeria Airlines says there will be some disruptions in its scheduled flight operations, due to a suspected security breach at the Muritala Muhammed Airport Two (MMA2), Lagos.Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu, the airline’s head of corporate communications, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos.

The NECA DG further stated that while the monetary policies aimed to reflate the economy through various interventions, the fiscal policies tended to stifle the productive sector by frequently introducing new taxes and levies. Examples, according to him, included the recent telecommunication excise tax, excise duty on carbonated drinks, beverage’s tax and the NYSC levy. He said the introduction of these taxes and levies was an unfortunate addition to other anti-enterprise regulations.

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“During preflight inspection this morning, a stowaway was found in one of our aircraft parked at MMA2 Ikeja,” he said. “The middle-aged man, who looked unkempt and is suspected to be unconscious, was arrested and taken in for interrogation.

Uchegbu said some flights will be delayed because a middle-aged man was apprehended and taken for interrogation after he was found in one of its parked aircraft in the early hours of Sunday. According to him, due to the breach, flights will be rescheduled to accommodate the investigation.

“The aircraft last operated Abuja-Lagos at 7.30 p.m. on September 3 and was securely parked at the apron following a post-flight inspection.

The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA, has urged the Federal Government to reappraise its monetary and fiscal policies to address the multifaceted challenges confronting the Director-General,nation.

He said, “As a matter of urgency, there should be deliberate alignment of Monetary and Fiscal Policies. The process should involve the Organized Private Sector of Nigeria (OPSN) in order to enhance its credibility and effectiveness, while strict monitoring and enforcement should be ensured.”

NECA, Mr. Wale-Smatt Oyerinde, while speaking in Abuja recently, described the current economic policies as ineffective within the context of the current challenges. Oyerinde said a deliberate and transparent process of evaluating economic policies should be put in place, with the Organized Private Sector, who were critical stakeholders, at the centre.According to him, some of the initiatives of the apex bank had the capacity to stimulate and drive the economy towards the path of sustained growth if the impediments were removed. These initiatives and policies, Oyerinde said, comprised the exclusion and prohibition of about 47 items from eligibility to access FX on 23rd June 2015 and the introduction of the e-Form ‘A” for Forex Online in July,Noting2021.

NECA seeks FG’s reappraisal of economic policies

Hon. Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. (Sen.) Adeleke Olorunnimbe Mamora (2nd left), Secretary to Public Complaints Commission, Mr. Philip Enyali (3rd left), Director Chemical Technology Department, Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation/Senior Technical Assistant to the Hon. Minister, FMSTI, Mr. M. E. J BASSEY (left), Director Public Relations, Public Complaints Commission, Mr. Olumide Abodunin (2nd right) and National Coordinator, Mr. Jacob Onu (right) during the courtesy visit by the Delegation from Public Complaints Commission to the Hon. Minister in Abuja.

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ActionAid: Only 23% of women have access to credit facilities in agric sector Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu (middle) flanked by the Director, Information, Press and Public Relations Unit, Federal Ministry of Water Resources (FMWR), Mrs Kenechukwu Offie ( right) and Director, Dams / Reservoir Operation FMWR, Engr. Danjuma Madaki ( left), during the Ministerial interactive section with the media on the activities and the achievement of the Ministry, held recently in Abuja. Photo: Justin Imo-owo.

“If I am operating a fuel station today and I go to Minna depot, lift petrol and take it to Kaduna, I may get to Kaduna in the evening and offload that fuel. There is no way I would have sold off that petrol immediately to warrant another load,” Hammed Ali, comptrollergeneral of Customs, had said. “So, how did you get to 60

We’re ready for forensic audit of petrol supply, NNPC replies Customs

“The combination of these cost elements translates to a retail pump price of N462/litre and an average subsidy of N297/litre and an annual estimate of N65 trillion on the assumption of 60 million litres daily PMS“Thissupply.will continuously be adjusted by market and demand realities.“NNPC Ltd shall continue to ensure compliance with existing governance framework that requires the participation of relevant government agencies in all PMS discharge operations, including Nigerian Ports Authority, Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Nigerian navy, Nigeria Customs Service, NIMASA, and all others.” The national oil company, however, said it recognised the impact of maritime and crossborder smuggling of petrol on the overall supply framework.

It also acknowledged the possibilities of other criminal activities in the PMS supply and distribution value chain. “As a responsible business entity, NNPC will continue to engage and work with relevant agencies of the government to curtail smuggling of PMS and contain any other criminal activities,” the statement adds. “We will continue to deliver on our mandate to ensure energy security for our country with integrity and transparency. “We invite any forensic audit of the PMS supply and subsidy management framework of the NNPC.”

Abubakar Yunusa, Abuja The National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN) says the country makes N14 billion annually from exporting cashew, but there needs to be more focus on processing.

“Our data shows that in terms of processing facilities across the 36 states and FCT, smallholder women farmers have access to only about 18 percent and 16 percent in terms of storage facilities,” he said. “For the first time in Nigeria, the federal ministry of agriculture and rural development had come up with a gender policy in agriculture because of the large gap in terms of the variability of women across Nigeria, especially in the agricultural sector.

Nigeria makes N14bn annually from cashew export organisations can invest in it. “Though the government is trying its best to support the cashew sector in Nigeria, we need to ask for more, because we have the potential to produce more than what we are producing at the moment.“Though the statistics we have cannot be said to be accurate, we are presently producing about 350,000 metric tonnes of cashew per “However,annum. with the cooperation we have gotten from ministries, departments and agencies, for the seedlings we have distributed for the past years, we are believing that in the coming harvest, we will be meeting over 400,000 metric tonnes.”

Abubakar Yunusa, Abuja The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) says it is ready for a forensic audit of its petrol supply and subsidy management framework.GarbaDeen Muhammad, group general manager, public affairs division, NNPC, said this in a statement on Saturday. The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) had refuted claims by the NNPC Limited that citizens consume about 60 million litres of petrol daily. It further alleged that the oil company was supplying an excess of 38 million litres of petrol daily since “98 million litres” were lifted daily from the depots.

ActionAid Nigeria, organisation,non-governmentalasayswomen in the country have low access to government interventions, especially in the agricultural sector.Azubike Nwokoye, chairman of the national gender steering committee for the implementation of the national gender policy in agriculture for Nigeria, said this in Abuja on Nwokoye,Friday.also the food and agriculture programmes coordinator, Action Aid Nigeria; spoke when the committee paid a visit to the head of the civil service of the federation (OHCSF).

On his part, Ernest Mintah, managing director, African Cashew Alliance, said Africa produces about 57 percent of the total world production of cashew and processes about 10 percent. According to him, about five years ago, only five percent of cashew was processed in Africa.

He said about 77 percent of Nigerian women lack access to government credits like those in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other financial institutions. Nwokoye said only 23 percent of women have access to such interventions, which is low.

Ojo Ajanaku, national president, NCAN, said this over the weekend at a media briefing ahead of the 16th edition of the association’s conference in Abuja. The conference is scheduled to hold from September 12 to September 16, 2022, in the country’sAjanakucapital.said the earnings made from exporting raw cashew is as much as N14 billion, adding that it could be higher if the federal government and subnational levels invested in the sector and supported local processing. “We hope to grow to over a million metric tonnes in the next four or five years. Nigeria is presently doing more export of raw cashew nuts because we don’t process more of it. It is generally a problem in Africa, not only in Nigeria,” he said. “We are not processing, but we are exporting raw cashew nuts, which gives us a lot of income when we talk about foreign earnings. This is second to sesame seed when you talk about foreign earning generations. We got about N14 billion in exports. We only had challenges in exporting during the time of Apapa gridlock.”Ajanaku said the industry lacks investments, and about 400 jobs were lost in the country with every one thousand metric tonnes of cashew exported to India, Vietnam, and other Asian countries.Hesaid the sector can produce over one million metric tonnes in the next five years if the government and private

“Today, we are somewhere around 10 percent. It is still too little,” Mintah said. “What it means is that we are exporting a lot of jobs to Asia, particularly India and Vietnam, where the crop is being sent.” Speaking about the conference, he said it is aimed at giving producers the platform to sensitise and attract more investments and create job opportunities for Nigerians, thereby, opening doors for Mintahexpansion.said this would ensure that more of the cashew being produced remains in Nigeria, “processed here and a lot of jobs will be created”. “If we are exporting the primary product, we are getting something in the region of about one dollar 20 cents per kilogramme. That will cover the payment of the farmer and also cover the transportation, exportation, and the rest,” he said.

“But if we process, we stand the opportunity of getting over three times the revenue accruing to the government. We have three times that revenue accruing to the country where it is produced. We are also creating jobs. “Every thousand metric tonnes of cashew that is processed, you can employ about 250 to 400, depending on the type of technology that is being used. So, we have been losing about 300 jobs exporting cashew, which we can process here.” Mintah added that investors will be taken to factories in Nigeria to enable them to see the investment opportunities.

“Recent data by ActionAid Nigeria shows that in terms of processing facilities across the 36 states and FCT, smallholder women farmers have access to only about 18 percent; in terms of storage facilities 16 percent; market access is quite low, transportation is less than 10 percent; 50 percent in terms of access to land and the access is not controlled. It could be leasing or renting. Ownership is just about twenty-something percent.”

PAGE 20 PEOPLES DAILY, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2022 BU$IN€SS million litres per day? That is my question. The issue of smuggling, if you release 98 million litres in actual and 60 million litres are used, the balance should be 38 million litres. How many trucks will carry 38 million litres every day? Which road are they following and where are they carrying this thing to?” Responding to this in the statement, NNPC said between January and August 2022, the total volume of premium motor spirit (PMS), better known as petrol, imported into the country was 16.46 billionAccordinglitres. to the company, the figure represents an average supply of 68 million litres per day. “Similarly, import in the year 2021 was 22.35 billion litres, which translated to an average supply of 61 million litres per day,” the statement reads. “The NNPC Ltd notes that the average daily evacuation (depot truck out) from January to August 2022 stands at 67 million litres per day as reported by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). “Daily evacuation (depot load outs) records of the NMDPRA do carry daily oscillation ranging from as low as four million litres to as high as 100 million litres per day. “The NNPC also wishes to point out that rising crude oil prices and PMS supply costs above PPPRA (now NMDPRA) cap had forced oil marketing companies’ (OMCs) withdrawal from PMS import since the fourth quarter of 2017. “In the light of these challenges, NNPC has remained the supplier of last resort and continues to transparently report the monthly PMS cost under-recoveries to the relevant authorities.

“NNPC Limited also notes that the average Q2, 2022 international market-determined landing cost was US$1,283/MT and the approved marketing and distribution cost of N46/litre.

On the issue of drug peddling, Yahaya said: “We always fight them tooth and nail; day and night because we don’t want them to be part of us. We are the first call for Ambassadors and we don’t want anyone with criminal activities among“Weus.will cooperate with the Minister to sanitize zone 4 and make it a standard place”, he assured. Not left out, an Assistant Director in the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), in charge of Monitoring and Enforcement, Kaka Bello revealed that besides concerns raised by the EFCC, section 36 of the AEPB Act prohibits sale of products in unauthorised places, be it money or any other items. “Your business is corporate and legitimate, unless some of you decide to deviate. You are not like other illegal traders who hawk drugs or sell items on the “Unfortunately,streets. some of your members have joined. Sometimes when we come to apprehend some of the criminals we cannot even differentiate them”, he stressed.

FCTA, EFCC set to purge BDC operations of fraud, other illicit acts

He said: “The Minister gave us order to sanitize activities of BDC currency operators within the FCT, particularly with a focus on Wuse Zone 4, so that we do everything to curtail economic sabotage and tackle the issue of money laundering and possible illegal financing”.

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“The Minister of FCT, has directed them to comb and clean all criminal hideouts in the nation’s capital, leaving no stone unturned”.Headds: “The only place we enjoyed in a situation like this was at Apo-Dutse Pantaker Market, they pleaded for time and after the expiration of the time, they started demolishing the shanties themselves.“Butthe way you are going, I’m not convinced that you people are ready to leave after two years, you are still asking for more time. “We will come on Monday to start demolishing, is like you are asking for another two years. The meeting was called to rob minds and cart a way forward”. Similarly, the Assistant Director of Enforcement in Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) Kaka Bello said , we will give them two weeks grace but we will be moving in to check compliance.According to him: “ The moment will be in phases, before the end of the two weeks , every batchers must go; all their it terms must be evaluated including the heavy duty machines” . Earlier, the Chairman, GwanGwan Traders Association Mabuchi, Salisu Rabiu appealed for more time to pack their valuables and that the administration should provide them with an alternative place where they can do their legitimate business.

While noting that the CBD operators were a critical and important stakeholder in the forex market, the Minister’s aide however, warned that the FCTA would not allow them continue hawking currency by the roadside and hawk was not proper. He pointed out that section 8.5 of the revised operational guidelines for Bureau De Change in Nigeria aligns with antihawking policy of the FCT.

He however thanked the operators for believing in Abuja and for supporting the FCTA in her quests to keep the city clean up the city and fight against drug peddling.“The FCT Police Commissioner, NDLEA, NSCDC have all commended you for the role in tackling drug cartel around Zone 4”, he added.

Demolition: Scrap dealers get two-week ultimatum to vacate Mabushi Forest

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By Stanley Onyekwere In furtherance to its ongoing intensive clean up exercise, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has issued a two-week ultimatum to dealers in metal scraps otherwise called Pantakers inside Mabushi Cashew Forest to vacate or face demolition of the area, purportedly notorious criminal hideouts.TheSenior Special Assistant on Monitoring Inspection and Enforcement to the FCT Minister, Comrade Ikharo Attah gave the ultimatum at the weekend, at a stakeholders meeting with the Gwan-Gwan Traders Association Mabuchi.Attah said: “After two weeks grace, whatever they are left in the area will be demolished without empathy and sympathy. But , we will stay action since you have appealed and we will convey your message to the Minister but ensure that you pack all your belongings before the expiration of the two weeks grace. “ Please don’t give us chance to remove your valuables because the bulldozer will not know how valuable they are to you. You have two weeks to remove them last week, you begged us on site . “We will tell the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello and the Commissioner of Police , Sunday Babaji that you have two weeks to remove your valuables.

By Stanley Onyekwere I n order to effectively tackle criminal activities arising from the operations of Bureau De Change (BDC) in Abuja, the nation’s capital city, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is set to join forces with Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to ensureThissanity.iscoming on the heels of growing concerns continue to be expressed by the public over some BDC operators purported involvement in financial crimes such as money laundering, economic sabotage and terrorism financing, among others.Senior Special Assistant to FCT Minister on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement, Ikharo Attah made this disclosure over the weekend in a meeting with the BDC operators on plans to sanitise and standardise their operations. Ikharo explained that the action became necessary following receipt of EFCC letter, requesting the FCTA to bring sanity and global best practices to their activities.Attah revealed that the EFCC also requested that adequate arrangements be made for them to operate with registered office address in line with provisions of law and international best practices to curtail economic sabotage, money laundering and possibly terrorist financing.

Respondinh, Secretary, Secretary, Zone 4 Bureau De Change Association, Yahaya Jidda Kida appreciated the democrartic and manner civilized the FCTA approached them and assured they are ready to cooperate with the government.Yahayanoted that they were also “Very concerned about the issues the EFCC raised”, including the drug peddling problem, which he revealed his association had fought, risking their lives andHebusinesses”.disclosed that the FCTA under e Nasir el-Rufai (the then FCT Minoster) asked them to collapse their rights and come under one umbrella, and he allocated a piece of land to them to build standard a centre. Yahaya explained: “Initially, he (elRufai) gave us a letter of intent, but the seriousness with which we carried on, he decided to give us Right of Occupancy to facilitate our discussion with financiers “We cross fertilized ideas within and outside Africa and came out with the best building plan that if allowed to be built, will be the largest and most sophisticated edifice in Abuja. “The edifice is a 10-storey building, with a mosque and a church, and can accommodate all of us and clear the nuisance in Zone 4, making transactions neat, just like it is done in the developed countries”.“Fortunately, during the time of Aliero, the land was reallocated to us, but these people didn’t allow us to start development. They went upto the Supreme Court and we don’t want to run prejudice. Those people are not even members of the Zone 4 association”, he said.He therefore appealed to FCT Minister to bring all stakeholders together and resolve the issue out of court.

The stand-off with Russia has forced countries to fill their own gas supplies, with Germany’s stores increasing from less than half in June to 84% full today. Europe is attempting to wean itself off Russian energy in an effort to reduce Moscow’s ability to finance the war.

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Media caption, Rishi Sunak says he can’t solve the issue around energy bills for everyone Ms Truss has promised to deliver around £30bn in tax cuts in an emergency Budget later this month if she wins, including a reversal of April’s rise to National Insurance.

Cyrus Mistry was ousted Tata board in 2016, sparking a legal

Pressed on whether richer people would benefit more from the cut, she said: “The people at the top of the income distribution pay more tax - so inevitably, when you cut taxes you tend to benefit people who are more likely to pay tax.”But she added: “To look at everything through the lens of redistribution I believe is wrong. Because what I’m about is growing the economy - and growing the economy benefits everybody.

Cyrus Mistry died on Sunday in a road accident while travelling to Mumbai. One other person was killed and two more passengers were injured, police in India’s western Maharastra state said.

India’s prime minister has described the death of the billionaire former chairman of Tata, the country’s largest conglomerate, as a “big loss” for the business world.

Speaking to Sky News, SNP leader and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon urged Ms Truss to “cancel” further energy rises and give “substantial” support to business.MrJohnson’s successor will be announced at 12:30 BST on Monday, before taking office on Tuesday after being formally appointed by the Queen. In a break with tradition, the winner will travel to Balmoral Castle in Scotland for the ceremony, rather than Buckingham Palace.

Energy prices have soared since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February and scarce supplies could push up costs even further. There are growing fears families in the EU will be unable to afford the cost of heating this winter.Governments across the continent are contemplating what measures to take to alleviate the Germanycrisis.-one of the countries worst affected by the Russian supply disruptionannounced a €65bn (£56bn) package of help on Sunday. Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Russia was no longer a reliable energy partner.

The vehicle is said to hit a divider in the road, while crossing a bridge over a river, and Mr Mistry subsequently died at the crash scene.At least two others were taken to hospital. In a tweet, Mr Modi called Mr Mistry a “promising business leader who believed in India’s economic prowess”.

The deputy chief minister of Maharashtra state has ordered a policeTheinvestigation.crashbrought into focus the country’s high number of road accidents, with government data showing that these claimed 150,000 lives in 2021 - an average of 18 per hour.

He has argued his suggested cut to VAT on energy bills would also provide some help for all. He also said he couldn’t rule out the prospect of blackouts over the winter to ration supplies, as the situation was “serious” and “every tool in the toolbox” would be needed.“Ofcourse we don’t want to be in that situation, but I think it’s responsible not to rule it out,” he added.

The gas pipeline stretches from the Russian coast near St Petersburg to northeastern Germany and can carry up to 170 million cubic metres of gas a day. This is not the first time since the invasion that the Nord Stream 1 pipeline has been closed.In July, Gazprom cut off supplies completely for 10 days, citing “a maintenance break”. It restarted again 10 days later, but at a much reduced level. In his address, President Zelensky said: “This winter, Russia is preparing for a decisive energy attack on all Europeans.” He said only unity amongst European countries would offer protection.

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But she offered no details, saying she would need time in office first in order to finalise exact proposals. Her rival Rishi Sunak said he would target further payments at the poorest.

Mr Mistry and his companions were travelling in a Mercedes car through the Palghar district of Maharashtra when the accident happened on Sunday afternoon, police said.

on BBC One’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Foreign Secretary Ms Truss said action on energy bills would be “vital” for people and the economy. She added that further support would need to go “hand in hand” with a plan to boost domestic energy supplies, arguing the UK had become too dependent on international energy prices. Mr Sunak said further energy payments to pensioners and the low-paid, beyond those he announced as chancellor, should be targeted at pensioners and the low-paid.

Russia’s state energy firm Gazprom announced on Friday the Nord Stream 1 pipeline could be closed indefinitely.

The G7 (Group of Seven) consists of the UK, US, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan.Their introduction of a price cap means countries that sign up to the policy will be permitted to purchase only Russian oil and petroleum products transported via sea that are sold at or below the price cap. However, Russia says it will not export to countries that participate in the cap.

Cyrus Mistry: Billionaire former Tata chairman dies in car crash

Mr Mistry, who was 54, was ousted as Tata chairman in 2016, following criticism of his performance. He was replaced by Ratan Tata - the man who Mr Mistry had himself replaced just four years earlier. The boardroom coup was shrouded in mystery, and sparked a long-running legal battle in which India’s top court eventually ruled in Tata’s favour.

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One of the two contenders will be announced as the next Tory leader on Monday, and will replace Boris Johnson in Downing Street the next day. They have come under pressure to spell out how they would protect households with rising bills, as well as give help to businesses, which are not covered by the domestic priceSpeakingcap.

Liz Truss pledges energy plan in a week if she becomes PM Russia wants to destroy the normal life of every European citizen, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. “It is trying to attack with poverty and political chaos where it cannot yet attack with missiles,” Mr Zelensky said in his regular address on Saturday. He was speaking hours after Russia said that its main gas pipeline to Europe would not reopen as planned.

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Liz Truss has promised to announce a plan to deal with soaring energy costs within a week if she becomes prime minister on Tuesday. The Tory leadership hopeful, the favourite according to pollsters, told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg she would “act immediately” to help with bills.

Europe accused Russia of using its gas supplies to blackmail Europe amid the Ukraine conflict, which Moscow denies.

The company operates in more than 100 countries - offering products including salt, steel and software - and had a revenue of $130bn (£110bn) last year.

The pipeline, which runs to Germany, had been shut for three days for what Gazprom described as maintenance work and had been due to Thereopen.interruption of the service was “sadly no surprise”, EU Council President Charles Michel“Usesaid.ofgas as a weapon will not change the resolve of the EU. We will accelerate our path towards energy independence. Our duty is to protect our citizens and support the freedom of Ukraine,” he tweeted in response to Gazprom’s announcement. Moscow denies using energy supplies as an economic weapon against Western countries supporting Ukraine. It has blamed the sanctions for holding up routine maintenance of Nord Stream 1, but the EU says this is a pretext. Gazprom’s announcement came shortly after the G7 nations agreed to cap the price of Russian oil in support of Ukraine.

Ukraine war: Russia wants to destroy Europeans’ normal life, Zelensky warns

Labour’s shadow attorney-general Emily Thornberry said it was “extraordinary” neither candidate had given a “specific answer” about their energy plans during the weeks-long leadership race. She added that people were “desperate” for help, and those on middle incomes as well as the poorest would struggle with rising bills. Price freeze plans Her party, along with the Liberal Democrats and the SNP, wants to freeze energy bills by paying energy companies to sell gas and electricity below market rates thisThewinter.Lib Dems have said they will table a bill in Parliament next week on their plan - which will not be voted on, but could offer more detail of their proposals. Ms Truss declined to say whether she might implement a price freeze, saying it would be wrong for her to give details of her plan before she is appointed.

“The economic debate for the past 20 years has been dominated by discussions about distribution. And what’s happened is we’ve had relatively low growth”. Beyond his proposed cut to VAT on energy bills, Mr Sunak has taken a different approach, arguing permanent tax cuts should wait until inflation goes down.

The al-Qaeda-linked group controls much of southern and central Somalia, but has been able to extend its influence into areas controlled by the government, which is based in the capital Mogadishu.

The governor of Hiiraan, Ali Jeyte Osman, said the death toll from Friday’s attack could rise amid reports that up to 27 people had been“Somekilled.are injured and some ran away when the shooting started. The dead bodies are still being collected, including women and children,” he said. Mr Osman accused the militants of being at war with the civilian population in the region, accusing them of burning villages and destroying water wells.

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Ms. Zing Ming, the Vice Mayor of Shanghai Municipal Government (Left) and H. E. Mr. Chimezie Okeoma Ogu (Right) during the visit. The Consul General of the Nigerian Consulate office in Shanghai, H. E. Mr. Chimezie Okeoma Ogu has requested greater cooperation and sharing of technology, ICT knowledge and skill between Nigeria and China. The Nigerian Consul General in Shanghai made the call when Ms. Zing Ming, the Vice Mayor of Shanghai Municipal Government in People’s Republic of China granted him audience in her office. Also, the Envoys among other things canvassed that his host consider Nigeria airline, Air Peace to be granted approval to fly into Shanghai airport. Recall that China and Nigeria as partners in progress have signed a number of agreements on trade, economic and technical cooperation, scientific and technological cooperation, as well as an agreement on investment protection. The two countries set up a joint economic and trade commission to strengthen its relations for better with People to people contact featuring prominently for a shared future.

Two weeks ago its fighters stormed a hotel in the city and killed more than 20 people.

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Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud vowed that his government would “leave no stone unturned” in the fight against “terrorism” in the country. In a statement al-Shabab said the lorries it attacked were carrying food supplies for a group of local fighters who have been backing the government’s offensive against them.

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Deadly attack targets Somalia food convoy

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The new law, which covers foreign models and voice-over artists in adverts released within the country and takes effect on 1 October, cannot prevent these bona fide citizens of Nigeria from being featured in commercials, irrespective of the colour of their skin But, as poorly thought-out as this new policy seems to be, one can see what the Nigerian government is trying to do. It is “in line with the federal government’s policy of developing local talent, inclusive economic growth, and the need to take necessary steps and actions aimed at growing the Nigerian advertising industry,” an official announced in a statement released last week. Similar bans on “foreign” were in the past few years placed on a number of popular items in order to boost local production.

While there are many criticisms and flaws of the government’s January 2018 complete ban on the importation of foreign-produced rice, there has also been a boost in local production and quality, with a number of young Nigerians becoming rice-farming entrepreneurs. Nigeria in 2020 became the largest producer of rice in Africa and the 14th largest producer in the world.There is hardly any empirical evidence to support Nigerians’ preference for foreign accents and appearances over local, but the anecdotal evidence is clear. Many of the country’s popular radio personalities - especially those that appeal to the middle classes - have British or American accents, as do many teachers in the primary and secondary schools that charge the most exorbitant fees. Many - especially young - Nigerians who have never travelled abroad speak English with foreign accents that they probably learnt from studying MTV music videos and Hollywood films.

Advertisers must have observed all this and realised the benefit of investing in foreign models and Aaccents.number of adverts shown in Nigeria are shot abroad, with mostly foreign cast and crewthus, with little benefit to the Nigerian advertising industry.Butthe government’s ban on rice imports did not necessarily curb the yearning for foreign versions of the product. Smugglers, therefore, materialized to fill the need, and foreign rice remains accessible but more expensive, usually brought in through the country’s porous land borders instead of shipped by sea as However,before.while you can sit in the privacy of your dining room and consume a pot of jollof rice without government regulators and enforcers taking note, it would be difficult - and counterproductive - to conceal an advert that features a brunette model speaking sleek English through her pointed nose. What may happen instead is that demand could increase for foreigners who can also claim to beModelsNigerian.and voice-over artists with Nigerian citizenship, parentage, DNA, ancestry, and whatever other link to the country, no matter how tenuous, could suddenly find themselves in highSomedemand.ofthese people may have never set foot on Nigerian soil. Some of them may be forced to visit the Nigerian embassy in their country of domicile for the first time in their lives, to begin the process of acquiring the green passport that they may have previously despised.

Why Nigeria’s ban on foreign models won’t work

In our series of letters from African writers, novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani considers the Nigerian government’s move to crack down on foreign models in adverts. Some in the British and American media have interpreted Nigeria’s prohibition on the use of foreign models as a ban on white people and foreign accents, and an attempt to free ourselves from a colonial mentality. But this ignores the fact that there are many Nigerians at home and abroad with British and American accents - authentic or fake - as well as some Nigerians who are blonde-haired and blueeyed.My good friend, Jackie Farris, was born to white American parents in Florida in the US, but has made Nigeria her permanent residence for more than 25 years, and has a green Nigerian passport to show for it. There are also many white women married to Nigerian men. While Nigerian immigration law does not grant automatic citizenship to a foreign man who marries a Nigerian woman, foreign women who marry Nigerian men are allowed to hold Nigerian passports.

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Local clan leader Mohamed Abdirahman described the attack as horrible, adding that such an atrocity had never happed in the region“Thesebefore.were innocent civilians who did nothing to deserve this,” he was quoted by AFP news agency as saying.

At least 20 people, including women and children, have been killed and food aid destroyed after militants attacked several vehicles in Somalia’s central Hiiraan“Theyregion.puta bomb while people were in the car and blew it up,” the region’s governor told the BBC Somali service. Islamist militant group al-Shabab has said it was targeting a government-affiliated armedSomaliagroup.is facing what experts call its worst drought in a decade. Threat from al-Shabab militants, who want to overthrow the central government, also continues to grow.

Rice, for example, is one of the most consumed staple foods in the country - eaten at least twice a week by most Nigerians, according to research group Dataphyte - and many Nigerians preferred the imported versions even when the local rice was cheaper.

An ongoing drought in the Horn of Africa has displaced hundreds of thousands of people in Somalia with the UN warning recently that worst was yet to come.

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By Hussaini Garba Mohammed A Kenyan diplomat once said: When China comes to visit your country, you get a new hospital. When a Western country comes to visit your country, you get a Lecture. Recently, African countries and peoples have been treated to a new round of lectures, this time from U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. During his visit, he said: We will not do anything for the African countries and peoples, but we will do something with African countries and peoples. Ironically, the first thing he decided to do “with” Africa during his visit was to announce funding in The Democratic Republic of the Congo for what he called “election transparency and election management” to intervene in the DRC elections next year. Why the DRC? Yes, because the DRC has a wide range of non-ferrous, rare metals and non-metallic mines. Goldman Sachs recently released a report “Copper is like the new oil”, saying that copper will play a crucial role in the transition to a clean energy economy. U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Robert Mueller said that one of the guiding principles of the U.S. Africa Command is to “protect the free flow of Africa’s natural resources to global markets”. If the U.S. strategy in the DRC is successful, the next step will be to see the world-renowned U.S. “collaboration” of messing with your country and taking your energy and minerals.Inorder to fool the African people into accepting their new African strategy, Blinken and the Western media used their usual “carrot and stick” tactics, namely “dollar trap” and “establish and suppress competitors.”InJune,the United States joined with the G7 countries to launch the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment, a plan to raise $600 billion in five years to fund infrastructure in developing countries. This initiative looks familiar to their former President Trump, who called Africa a “shithole country”. In December 2018, he approved $60 billion in funding for the New Strategy for a Prosperous Africa, and four years later, it looks like nothing prosperous has ever happened. Before that, the Obama administration had also launched the “Power Africa” initiative, promising to invest 20,000 megawatts of power generation in Africa by 2020, but according to the latest statistics, the actual power generation capacity is less than a quarter of the commitment.Inorderto portray China as a powerful competitor and then to justifiably suppress it, many Western mainstream media have used the “debt trap” theory to attack China’s “Belt and Road Initiative” and used Sri Lanka’s national bankruptcy as a case study, but they failed to report it is a fact that China only accounts for 10% to 20% of Sri Lanka’s foreign debt and the US, European financial institutions, the IMF and the World Bank have been Sri Lanka’s major creditors since the late 1990s until now. It’s also a fact that the Chinese government recently announced a relief of 23 debts of 17 African countries also effectively refutes the “debt trap” theory. More interestingly, American citizens on social media posted: young teenagers without any financial knowledge were manipulated by the U.S. government into taking out huge loans with high interest rates, and then forced to pay the loans to the point of their bankruptcythis is the American college loan, the American debt trap. As many Africans have witnessed, cooperation with China under the Belt and Road Initiative has brought concrete changes to African countries and people, which have not been seen in centuries of cooperation with the West. In the last decade, new railroads, ports, roads, bridges, hospitals, industrial parks, sports grounds, countless Africans have seen with their own eyes and experienced in their daily life of the tangible changes. More importantly, African countries and people have felt real equality and respect in their cooperation with China. Many Chinese have come to Africa to invest, start businesses, create jobs, and become part of the local community by forming families and raising their next generations with local people here. In 2021 during the 8th Ministerial Conference Forum on China - Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, during the 2 days forum the Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Nigeria, Chu Maoming, stated that the President Xi Jinping, Keynote message to the forum “Uphold the Tradition of Always Standing Together and Jointly Buuild a China-Africa Community with Shared Future in te New Era”, Further explained that China plan to work closely with all African countries to implement programs under the plan of the China-Africa Cooperation Vision 2035. The 2035 Vision for China-Africa Cooperation is aligned with China’s own 2035 Vision for development, and is a clear continuation of the trends, evolution, and adjustments in China’s Africa strategy. However, 14 years is a rather long timeframe, and a striking digression from pastThecommitments.targetincludes the Medical and health program to help the African Union to reach the target, and China will open millions of opportunities for trade promotion programs, especially African agricultural exports to However,China.he said China will undertake 10 poverty reduction and agricultural projects for Africa, and send 500 agricultural experts to Africa.

nations.Hesaid: “last year, we achieved N25.6 billion trade volume and this year”, Nigeria is the first one to import from China, and number one in the whole continent of Africa. The Chinese Ambassador further expressed his commitment to raise the trade volume to $50 billion.A Nigerian Professor working at the Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Abuja. Professor Sheriff Ghali, who stated that, China was succeeding in Africa because of its policy of mutual trust and benefit, unlike the western countries that colonized Africa for over 100Professoryears. Sheriff Ghali, added that, “If you come to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT-Abuja) there are Educational Centre of learning, well-equipped hospitals that are supported by Chinese”. He noted that Chinese companies were also investing in Nigeria and Africa.He further stated: “Imagine the quantum of jobs we’re having and the railways, the construction of roads, bridges and airports where our people get engaged. These investments provide opportunities for employment and fighting poverty.“Look at the Kaduna-Abuja train service, there’s no way a nation can develop without a modern transportation system,” he concluded. Africa is no longer a weak Africa colonized by the West, and we are capable and have enough wisdom to choose our own partners, whether to bow to the U.S. Africa strategy and accept their military presence, interference in internal affairs, and theft of our natural resources? Or do we work hand in hand with China, which has shared the experience of freedom from colonial rule and poverty? I believe that the African people will make the right choice.

Recently, in August, 2022 the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Cui Jianchun, who was interviewed, on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) the Television Station owned by the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Africa’s largest television Network – in their program tittle ‘Good Morning Nigeria’, was speaking on NigeriaChina Relation to mark the 51st anniversary of bilateral relations between the two

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“ Africa is no longer a weak Africa colonized by the West, and we are capable and have enough wisdom to choose our own partners, whether to bow to the U.S.

Echono lauds Senate committee for TETFund achievements

She said that an analysis of the 2021 budget supported by PERL, shows that only three per cent of the total state budget was specific to girls’This,interventions.shesaid, prompted the citizens group to conduct series of advocacies to relevant government agencies to increase budgetary allocation for specific girls’ educationAccordinginterventions.toher,the advocacy yielded significant results with the creation of budget lines for girls’ education projects in the state.

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“A total of N50 million was also allocated to enhance inclusive education for girls with disabilities across the state and N120 million for the recruitment of female teachers for basic and secondary schools.

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It would be recalled that the project, which is a mega research grant intervention tagged ‘Accelerated Development of COVID-19 Vaccines Using Innovative Technological Approach’ is a collaborative effort involving cluster researchers from five different institutions to consolidate problem-solving research and promote innovation in Nigeria.TETFund awarded a total of N1,250,000,000.00, distributed to four clusters of researchers and one of the clusters, which is the Vaccine Production Cluster, got a total grant of N450,000,000.

Isa said the board captured 22,164 students and cleared 15,154 during the 2020/2021 registration exercise. Also speaking, Mr Abubakar Wajiro, Chairman, National Union of Borno State Students (NUBOSS), lauded the state government for its commitment towards sustainable education development.Wajirosaid the gesture would go a long way in encouraging the students to achieve academic excellence.

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Photo:recentlyHeadquarters,DirectorateatDirectorpresentationtheiroftheAnniversary75thNigeriathethatNYSCMemberswithFadahMuhammadBrigadierGeneral,DirectorGeneralKaku(middle)CorpsandOfficialsrepresentedSchemeandduringtheIndependentofRepublicIndiaduringvisitandtotheGeneraltheNationalinAbuja.NYSC Council, and N90 million for National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies examination. Others, she said, included N12 million for the State Agency for Mass Education, while N132 million was released for renovations of girls’ secondary schools. She added that N12.5 million was also released for repairs of shuttle buses for transportation of girls to school, under the state’s Girl Education Project. She particularly commended the state government for the release of 12.5 million for the repair of 20 shuttle buses for the transportation of girls to schools within the metropolitan towns of the state. She explained that the development was the result of consistent advocacy to government agencies by citizens groups to push for increased investment on girls’ education.“This is a milestone for us, because the shuttle buses will support in transporting girls from poor households to school at no cost. “This will significantly increase girls’ access to education by removing transportation and distance barriers.

“The portal is open only for 2021/2022 academic session via www.scholarship.bo.gov.ng.“Successfulapplicants are expected to print out their registration form and submit to the board for documentation,” Isa said.He said the students were expected to be present evidence of registration in an existing institution, birth certificate, indigene letter, bank account, BVN and NIN number.

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The Executive Secretary of the board, Malam Bala Isa, told journalists in Maiduguri that the board had opened its portal, to enable the students enroll into the scheme.“The portal for new applicants opened at 12:00 pm on Tuesday. The board is ready to receive applications from eligible indigenes who secured admission into tertiary institutions of learning across the country.

The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arch. Sonny Echono has commended the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions on the level of support for which has led to some level of transformations in the fund for the last seven Echonoyears.who disclosed this in Abuja while receiving the members of the committee who were on oversight function to the Fund noted that the harmony between the National Assembly was largely responsible for the breakthrough of the Agency over the years.

Bello, the Cochair, Girl Education Partnership, an NGO, made this known in Kano, at the dissemination of the Kano State 2022 girl education budget performance with citizens and relevant stakeholders. The reports that the dissemination was supported by Partnership to Engage, Reform and Learn (PERL), a governance programme of the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). Bello explained that while N868.6 million was released for girls’ specific budget lines, N155.5 million were released for both boys and girls related education projects. She said that of the N868.6 million, N32.9 million was for feeding, N116.6 million for transitional examination, N177.6 million for National Examination

Bello said that one of the budget lines was N20 million for the purchase of 10 shuttle buses for Girl Education within eight metropolitan local government areas and repair of 20 grounded vehicles for the girl education“Anotherpppproject.budgetline was N20 million for the construction of and rehabilitation of toilets for children and students with special needs in girls’ schools across the three Senatorial Zones in the state.

The Kano State Government has so far released more than N1.02 billion for girls’ education related projects in its 2022Hajiyabudget.Mairo

The Borno Scholarship Board says it has begun registration of over 40,000 indigent students for bursary award during the 2021/2022 academic session.

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“It also provides security as a safety measure by taking the girls from their homes to school and returning them back to their houses safely.“This, in the long run, will increase girls’ school enrolment, retention, transition, and completion,” she said.

“Similarly, N15 million was allocated for the construction of blocks of classrooms, provision of furniture, instructional materials, and supply of buses for girls in primary and secondary schools,” she said. She explained that of all the allocations amounting to N225 million, N12.5 million had been released for repair of shuttle buses. She also said that a memo for the release of N100 million for the recruitment of female teachers and N19.6 million for the renovation of toilet facilities in girls’ schools were being processed for releases. Earlier, Hajiya Hajara Suleiman, PERL State Partnership Facilitator in the state, said that the objective of the meeting was to provide an overview and update on the girl education budget. She added that the meeting was also organised to disseminate findings from the relevant ministries, departments and agencies with girl specific education projects.“The meeting was also organised to identify possible ways for further engagement with stakeholders that will facilitate budget releases and implementation of girls’ education projects,” Suleiman said.

The TETFUND Boss further expressed gratitude to National Assembly for considering and passed the finance Act last year as the percentage was increased from 2% to 2.5%,

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“It was based on the consultation and shared acceptance on the need to increase funding and investment on education. Having regard to the period under review, in 2021, our total education tax receipt amounted to N257 billion”, he said.“The actual collection in 2020 was N257 billion which are utilized for 2021 intervention. Unfortunately, last year this figure called sharply to N189.5 billion resulting in reduced collection of over N68 billion which is what we are operating with this year”. He told the committee that the Vaccine Development efforts of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) have started yielding visible results as the COVID-19 vaccine project sponsored by the Fund would be ready for the first clinical trial in November this year.

In his response, the Chairman of the committee, Sen. Ahmed Kaita said the purpose of visit was to get brief on the 2021/2022 budget and having known the Executive secretary to be a performer extra-ordinary,,it of the believe that he had brought that to bear with the little time at the agency.“Upon the enactment of 2022 appropriate Act, the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria resolved that committee embark on oversight visit on the MDAs under“TETFUNDthem”. as you know is an intervention agency set to provide supplementary support to all tertiary institutions with the main objective of using funding alongside project management for rehabilitation, restoration and consolidation of Tertiary Education in AccordingNigeria”.tohim, “having listening to the presentation by the Executive Secretary on the activities of the agency, and with records on our hands, we will go back and study them and get back to them where necessary.”

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SPRING OF LIFE CHRIST MINISTRYRESURRECTION PUBLIC NOTICE

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES REMAIN SAME. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS APPLICATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED : SECRETARY.

THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. IYAOROMI OMOWUMI OLAMIDE 2. NJOKU GRACE IFEDUN - SECRETARY 3. ONOJA FRIDAY RAMSES AKU 4. PROFESSOR ESEIGBE EDWIN EHI 5. GIDADO LAMI TINAM - CHAIRPERSON THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1. ADVANCE EDUCATORS’ AND PARENTS’ UNDERSTANDING AND IMPORTANCE OF PLAY AND PLAY THERAPY. 2. PROVIDE TRAININGS IN PLAY, PLAY WORK AND PLAY THERAPY. 3. RAISE FUNDS TO PROVIDE PLAY THERAPY SERVICES TO THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD IT. 4.TO RAISE FUNDS TO ESTABLISH PLAYGROUNDS SCHOOLS. 5.ESTABLISH AN ASSOCIATION FOR CHILD THERAPISTS IN NIGERIA. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED : SECRETARY.

THE MEMUNAT SINGLE MOTHER AND CHILDREN

AMMA 4.LAMIYA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AS RUGAIYATU SAIDU BAJU NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS ISA UMAR RUQAIYATU ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. ALL AUTHORITIES CONCERNED AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE. ISA

NIYI ELGIBBOR FOUNDATION

ABUN-MAMAKISECRETARY.FOUNDATION

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THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘F’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, ( CAMA 2020). THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. AGUNBIADE THEOPHILUS OJO - CHAIRMAN 2. AGUNBIADE PEACE IYENOSINE - SECRETARY 3. AWELEWA JUDE OMOKAFE THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 2. TO WIN SOULS FOR OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST 3. TO CARRY OUT EVANGELISTIC OUTREACH ALL OVER THE WORLD 4. TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN BRANCHES AND MISSIONS IN NIGERIA AND OVERSEAS WHERE CONVERTS AND INTERESTED PERSON COULD GATHER TO WORSHIP 5. TO ORGANIZE AND HOLD CRUSADES ON GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING, HEALING AND DELIVERANCE FOR MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY 6. TO ORGANIZE OUTREACHES AND PROGRAMMES THAT WOULD FOSTER THE GROWTH OF THE CHURCH AND HOLD PRAYER MEETINGS AND WOMEN AND YOUTH FELLOWSHIP ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED : SECRETARY. MARRIAGE SOLUTION AND DELIVERANCE PRAYER MINISTRY INTL PUBLIC NOTICE THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE-NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC) FOR REGISTRATION AS AN INCORPORATED TRUSTEE UNDER THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 2020. THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. IDU LAH MEMUNAT LADI- TRUSTEE & CHAIRMAN 2. ONI OLUWATOSIN ELIZABETH- TRUSTEE 3. CHUKE STELLA NKIRUKA- TRUSTEE 4. NZELIBE IFEANYI OKECHUKWU- TRUSTEE 5. ONI EMMANUEL ADEGBOYEGA – SECRETARY THE AIMS AND OBJECIVES OF THE IT ARE AS FOLLOWS : 1. TO INSPIRE AND HELP SINGLE MOTHERS AND CHILDREN TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY THROUGH EDUCATION OR VOCATIONAL/ ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS ACQUISITION AND DIGITAL EDUCATION. 2. TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL, PSYCHO-SOCIAL, AND MENTAL HEALTH AND NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT TO SINGLE MOTHERS AND THEIR VULNERABLE 3.CHILDREN.TOPROVIDE MENTORSHIP AND GUIDANCE TO SINGLE MOTHERS AND THEIR VULNERABLE CHILDREN. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED : SECRETARY.

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7.NITOWA AMBORE

VICTORIA PUBLIC NOTICE

INITIATIVETHENEW (APPOINTED) ARE : BABAJI - CHAIRMAN 2.ADAMU AKWANKO DABO ADAMU SIMON YARO - SECRETARY NASIRU 6.LASIRI BENEDICT ANTELENG MAGAJI 8.GARBA IBRAHIM FALLASA

PUBLIC NOTICE

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3.NITE

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5.TUGGA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AS OKEREKE UGOCHUKWU TIMOTHY. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS OKEREKE UGOCHUKWU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. ALL AUTHORITIES CONCERNED AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE. OKEREKE

PUBLIC NOTICE THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘F’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, ( CAMA 2020). THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. ABUBAKAR ALHAJI MAIGARI - CHAIRMAN 2. ANNASTASIA OBY EZEADILIEYE - SECRETARY 3. OKONKWO SIMON E. 4. MUONANU ADAORAH LUCY 5. ABBA GWADABE 6. HASIYA AUDU 7. MOHAMMED OLAWALE LAGUDA THE AIMS AND OBJECIVES ARE : 1.TO ASSIST THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY AND ISSUES RELATING TO CHILD 2.TOUCHINGTRAFFICKINGTHELIVES OF THE NEEDY AMONG US. 3.TO PROVIDE CHARITY FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY. 4.TO EMPOWER VULNERABLE WOMEN, GIRLS, BOYS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME. 5.TO ADVOCATE FOR THE POOR IN LARGER DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND GIVE VOICE TO THE VOICELESS IN FORMULATING POLICIES THAT AFFECT THE WIDOW, ORPHAN AND LESS . ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED :

THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. EZE JUDE ABUMCHUKWU - CHAIRMAN 2. ADIEME EMMANUEL CHUKWUEBUKA - SECRETARY 3. IGBO DANIEL CHIEMERIE - VICE CHAIRMAN 4. OBUMSELU PRINCE IKECHUKWU - TREASURE 5. EBUBECHUKWU IZUCHUKWU INNOCENT -MEMBER THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1. TO RENDER CHARITABLE ASSISTANCE TO THE LESS PRIVILEGE PEOPLE IN THE SOCIETY 2. TO BRING ALL MEMBERS TOGETHER 3. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN 4.NIGERIATOPROMOTE LITERACY AND GOOD SOCIAL CHARACTER IN OUR SOCIETY. ALSO TO WORK AMONG THE DIFFERENT CULTURES AND PEOPLE IN NIGERIA. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED : SECRETARY. FORTUNATE MEN HUMANITARIAN DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PUBLIC NOTICE THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘F’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, ( CAMA 2020). THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. ONYEKAONWU SUNDAY OKEKE 2. OKAFOR SAMUEL 3. OKOLIE TITUS NMAGBUTEM 4. OKONKWO TITUS THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1.TO PROMOTE/PROPAGATE OUR RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE,UNITY AND LOVE AMONG MEMBERS OF THE CLUB. 2.TO EMBARK UP ON MEANINGFUL PROJECT THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. 3.TO ASSIST ANY MEMBER FINANCIALLY,MORALLY AND MATERIALLY WHO HAS CAUSE TO BE SO ASSISTED. 4.ANY OTHER SOCIALLY-ORIENTED OBJECTIVES THAT MIGHT BE DEEMED FIT BY A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS. 5.TO CO-OPERATE WITH ANY SOCIALORGANIZATION(S)TOWARDS EMBARKING ON PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITIES SUCH AS WILL ALLEVIATE THE SUFFERINGS OF THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN OUR SOCIETY. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED : UMEANADU KAMUCHE ESQ. 08052223108.

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THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘F’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, ( CAMA 2020). THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. AKOMOLAFE OMONIYI JOSEPH - CHAIMAN 2. BABATUNDE DAYO MICHAEL - SECRETARY 3. UMESI MIRIAM REJOICE THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1. TO EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD TO ARCHIVE THEIR 2.PURPOSETOSUPPORT AND CREATE FEEDING PROGRAMMES FOR WIDOWS 3. TO ERADICATE POVERTY AND PROMOTE THEIR SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF THE UNDERPRIVILEGED 4. TO ENCOURAGE CAPACITY BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES AND TRAININGS. 5. TO PROTECT THE INTEREST OF YOUTHS AND WIDOWS IN THE SOCIETY. 6. TO DEVELOP AND FOSTER COLLABORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH RELEVANT ORGANIZATIONS (NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL) TOWARDS THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE AIMS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED : SECRETARY.

TRUSTEES

1.BABADIDI

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WUSSA

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THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘F’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, ( CAMA 2020). THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. AHMAD ABUBAKAR MAHMUD 2. NASIRU ABUBAKAR SADIQ 3. ABUBAKAR MAHMUD AHMAD. THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1. TO WORK FOR THE PROGRESS AND ADVANCEMENT OF 2.HUMANITYTOENHANCE

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC),ABUJA, FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 2020. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. EZENWEKWE EMEKA VINCENT. 2. EZEANYA OKWUDILI BEN 3. ODOYEH OBIORA FREDERICK. 4. IBENWELU EMMANUEL NDUKAKU. 5. NWOSU OKECHUKWU NDUKA. 6. UMEJI IZUCHUKWU BARTHOLOMEW. 7. OGBUKA EMEKA GODSWILL. 8. NWANKWO OKECHUKWU JEREMIAH. 9. OKPALADIM PIUS. IKECHUKWU AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO FOSTER THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG ALL THE THREE QUARTERS OG NNOBI 2. TO PROMOTE THE UNITY AND DEVELOPMENT OF NNOBI AND BEYOND. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED. SECRETARY. UDODIMMA NNOBI AGE GRADE ASSOCIATION LAGOS BRANCH.

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THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA, FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “F” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 2020. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. USIKOROMOGHA EMMANUEL. 2. AKAMADU KINGSLEY ANELE. 3. OKEKE IKENNA PAUL AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO FOSTER UNITY AMONG AVU RESETTLEMENT LAYOUT / EXTENTION ASSOCIATION OF LAND OWNERS. 2. TO PROMOTE PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AVU RESETTLEMENT LAYOUT / EXTENTION COMMUNITY ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, MAITAMA ABUJA, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETRY.

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC),ABUJA, FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “F” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 2020 THE TRUSTEES ARE 1 PASTOR MRS. HARUNA TONIA OMON 2CHAIRMANMICHAEL BLESSING SECRETARY 3 OKOSUN MAGDALINE OSEMHEANOR 4 BARR (MRS). OKOH PRECIOUS ISIBHAKHOMHEN AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1 TO PROVIDE A SPIRIT OF VOLUNTEERING AND COOPERATION AMONG MEMBERS 2. TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE AND UNITY AMONG MEMBERS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED:SECRETARY

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MARAIHE UNITED BROTHERS ASSOCIATION, ABUJA PUBLIC NOTICE THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REMOVAL AND APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEES UNDER PART ‘F’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, ( CAMA 2020).

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC),ABUJA, FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “F” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 2020 THE TRUSTEES ARE 1. OGWUCHE LAWRENCE AMEH 2. AKOR PETER ABAH 3. AGBEJE MYKE 4. AMEH ALTINE JOHN 5. OCHEFU THOMAS ODEH AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO HARNESS OUR COLLECTIVE RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO IMPACT POSITIVELY TO OURSELVES AND OUR COMMUNITY OF ORIGIN. 2. TO PROMOTE GOOD MEMBERSHIP RELATIONS AND SERVICES THROUGH PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT FOSTER COHESIVENESS AND SOLIDARITY AMONG MEMBERS. 3. TO PROMOTE STRONG PROFESSIONAL NETWORK AMONG MEMBERS. 4. SHALL PROMOTE AND FOSTER THE ECONOMIC, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF MEMBERS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED:SECRETARY

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THE TRUSTEES ARE : TRUSTEES; 1. DOSUNMU BASIL JIDE; CHAIRMAN: RETAINED 2. OYEFESO RICHARD OLUMIDE; RETAINED 3.IDAHOSA OSAMUDIAMEN; RETAINED 4.VAUGHAN OLADIJI GBOLAHAN; SECRETARY: REMOVED 5. OSARUMWENSE DONALD TAIYE; RETAINED 6.EDIAE JUDE OSARETIN; APPOINTED AIMS AND OBJECTIVES REMAIN THE SAME ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED CHAIRMAN FOR BREATH FOR LIFE CAC/IT/NO:103080FOUNDATION

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PRAISE ANGELS SISTERS ASSOCIATION

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ABUJA ELECTRICAL DEALERS ASSOCIATION

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PUBLIC NOTICE

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China supports the AU in joining the Group of Twenty, and will honor its words with actions.

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It will coordinate closely with African countries to firmly safeguard the common interests of developing countries, work for a more fair, reasonable and balanced global governance system, and contribute more positive energy to world peace and Third,development.bothsides are committed to constantly boosting the well-established credentials of FOCAC, which has become an important platform for China and Africa to achieve development and prosperity together. The two sides will fully implement the follow-up actions of the Eighth FOCAC Ministerial Conference such as the “nine programs”, and synergize high-quality Belt and Road cooperation between China and Africa and the efforts to advance the Global Development Initiative and the Global Security Initiative with the AU’s Agenda 2063, the African Continental Free Trade Area and national development strategies of African countries, so as to achieve more tangible results and better benefit the Chinese and African people.

Congratulations to the winners. Hope you will continue to share Chinese Harmony and perform Nigeria-China symphony. (Source: Xinhua)

Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria Cui Jianchun attends award ceremony of “Share Chinese Harmony Perform Nigeria-China Symphony” Essay Competition

First, both sides are committed to accelerating the building of a China-Africa community with a shared future in the new era, which has been included in the Dakar Declaration of the Eighth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on ChinaAfrica Cooperation and has become a new banner of China-Africa friendship. Facing the increasingly complex and volatile international situation and the unabated COVID-19 pandemic, China and Africa will further strengthen mutual support and trust, firmly defend each other’s core interests and major concerns, safeguard respective sovereignty, security and territorial integrity, and work to build China-Africa relations into a fine example of solidarity, friendship and mutual assistance. Second, both sides are committed to strengthening solidarity and cooperation among developing countries. Wang quoted what President Xi Jinping wrote in his reply letter to Senegalese President and rotating chairperson of the African Union (AU) Macky Sall as saying that “Our world today is living through drastic changes unseen in a century, the global governance system is facing profound adjustment, and the representation and say of developing countries need to be enhanced”.

Chinese leadership analyzes economic situation

On August 18, 2022, in his concluding remarks at the Coordinators’ Meeting on the Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the Eighth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi remarked that all parties had a thorough exchange of views on ways to fully implement the follow-up actions of the Eighth FOCAC Ministerial Conference and deepen China-Africa friendly and cooperative relations, and reached a three-point consensus:

Xi stresses revitalization of northeast China

On Aug 10, 2022,Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria Cui Jianchun attended the award ceremony of the “Share Chinese Harmony Perform Nigeria-China Symphony” Essay Competition.

On Aug.17,2022, Chinese President Xi Jinpinglearns about the local efforts in promoting scientific and technological innovation in enterprises while visiting a Robot and Automation company in Shenyang,northeast China’s Liaoning Province.

A comprehensive, systematic, long-term and, in particular, political perspective should be used to view the relationship between COVID-19 prevention and control and economic and social development, the meeting stressed. It reiterated the importance of unswervingly adhering to the country’s dynamic zero-COVID policy, calling for the immediate and strict implementation of prevention and control work when an outbreak occurs, and warning against slackness and weariness.

On Tuesday afternoon, Xi first visited the Liaoshen Campaign Memorial in Jinzhou City. Xi pointed out that the victory of the Liaoshen Campaign during the War of Liberation more than 70 years ago was achieved thanks to the full support of the people in the northeast, so were the victories of the Huaihai Campaign and the Crossing-theYangtze Campaign, both of which occurred during the War of HighlightingLiberation.that no political consideration is more important than the people, Xi said that so long as the Party maintains its ties with the people, breathes the same air as the people, shares the same destiny, and stays connected to them, it can obtain the power to triumph over any difficulty.

Efforts should be made to promote common prosperity for all, advance the modernization of China’s system and capacity for governance, and deepen the Party’s full and rigorous self-governance, to set the stage for the 20th National Congress of the CPC, said DuringXi.the inspection, Xi went to the cities of Jinzhou and Shenyang, where he visited several places, including a revolutionary memorial, a river and lake management project, an enterprise, and a community.

President Xi Jinping has stressed greater sense of responsibility and endeavors in the revitalization of China’s northeast region in the newDuringera. his inspection tour in Liaoning Province from Tuesday to Wednesday, Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, called for breaking new ground in the revitalization and development of the northeastern province. Xi called for coordinating the COVID-19 response with economic and social development, balancing development and security imperatives, fully and faithfully implementing the new development philosophy, and firmly promoting high-quality development.

Xi met with veteran soldiers and comrades, and representatives of families and relatives of revolutionary martyrs.

The meeting called for work to ensure the real estate market remains stable, adhering to the principle that “houses are for living in, not for speculation.” Support will be offered to meet the rigid and upgraded demand for housing, ensure the completion of houses under construction, and guarantee people’s livelihoods.

On 10 August 2022, the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria held the award ceremony of the“Share Chinese Harmony Perform Nigeria-China” Essay Competition at the China Cultural Center. Ambassador Cui Jianchun, Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, Director-General of National Council for Arts and Culture, Muhammad Sulaiman, President of Society of Nigerian Artists, Charles Onunaiju, Director of China Study Centre, Sheriff, Associate professor of Abuja University, Azu Ishiekwene, Editorin-Chief of LEADERSHIP, and about 150 people from various sectors of culture, education, academia, media and performing arts, research scholars and winners of the Contest were present at the award Ambassadorceremony.Cui Jianchun said that the main purpose of this essay competition is to share the Chinese harmony, the structure of this initiative could be summarized as “four beams, eight columns.

The “four beams” referred to Harmony in Coexistence, Harmony in Integration, Harmony in Diversity, and Harmony in Development respectively.

On July 28, Chinese President Xi Jinping, presided over a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee to analyze the current economic situation and arrange economic work for the second half of the year. Since the beginning of this year, China has effectively coordinated COVID-19 prevention and control with economic and social development, with positive results seen and new achievements made on the two fronts. The whole country has made arduous efforts, and these achievements deserve full recognition, the meeting said. At the same time, China’s current economic performance is facing some prominent challenges, the meeting pointed out, calling for maintaining strategic focus and running China’s own affairs well. For the second half of 2022, the meeting urged efforts to consolidate the upward trend of economic recovery, keep employment and prices stable, keep the economy running within an appropriate range, and strive for the best possible outcome. Efforts are needed to efficiently coordinate COVID-19 prevention and control with economic and social development, the meeting said.

The “eight columns”referred to Kindness & Harmony, which corresponds to Citizen/Nature; Beauty & Friendliness, which corresponds to Family/Society; Unity & Cohesion, which corresponds to Nation/Culture; and Peace & Consonance, which corresponds to State/Governance.

Wang Yi on Consensus on Implementation of Follow-up Actions of the Eighth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi

The orderly operations of major functions that affect China’s economic and social development should be ensured, the meeting noted. It stressed that macro policies should play an active role in expanding demand, and fiscal and monetary policies should effectively make up for the lack of social demand.Monetary policies should seek to ensure reasonably sufficient liquidity, credit to firms should be boosted, and new loans from policy banks and investment funds for infrastructure construction should be better leveraged, the meeting said. Efforts should be made to improve the stability and international competitiveness of China’s industrial and supply chains, and ensure smooth logistics, it noted. It stressed the need to guard the bottom line of safety on all fronts. China should strengthen its food security guarantee and improve its capacity to ensure energy and resource supplies.

Xi noted that people in northeast China sacrificed a great deal for the success of the Liaoshen Campaign and the liberation of northeast China, and made massive contributions to the development of New China and the victory in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. Xi said this would never be forgotten by the Party and the Chinese people. We will never allow our socialist country to change its nature. Nor will the people, said Xi. Xi told Party committees and governments at all levels to care about veteran soldiers and comrades, and families and relatives of revolutionary martyrs. Later, Xi went to a forest park in Jinzhou to inspect local work on ecological restoration.

The concept of green development should be applied to ecological conservation, environmental improvement, production and manufacturing, the development of cities, the people’s lives, and other aspects to expedite the building of a beautiful China, Xi noted.

Xi was briefed on the flood control efforts of the province, where heavy rainfalls in the summer wreaked havoc on farmland and people’s property and nearly 200,000 people were relocated. Noting that August remains a key month for the North to prevent floods, Xi asked Party committees and governments at all levels to continue putting people and their lives above anything else. Efforts should be made to strengthen flood monitoring, ferret out risks and vulnerabilities, and take meticulous and tangible measures in flood control and relief, said Xi, adding that appropriate arrangements should be made for those affected by floods to ensure their safety. Authorities must devise proper plans for post-disaster recovery and reconstruction to help people restore their production and lives as soon as possible.

On the afternoon of 5 August 2022 local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a press conference for Chinese and foreign media after attending the series of foreign ministers’ meetings on East Asia cooperation in Phnom Penh. Wang Yi expressed his readiness to elaborate on China’s position on the Taiwan question. Given that the United States has just spread disinformation and falsehoods, it is even more important for us to clear the air and set the record straight with facts. Wang Yi pointed out that Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, in total disregard of the firm opposition and repeated representations of the Chinese side and with the condonement and even arrangement of the U.S. government, went ahead with the visit to China’s Taiwan region. This reckless move seriously undermined China’s sovereignty, seriously interfered in China’s internal affairs, seriously violated the commitments made by the U.S. side, and seriously jeopardized peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. It is only natural that China makes a firm response. Our position is justified, reasonable and legal; our measures are firm, strong and measured; and our military exercises are open, transparent and professional. They are consistent with domestic and international laws, as well as international practices. They are aimed at sending a warning to the perpetrator and punishing the “Taiwan independence” forces. We will firmly safeguard China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, resolutely stop the United States’ attempt to use the Taiwan card to contain China, and firmly shatter the Taiwan authorities’ illusion to pursue Taiwan independence by soliciting the support of the United States. At the same time, we are upholding the international law and the basic norms governing international relations, particularly non-interference in countries’ internal affairs, which is the most important international norm enshrined in the UN Charter. If the principle of non-interference is ignored and discarded, the world will return to the law of the jungle, and the United States will become even more unscrupulous in treating and bullying other countries, especially small and medium-sized countries, from a position of strength. We could not allow that to happen. All countries need to come together to ensure that this will not happen and that humanity will not regress.

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Our fast check with the Chairman of SWAN in Abuja, Mr. Ndubueze Chidoka revealed that the chapter did not hold any congress adding that they usually publicize their congresses to the knowledge of all members of the Association. It was further gathered that the rogue communiqué was written by attention seekers who are only bent on hoodwinking unsuspecting sports administrators and members of the public for their selfish interests. In the communiqué the impostors exposed their avarice and outright ignorance of the Statute of SWAN by delving into areas that only the National Secretariat has the mandate to act upon.Article 16 (l) of the SWAN Statute as amended states that; No state chapter shall have powers to relate with federal agencies/ establishments or administrators on any issue concerning the Association, in or outside its domain without approval from the National Secretariat.Soitisrather laughable that the amorphous group in their fantasy ended up addressing only issues that concerns the Federal Ministry Youth and Sports and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).Probably they were so imbued with their building a castle in the air that they never cared to ask questions. If not, they ought to have known that the National Secretariat had long addressed the issues of the unnecessary derailment of the D’Tigress Basketball team who have been disqualified from the 2022 FIBA Women’s World Cup as well as discussing with the NFF concerning returning SWAN as a member of the board of the Similarly,federation.concerning the forthcoming elections into the board of the NFF, the National Secretariat of SWAN in conjunction with the Association for Better Organized Nigerian League and Professionally Managed Teams is organizing a Zoom Debate for the Presidential Candidates.Induetime, the date and modalities for the debate would be made public. See Article 16 (m). We therefore urge members of the general public and especially the Ministry of Sports and the NFF to refrain from identifying with these characters because they do not have the mandate of the National Secretariat of SWAN to dwell in such matters. DAILYPEOPLES

Salisu, who led the Class of 2018 to a second-place finish in the final tournament in Morocco said on Thursday in Abuja that the team’s concentration is how to score enough goals to overturn the deficit incurred in the away leg.

It was a game to forget for Nigeria’s Super Falcons on Saturday in Kansas City as they suffered a heavy defeat against the United States.

may have been one or two lapses that caught us on the bad end in Cape Coast but we can’t continue to dwell on that. We want to achieve a good result on Saturday.” Yusuf, who is on a very familiar terrain, says that the team that will go out on Saturday may not be radically different from the line-up he featured in the first leg. “It is going to be more like 88 to 90 percent of the team we presented in Ghana last Sunday. Remember that Sadiq Abubakar was injured in a moment we thought should have produced a penalty kick for us. He has not recovered fully and so may not feature.”

Amember of Team Nigeria Women’s 4x100m Relay team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham has tested positive for a banned substance, plunging the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) into a fresh doping crisis. The team which consists of Tobi Amusan, Rosemary Chukwuma, Favor Ofili and Grace Nwokocha won gold and set a new African record of 42.10 seconds. But the race anchor Nwokocha has been caught in the drug web, which will make the effort of the team be in vain. BSNsports.com.ng reports that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has informed the AFN of the development while they are still awaiting confirmation of the B Whensample.athletes are found guilty, medals and achievements will be lost by the team. AFN president Tonobok Okowa expressed shock at the turn of events, saying: “I don’t know of any positive test yet, but it would be shocking.” However, sources in AFN confirmed that the federation has been sent a letter from WADA, but spoke on condition of anonymity and confirmed that the President had been aware of it since the beginning of the week. They also confirmed that Nwokocha A’s sample tested positive for anabolic steroids but not for the exact steroid. Nwokocha, 21, is multiple national champion in the 100m plus, clocked a personal best of 10.97 seconds in the 100m at the recent World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, USA. She also clocked a personal best of 22.44 seconds in the 200 meters. This is the first time Nwokocha has been embroiled in a drug-related controversy in her budding athletic career. A part from Nigeria’s Super Eagles team B taking part in the 2023 Championship of African Nations qualifiers, match officials from the country will also be in action.According to the update from CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt indicated that Nigeria’s Joseph Ogabor will be the Centre Referee for the clash between Cote d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso. Celestine Efosa Igudia will serve as Assistant Referee 1 and Hope Igho as an Assistant Referee 11 while Abdulsalam Kazim from Zamfara State will work as 4th official. The match is slated for Stade De Stadium in Yamoussoukro on Sunday while the second leg will come up in Quadadougou the capital of Burkina Faso. AFN in delimma as Team Nigeria sets to lose Women’s 4x100m Relay Gold for doping

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“What is past is past and that is the case with the match we played in Ghana. Now we are looking forward to a good match on Saturday.“Weare doing all we need to do to achieve our utmost desire to be in Algeria

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The attention of the National Secretariat of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has been drawn to a communique issued by a group masquerading as the FCT chapter of the Association.

Nigeria’s coach Randy Waldrum made three changes at the start of the second half, as Abiodun, Gift Monday and Uchenna Kanu were pulled out for Rofiat Imuran, Amanda Mbadi and Nicole Payne. United State was awarded a penalty in the 54th minute and it was well converted by AlexAnotherMorgan.Falconets defender Tosin Demehin also made her debut when she was introduced later in the game. The game ended 4-0 in favour of the United States, the second match is slated for Washington, D.C. on the 6th of September

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The Eagles B have continued their buildup for the return leg against the Galaxies of Ghana billed for Saturday, 3rd September in Abuja. The winner on aggregate will qualify for Algeria 2023.

By Albert Akota Head Coach of Super Eagles B, Salisu Yusuf has said that the team has moved on from the 0-2 loss to Ghana in Cape Coast with renewed determination to qualify for the 7th African Nations Championship Algeria 2023.

Algeria 2023: Saturday’s game is a new encounter, says Nigeria coach

Falconets midfielder Deborah Abiodun started the game for the Nigerian side as the World Champions dominated the match. Sophia Smith opened the scoring in the 14th minute before Lindsay Horan made it 2-0 in the 25th minute after Christy Uchebe forced a save from the US goalkeeper. Smith completed her brace in the 45th minute and ended the half 3-0 in favour of the host.

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The minister said the move became necessary to strengthen the combative capacity of NSCDC Anti Vandalism Squad in stemming the tide of huge revenue loss to the Federal Government in the oil sector. Performing the official commissioning of the gunboats in Portharcourt, Rivers State, the Minister of Interior, described the incidences of oil theft as an organized crime ridding the nation of accrued revenue running to million of dollars annually.Aregbesola said the country in recent past had recorded various occurrences of crude oil theft and reports has shown that the country loses million of dollars daily such that, “of the 141 million barrels of oil produced in the 1st quarter of year 2022, only 132 million barrels of oil were received at export terminals; the aftermath results further reveal that over 9 million barrels of oil was lost to crude oil theft.” The Minister decried the negative impacts of crude oil theft and oil pipeline vandalism in the nation. He called on all Security Agencies to shun Inter-agency rivalries and synergize by supporting the fight against oil theft in order to salvage and rid the nation’s economy of saboteurs.

PAGE 31PEOPLES DAILY, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2022 Feature By Tobias Lengnan Dapam Recently, the Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Abubakar Audi summoned Commandants and Heads of AntiVandal Units across the country to the nation’s capital to jaw jaw on how to address oil theft in the country. During the strategic security meeting, the CG gave Nigerians hope that the agency will stop oil theft across the country. He tasked the officers to check excesses and inappropriate behaviours of officers so as to address oil theft and bunkering.“Some believe that security agencies are part of oil theft in the country, but we must do what is necessary to redeem our image.

“The corps will use its hammer on any personnel involved in compromise of oil theft regardless of his position. “There will be severe punishment for anyone found wanting. “If you join the corps to make money by cooperating with oil thieves, we urge you to resign.

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He revealed that at least 295 illegal connections were spotted on a 200km stretch of pipeline in one instance.

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“I want to make it clear that anyone involved will not be spared. We will apply all the rules necessary for sanctions of all recalcitrant elements.

the sad fire incident close to Sapele that killed so many people? We had to shut it down, and as we speak, we have a high level of losses on our product pipeline.“You remember in Lagos when a fire outbreak happened on one of our pipelines? We discovered that some of the pipelines were actually connected to individuals’ homes. And not only that, with all sensitivity to our religious beliefs, some of the pipelines and some of the products that we found are in churches and mosques,” KyariSuchsaid.spate of vandalism, he said, has prompted the NNPC to shut down its entire network of pipelines conveying petroleum products nationwide.

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To add to the determination to end the menace of crude oil theft, the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola commissioned 8 NSCDC gunboats to wage a full scale war against the perpetrators of this heinous crime.

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“As you may be aware, because of the very unfortunate acts of vandals along our major pipelines from Atlas Cove all the way to Ibadan, and all others connecting all the 37 depots that we have across the country, none of them can take delivery of products today.“The reason is very simple. For some of the lines, for instance, from Warri to Benin, we haven’t operated for 15 years. Every molecule of product that we put gets lost. Do you remember

“It also constitute environmental degradation, pollution, destruction of land and aquatic life, loss of means of livehood and drastic reduction in the inflow of foreign exchange needed to bolster the economy of the nation”, the CG said. He affirmed that a marching order has been issued to all Zonal Commanders, State Commandants and Heads of Antivandal Unit across formations to be battle ready with a renewed vigour to stamp out oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the nation. He reiterated the Corps’ determination and unwavering commitment to the war against illegal oil bunkering and assured the Government and the entire nation that the Gunboats would be distributed to States in the coastal region as the Corps continue to collaborate with the Military and other Security Agencies.

Judging by all these, many at the court of public opinion believe that the corps is well positioned to deny the criminals an opportunity to freely operate in the region.

“When we say we are losing several 700,000 barrels of crude oil daily, we mean it. This is opportunity loss. There is no company that will produce oil and then you lose 80 percent of that and continue to produce the oil.” But Audi, affirmed that the 8 newly commissioned gunboats and others strategies in place will boost the morale of the Corps in combating the menace of Crude Oil theft along the waterways.“TheNSCDC is generally expected to effectively safeguard Critical Infrastructure and oil installations which are very central and vital to the socio-economic development of the nation.“The Corps is saddled with the mandate to guard against oil theft, illegal oil bunkering through the provision of physical security to oil pipelines against vandalism. “Therefore, any threat to the oil and gas sector is automatically considered as a high security concern owing to the debilitating effects it has on national development.

“The Minister has directed that anyone caught sabotaging the image of government will be severely sanctioned.“Some of the anti vandals units have been found wanting. We want you to reposition the units for better performance.“Iwarnthat the corps has no place for mediocrity and incompetence. Redouble your efforts and reposition the sectors for better performance.”

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The Minister further maintained that the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps as the lead agency in safeguarding Critical National Assets and Infrastructure is mandated to use the available logistics provided by the Government to reduce crime rate and by extension take the war against crude oil theft to the camp of the enemies.Thisnew strategy will also address the fears raised by the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, on Tuesday, that stolen crude oil products are now stored in places of worship such as churches and mosques.Thiswas as he lamented that the phenomenon had become widespread, permeating several aspects of society. Kyari disclosed this when he appeared at the 49th Session of the State House Briefing Organised by the Presidential Communications Team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to him, the NNPC operatives discovered that stolen petroleum products are stored in places of worship with the consent of the clergy, members, and neighbours.

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The same fate will befall the proposed budget for 2023 standing at N19.76 trillion under the current subsidy regime. Moreover, in the case of 2023 proposal even, the government has already sounded an alarm that the deficit for the 2023 fiscal year may run between N11.30 trillion to N12.41 trillion depending on the choice that will be made by the government on the issue of subsidy payment on premium motor spirit (petrol).

Monday Hameedhamdbelo@yahoo.co.ukColumnByM.Bello, PhD

Zainab’s scary economy statistic

Iheanacho opened his goal account for the season as Leicester City fell to a 5-2 defeat against Brighton & Hove Albion at the AMEX Stadium. Iheanacho opened scoring for Leicester City in the first minute after he was set up by Zambia forward Patson Daka. The forward was replaced by Jamie Vardy in the 72nd minute. The 25-year-old has scored one goal and in five league appearances for the Foxes this season. His compatriot Wilfred Ndidi was in action for 90 minutes in the gameThe assistant coach of the Black Galaxies of Ghana Bismark Kobi-Mensha has maintained that they deserved to qualify for the competition in Algeria. Ghana on Saturday at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja qualified for the 2023 Championship of African Nations at the expense of Nigeria’s Super Eagles team B. The Nigeria side won the game 2-0 and levelled the game 2-2 on aggregate but Ghana prevailed 5-4 via penalty shootout. During a post-match conference, the coach said they knew the game will be difficult. “We knew it will be difficult because Nigeria is a very good side. “We worked hard throughout the game and we deserved to qualify.”Ghana returned to the tournament after missing the last three“Thougheditions. we defended well football is like that but at last, we were able to qualify,” he said.

Mrs Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed

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The concern is to express caution to prevent likely adverse effect on macroeconomic stability that can undermine long term survival. First, the Minister released a depressing statistic that the federal government spends N18.39 billion daily to subsidise petrol for Nigerians. If you do a simple Mathematics of multiplying N18.39 billion by 360 days making up a year, you will get a staggering figure of N6.620.4 trillion, which represents the total sum spent by the federal government to subsidise fuel for Nigerians in one year. What a whopping figure! The 2022 budget was N17.126 trillion, and if you subtract the yearly subsidy of N6. 620trillion from that amount, you will be left with N10.506 trillion.

The Finance Minister, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed has been in the news lately with some scary economic figures that send shock waves down the spine. Those figures, to a curious mind, have the potential of taking a toll on the economy that is already smarting from the shocks of Covid 19 pandemic, as well as higher food and fuel prices due to the Russia/ Ukraine war. The figures on their face value, though products of deliberate policy of the government to respond to emerging challenges, seem to have the propensity to expose the country to liquidity and fiscal maladies that require some diagnosis and prognosis.

And that the federal government, as conveyed by the Finance Minister, will borrow over N11 trillion and sell national assets to finance the budget deficit in 2023. To my mind, projectbased borrowing sounds plausible because even bigger economies like the US still borrow to finance “ To my mind, the urgent step the government must take, or to fast track their realisation if actions have been taken in that regard already, is to quickly rehabilitate the local refineries to curtail or even end the importation of refined fuel.

The implication is that the performance of the budget in the areas of infrastructure and capital projects will suffer since a huge chunk of the budget, over 35% of it, is spent to subsidise fuel for individual consumers only.