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The opposition Peoples Democratic Party,PDP, has charged the incoming cabinet of the All Progressives Congress, APC-led government to quickly settle down, move fast and focus on the economy.
President Muhammadu Buhari flanked by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the Water Resources Minister, Engr. Suleiman Adamu (5r) while other Members of Council watched in a group photograph shortly after the swear-in ceremony of the newly composed Federal Executive Council at the Aso Chambers, Presidential Villa, Abuja. Photo by Abayomi Adeshida 11/11/2015
The party said that the present administration has so far played heavily on “dramatizing” routine procedures and processes, which was even glaring in the prolonged swearing-in ceremony of the ministers.
National Publicity Secretary of the party, Olisa Metuh said in statement on Wednesday that the much-expected assignment of portfolios to the ministers did not inspire confidence that there is indeed any change being introduced in the system.
The party said with the inauguration, the APC administration should fully resolve the issues on the actual position of the nation’s economy and the direction therein.
“Whereas President Muhammadu Buhari had announced that the nation is bankrupt to the extent he cannot pay his ministers, his new Minister of Information had contradicted him directly by stating how the government is buoyant and ready to deploy $2.5 billion infrastructure fund, saved N1.4 trillion with another N2.5 trillion ready as special intervention fund, which goes to say that the country is not actually broke.
“These new ministers should note the challenge before them regarding the image of the country which the APC government has changed from being the ‘Heart of Africa’ and a country of ‘Good people, Great nation’ to that of ‘Corrupt people, Broke nation’.
“Furthermore, we counsel the ministers, especially those who will be the face of the government, to note that the campaigns are over. Nigerians therefore will no longer condone propaganda, lies and deceit but expect a responsible dissemination based on truth, honesty and openness,” PDP said.http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/pdp-counsels-ministers-nigeriansll-no-longer-condone-propaganda-lies/

1k likes for accomplished man..BRF...Surely he is capable and competent

Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola
Chineme Okafor in Abuja

The new Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola on Wednesday reported for duty at the federal secretariat, seeking to continue with reforms in the power sector.

The former governor of Lagos State was received at the ministry with jubilation from staff. He was subsequently received by the Director, Human Resources of the ministry, Mrs Grace Papka and immediately went into a meeting with the directors of the ministry.

Fashola however refused to address the press but a statement from the media head of the ministry, Timothy Oyedeji, said that he stated at the meeting his thoughts on how to bring together activities of all the ministries now under his supervision for effective service delivery.

He was quoted to have said: “We are here to work with you, in solving problems on ground as quickly as possible. We want to know if some of those problems are man-made or systemic.

“We want information on what has been done, what remains to be done, and what are the future plans. We want to continue from there.

Ok

While Benue groans under severe financial hardship, the state Governor, Samuel Ortom, has shelled out N558.7 million for luxury vehicles for his aides and local government chairmen.

Mr. Ortom came to power with what he called five-pillar agenda, including a promise to create enabling environment for citizens to engage in meaningful businesses.

The governor said in his inaugural address on May 29 that the policy would enhance the living condition of Benue people and in the process reduce over-dependence on government.

The five-point agenda promised good gov­ernance and revenue security; agricultural-driven in­dustrialization, improvement in science technolo­gy, arts and mathematics, invest­ment in critical infrastructure, and promotion of gender equality and empowerment of women, youth, sports and persons with disabil­ities.

But a few months into the administration and in what appears to be a departure from the development agenda, Mr. Ortom has bought 13 new Toyota Land Cruiser Prado SUVs for commissioners in the state.

The 13 Prado cars came at a whopping N240.5 million, with each costing the state N18.5million.
The governor also bought 43 new Toyota Corolla cars at the cost of N318.2 million, with each delivered at the cost of N7.4 million.

The Toyota Corolla cars were distributed to the 20 special advisers appointed by Mr. Ortom while the remaining 23 went to local government chairmen in the state.

But PREMIUM TIMES checks showed that the costs at which the vehicles were supplied to the state government were outrageous when compared to the prices of similar vehicles on Carmudi, an online car sales portal.

At the online car depot, a company, Auto Ten Limited sold a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado Jeep, 2015 model (Black) for N11 million only, against the N18.5mllion for which a similar car was supplied to Mr. Ortom.

Another dealer, Lanre Shittu Motors, offered the same vehicle for N11 million.
However, a new Toyota Corolla 2015 model sold for N5 million against the N7.4 million Mr. Ortom paid for each of the 43 vehicles he bought for his aides and council chairmen.

But apart from breaking his promise of fiscal discipline, PREMIUM TIMES found that the governor violated the provisions of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission Act.
The RMAFC Act prescribes the remuneration and other perks payable to public officials in Nigeria.
Under the law, a state commissioner with an annual basic salary of N1.3 million is entitled to a vehicle loan of N5.3 million, representing 400 percent of the basic income, repayable before the expiration of his or her tenure.

On the other hand, a special adviser to a governor with an annual basic salary of N1.2 million is only entitled to an optional vehicle loan of N5 million, representing 400 percent of the basic salary, to be repaid before the end of tenure.

A local government chairman, under the same law, with an annual basic salary of N908, 312 is entitled to a vehicle loan of N3, 633, 248, representing 400 percent of the annual pay and repayable before the end of tenure.

An official of the state government, who requested not to be named because he was not authorised to speak on the matter, said although the purchases were approved by the State Executive Council, the award of the contract violated some provisions of the Public Procurement Act.

“I am not aware the tender for the purchase of the vehicles were ever advertised as required by the procurement law,” the source said.

When contacted by PREMIUM TIMES, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Tahav Agerzua, confirmed the purchase of the vehicles.
Mr. Agerzua said the decision to buy the vehicles was taken by the state executive council and accordingly made public.

When asked the cost of the vehicles, the governor’s spokesman said such details could only be provided by the Commissioner for Finance, David Olofu

All work and no play they say makes Jack a dull boy.
Governor Ayodele Fayose was at Awedele market, Ado Ekiti to check on traders who relocated from the demolished Oja Oba as well as inspect
the level of work done on Awedele road dualization today.
As he was about getting to the tail end of the road (beside Prince and Princess), the young guys preparing this delicacy greeted him, he looked at them and saw this ready-made Asun (goat meat), the governor paused, served himself and did the “needful” to the delight of everyone around.

A prominent Russian millionaire with high-level ties to the Kremlin has been found dead inside a Washington hotel, a Russian official and a senior U.S. official told ABC News.
Mikhail Lesin, the former head of media affairs for the Russian government who’s been accused of curtailing the country’s press freedoms, had been staying at Hotel Dupont when he was found Thursday, according to officials.
It’s unclear why the long-time adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin was in Washington, but the Metropolitan Police Department is now investigating his death. On Thursday, U.S. authorities notified the Russian embassy in Washington that one of its citizens had died, and Russian officials are now working with American authorities to determine the circumstances of the death, the embassy told ABC News in a statement.
Citing an ongoing investigation, an MPD spokesman would only confirm the department is conducting a “death investigation.”
Lesin is credited with creating Russia Today, the English-language news network backed by the Russian government. Now known as RT, the network “provides an alternative perspective on major global events, and acquaints an international audience with the Russian viewpoint,” according to its website.http://punchng.com/2015/11/4731

Soro niyen

The Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday challenged President Mohammadu Buhari to resign as the country’s President for admitting that the nation is broke, saying that his stand was a clear manifestation of inability to steer the ship of the country.
Members of the opposition PDP also expressed deep concern over the poor governance posture by the ruling All Progressives Congress in handling key issues affecting the nation since assumption of office four months ago.
The opposition party described as “annoying” the Mr. President’s lamentation that the country was broke during his statement last week.
Public Secretary of the PDP in Edo state, Mr. Chris Nehikhare who stated this on Thursday during a press conference to review the seven years of Oshiomhole government in Edo state held in Benin the state capital said, it was evident that the Presidency and the APC led administration cannot fix the country and therefore “they should resign”.
He challenged the President to show the citizens the account balances of all transactions by previous PDP led government under former President Goodluck Jonathan and the APC led government under him since assumption of office.
Mr. Nehikhare stated that “President Buhari should show Nigerians the account balances and how much money he met in the coffers of the federal government since he came in.
He has not shown anybody the accounts balance as at today. If he says the government is broke and he cannot manage it he should resign and handover power to someone who has responsibility and can manage the economy better.”
According to him, “the lamentation of Mr. President and his APC government is becoming annoying and I don’t think we should tolerate any more lamentation. They fought tooth and nail to take over government and now they have government, let them deal with it.”
The leadership of the PDP in the state also blasted Governor Adams Oshiomhole for what it called “a shame, disgrace and another incompetence” the eleventh hour trial of former governor of the state, Chief Lucky Igbinedion, seven years after he assumed office as governor of Edo state, describing it as purely “a political witch-hunt”.
Nehikhare further said “The party will come out with a statement as time goes on because the governor since he left office in 2007 I think it is a shame and a disgrace that another form of incompetence that it is taking Oshiomhole another seven years to wake up from his slumber to do what I will call political witch-hunt”.
The laziness of the state government is glaring and I will leave the reaction to the target of the perceived probe and the party will make a response at the appropriate time but right now I think it is the ranting of desperate man who is trying to clutch any straw.”
The party’s Publicity Secretary who spoke extensively on the poor state of roads across the three senatorial districts urged the APC led government in the state to wake up to its responsibility and stop making excuses over its inability to meet up with the challenges of governancehttp://dailyindependentnig.com/2015/11/pdp-to-buhari-apc-resign-if-nigeria-is-broke/

it s well

The national President of Trade Union Congress, TUC, Comrade Bobboi Kaigama, has stated that Nigerians are still waiting for the change President Muhammadu Buhari promised them during the election campaign.
Speaking while addressing construction workers at the 10th Triennial National Delegates Conference of the Construction and Civil Engineering Senior Staff Association, CCESSA, in Abuja, the labour leader said government should know that the change mantra of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, was not only about anti-corruption war.
He said the change should also tackle unemployment, insecurity and among other things.
Also speaking at the event, Managing Director of Julius Berger Nigeria limited, Engr. Detlev Lubasch, noted that going by the present economic realities in the country and the huge indebtedness construction companies were facing, such companies were unable to meet up with their financial obligations.
Lubasch, who was represented by a staff of the Human Resources unit, Moses Anietie, said: “Comrades, our industry is in dire straits, occasioned by non-payment for ongoing and already completed jobs.
“As you all know, the construction industry is majorly engaged by the governments: federal, state and local, with little patronage from corporate entities and private individuals. In view of this, any distortion in the income equilibrium of our major clients will definitely affect the income and cash flow of the construction companies.
“As a consequence of this, construction companies are unable to sustain the existing structures in terms of meeting its obligations to staff and subcontractors. lt, therefore, became imminent that there must be staff reduction as well as other cost saving measures.”http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/06/we-are-still-waiting-for-the-change-buhari-promised-us-tuc/

kokoA:
New Sherif in town. No more business as usual.

It s wel

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Thursday closed down the depots of Total Nigeria Plc, Dee Jones Limited and Eterna Oil Plc in Ibafon area of Lagos for hoarding over 46 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise called petrol.
The agency has also debunked the claims by marketers that there was scarcity of petrol and blamed the tight supply situation on depot owners, who hoard products, thus causing panic buying.
While Total and Eterna Oil were hoarding 13.6 million litres each, when DPR’s surveillance monitoring team visited the depot of Dee Jones which was hoarding about 19.5 million litres.
However, the General Manager of Dee Jones, Mr. Willy Ikeora, denied that the company was hoarding the product in its depot, stressing that they were loading but not as fast as expected by DPR.
The regulatory authority also queried Ascon Oil and ordered the management of the company to appear at the agency’s head office by 3pm yesterday and explain why the company should not be sanctioned for its slow pace of loading tankers, despite the availability of eight million litres in its depot.
Integrated Oil and Gas Limited was also directed to speed up the loading process as the company had up to 10.2 million litres of petrol when the agency’s surveillance monitoring team paid an unscheduled visit to the facility.
An official of Integrated Oil, who spoke to THISDAY, however stated that they were loading the product slowly so as not to exhaust the available stock as the company was not given import allocation for the fourth quarter 2015 by the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA).
“In the third quarter 2015, we were given allocation to import 60,000 metric tonnes but we imported 62,000 metric tonnes. It means that our performance was very satisfactory. But can you imagine that despite our performance, a big company like us was not given any allocation in the fourth quarter? If we don’t import product, how will we remain in business and pay salaries? Do they want us to load out the remaining product quickly and close down our depot? That is the situation,” said the official.
Addressing journalists during the inspection, the Director of DPR, Mr. Mordecai Danteni Baba Ladan, stated that the sealed depots would pay a fine of N2 million each, while the others should explain why they were loading at very slow pace.
“This exercise was embarked upon because of the impression the general public has about product supply and distribution. We have been inundated with a lot of enquiries on the right situation and we have been telling the public that the people should not engage in panic buying because records at our disposal indicate that we have enough of this product. As at yesterday nationwide, we had in stock almost over 300 million litres. In the Lagos storage area, we have over 220 million litres,” Ladan said.http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/dpr-seals-total-s-depot-others-for-hoarding-46m-litres-of-petrol/224839/

The All Progressives Congress has dismissed claims by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party that it was deceiving Nigerians.
Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Timi Frank said this in a telephone interview with our correspondent in Abuja, on Thursday.
He was reacting to a statement credited to the PDP in which the opposition party was accusing the APC of deceiving Nigerians on its promise to pay N5,000 stipend to unemployed Nigerians.
Frank said, the APC won the 2015 elections largely because they were tired of the deceit of the PDP which lasted for 16 long years.
Nigerians can testify that the APC administration under President Muhammadu Buhari has started delivering on its promises.
“In less than six months, the administration has demonstrated its seriousness in bringing about positive change.
“I can tell you clearly that the APC under our President will deliver on all of the promises made during the campaigns. The PDP which is yet to get over its electoral defeat will be put to shame at the end of the day.” http://punchng.com/2015/11/4214

Lanceslot:
Their presence can intimidate the prosecutor... Saraki knew what he was doing.

by pointing gun @ him?

M4gunners:
And what is wrong about that? Is there anybody that has case in court without people accompany him or her?

by their word .....

jairusben:
Hmmm.. Ok. Between dear nairalanders today is my birthday.. ThankGod with me for adding a years too my life..

dat s gud

The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in its attempt to dissuade money bags from funding the party has affirmed that there will be no mre automatic ticket for serving Senators, Governors and House of Representatives members.
DAILY POST recalls that the party under the former chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu had in the March/April general elections granted automatic tickets to the immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan and its serving governors who were seeking re-election.
The PDP’s acting chairman, Prince Uche Secondus while speaking with newsmen at the party’s national secretariat shortly after receiving the country’s director of International Republican Institute, IRI, in Abuja said there would be no automatic ticket under his watch as could be seen in Kogi and Bayelsa where the two serving governors seeking re-election; Governors Idris Wada and Seriake Dickson, went through the normal routine of party primaries.
According to Secondus, there is no provision for automatic ticket in the constitution of the party and as such, it is implementing what he termed zero expenses primary elections which is part of the reformation which would eliminate the influence of “money bags who tend to manipulate the party activities with their resources.”
Secondus observed that though the party had gone wrong in the past but under his watch, few individuals would not be allowed to fund and hijack it, adding that members should do their biometric registration and pay their dues as the funds generated will be used to run the activities of the party.
He urged the new chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,Professor Yakubu to conduct transparent, free and fair elections in Kogi and Bayelsa governorship polls slated for November 21 and December 5.
“There will be no automatic ticket for anybody under my watch. There will be no influence of money bags. Zero expenses primary election is key and we are doing that; we have conducted the best primary elections in Kogi, we have also done it in Bayelsa.
“We are eliminating the issue of money bags funding the party; we are returning the party to the ordinary man on the street. With the biometric registration and renewed commitment to pay dues, members will have the right to ask questions for proper accountability,” he said

It is well

The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal yesterday assured that the All Progressive Congress, APC, would win the Bayelsa State governorship election despite the controversies which trailed the party’s primary election in the state.
DAILY POST recalls that the governorship primaries was marred by allegation and counter-allegations which led to the cancellation of the first one necessitating the conduct of a second primary. Shortly before that one of the leading aspirants, Timi Alaibe, withdrew from the race in the interest of the party but his supporters in their hundreds are reported to have now now defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
But in an interaction with newsmen at the APC secretariat in Abuja, Tambuwal stressed that the party would ensure that every APC member in Bayelsa State worked towards its success at the polls.
Tambuwal expressed confidence that the Governorship Campaign Council set up by the party would deliver the state to APC come December 5, adding that victory in a free and fair election in the state is sure.
According to him, “Our task is clear to us and the task has been defined and blessed by God Almighty. We shall do everything within the confines of the law to bring Timipre Sylva to the Government House after December 5.
“I assure you, Mr. President and members of our party that by the grace of God, we shall not fail you in the execution of this assignment. Thank you for appointing us to serve and the service we are going to render.
“The signals are clear from Bayelsa and by the grace of God, the state is ready for the change train. Bayelsa is set to join the ruling party. Sylva’s records are there to speak for him.
“I have been to Bayelsa while he was the governor and after he left office. The records are clear. I believe the people have the advantage of comparing the two individuals we are talking about and I believe the APC candidate will be the one the people will vote for.
“As a party, which has imbibed the culture of winning free and fair elections, you should know that we are ready to set out as a team to ensure that APC and its candidate win the Bayelsa election.
“Members of the party in the state are working together. You can see that the chieftains were around for the inauguration of the campaign council and it is work in progress

The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has apologised to primary school teachers in the state over some “mix-ups” in the payment of their last month’s salary.
This was contained in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi.
Fayose was quoted as saying, “Even though the mix-up was from the State Accountant General’s office but as the state governor, I take responsibility.
“I want to apologise for the inconsistency and problems encountered in crediting the accounts of some primary school teachers, it was after my broadcast few days back that I got a lot of text messages from some teachers that were affected.
“I sincerely want to apologise, I have gotten to the root of the matter, I have found out that there were mix-ups here and there, the accounts were credited and later withdrawn for carelessness in the Accountant General’s office. For whatever it is, I take responsibility. I apologise and want to assure you all the lapses will be corrected.
“My teachers at the primary school level, this money will be credited to your accounts between now and Wednesday unfailingly, my apologies.”http://dailypost.ng/2015/11/04/fayose-apologises-to-teachers-over-mix-up-in-payment-of-salaries/

Biogas from human waste has the potential to generate electricity for millions of homes while improving health and protecting the environment, a UN University institute said on Tuesday.
The biogas potentially available from all the human waste in the world would be the equivalent of up to 9.5 billion dollars worth of natural gas a year.
This volume of waste could produce electricity for as many as 138 million homes, the U.N. Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) said in a study.
In low-income countries, the use of biogas – generated by bacteria breaking down the waste – could finance development, it said.
“When it comes to creating misery and poverty, human waste mismanagement has few rivals,” Zafar Adeel, UNU-INWEH director, said in a statement.
“If we can demonstrate a simple, cost-effective new approach in low-resource settings … we can advance development, protect the environment and help reduce sanitation problems,” he said.
The residue from treated waste could, on a global scale, produce two million tonnes a year of ‘solid’ fuel that could substitute for coal and charcoal.
This discovery will be saving trees and protecting the environment, the report said.
“Challenges are many, but clearly there is a compelling, multi-dimensional financial case to be made for deriving energy from waste,” said Chris Metcalfe, a co-author of the report.
Almost one billion people around the world defecate in the open, according to the UN.
If their waste was collected and used to produce biogas, it could generate electricity for 10 million to 18 million households.
Such waste would be worth 200 million to 376 million dollars per year, the UNU-INWEH report said.
Poor sanitation is linked to transmission of diseases such as cholera, diarrhoea, dysentery, hepatitis A, typhoid and polio, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO)http://dailyindependentnig.com/2015/11/power-from-human-waste-could-light-millions-of-homes-un-university/
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Go and verify the facts before writing rubbish.

NDLEA arrests two women at MMIA

NDLEA arrests two women at Murtala Muhammed International Airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested two women for attempting to smuggle cocaine and cannabis out of Nigeria.

The women were arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport for attempting to smuggle 4.450kg of cocaine to India and 7kg of cannabis to China, respectively.

This was contained in a statement issued in Lagos on Monday by the Head, Public Affairs of NDLEA, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju.

The statement said both suspects, Modinat Alake and Chizoba Mbonu, were apprehended by officers of the agency at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.

In the statement, the NDLEA Airport Commander, Mr. Ahmadu Garba, said Alake was a trader while Mbonu was working as a clearing and forwarding agent.

The statement quoted Garba as saying that “Chizoba is a second offender as she was first apprehended in 2013 for attempting to export a luggage containing narcotics.”

The statement said the suspects were currently assisting narcotic investigators with facts relating to the hard drugs.

It stated that the suspects would soon be arraigned[/s].

molydonhenry:
Islam breed...



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Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole has said government will not use workers’ taxes to pay those who chose to stay at home for months on a strike that is ill-informed.
Speaking at the 2015/2016 Legal Year of the state’s Judiciary, the governor said the law was clear that a worker who embarks on strike will forfeit his wage, in a veiled reference to his insistence not to pay workers of the state judiciary, who embarked on seven-month sympathy strike with the national union.
It would be recalled that workers under the aegis of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, in the state had embarked on a 7-month strike to press home their demand for financial autonomy for the judiciary.
The governor, who said represent state was proud of her judicial arm, said “we in the executive in Edo State have utmost respect for the judicial arm on account of the courage and hard work you have displayed.”
The governor said his administration would build more courtrooms before the end of his tenure so that more judges could be posted to the state to ensure speedy dispensation of justice.
On taxation, Oshiomhole said the state would be firm in its collection of taxes as is the case the world over.
According to him, “the rich must be ready to pay taxes and this government will ensure that the rich in this state pay taxes.
We will collect them within the law, and if they don’t pay, we will push it to the highest level that we can.
It’s in the enlightened selfinterest of the rich to contribute for the maintenance of peace and security.”