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The Federal Government through the Minister of Interior, Retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, has declared Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 12 and Sept.13 as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Kabir celebration.

Dambazau, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement signed by the acting Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Muhammadu Maccido.

He urged all Muslims and Nigerians in general to support and join hands with President Buhari in his sustained efforts to diversify the economy and progressively accelerate the pace of economic recovery.

Dambazau said, the government know the current economic challenges the people are facing and assured that appropriate steps were being taken to address the challenges.

He said the Federal Government was working to‎ revitalise the agriculture sector and the “Youth Empowerment Scheme” in Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

Dambazau further added that other areas of priority to the government includes “The “Change Begins with Me”, a value re-orientation programme, other social intervention programmes and massive capital releases.

He urged Nigerians to continue supporting the government toward building a new formidable Nigeria, adding that the current economic difficulties would soon be over.

Dambazau wished all Nigerians a happy Eid-el-Kabir celebration.

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The Plateau State Government has quickly put measures in place in order to contain the recent spread of Lassa fever disease.

Following this development, the government has trained medical and health personnel as well as sensitised the populace on the need to maintain hygiene.

The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Kunden Kamshak, who spoke at the routine monthly briefing yesterday, told newsmen that so far 10 suspected cases of the disease had been recorded in the state.

He said the government had taken up the challenge by deploying health workers across the state to sensitise citizens on symptoms and preventive measures of Lassa Fever, especially on issues of keeping clean environment and ensuring that rats were kept out of houses and food items.

Kamshak said they have started aggressive sensitisation and awareness campaign in the state. Adding that the campaign is aimed at enlightening the people on how to prevent the disease and ensure that the menace is nipped in the bud.

Speaking on the recorded cases of polio in the North-East zone of the country, the commissioner attribute the development on insurgents activities in the area.

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Following the challenge of high estimated billing, the acting Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Dr Anthony Akah, has asked it's consumers to use energy saving bulbs and standard appliances to complement its energy efficiency programmes.

According to Akah, who spoke at a seminar on energy efficiency in Abuja said the programme became necessary due to the serious challenge of high estimated billing and poor metering by the Distribution Companies (Discos) as well as low power generation.


We have put measures in place to accelerate metering through close monitoring of the Discos’ metering roll out plan.

Adding that NERC had initiated a programme designed to ensure energy efficiency and conservation, that the efficient utilisation of available energy was paramount.

He also said the programme include the use of standard electrical appliances, equipment and machinery in the nation’s electricity value chain.

Akah said the programme is meant to reduce the total electricity demand and to prevent Nigeria from becoming a dumping place for inefficient electrical appliances.

He added that the programme was also designed to provide consumers with useful information on how to ensure energy efficiency of household appliances.

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His mouthed

The Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose thought his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, has advice the people of Edo State to give their votes to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu come Saturday.

Fayose, in his statement said "Edo people should not make the same mistake Nigerians made last year by enthroning the All Progressives Congress (APC) government of President Mohammadu Buhari.”

He asked people of Edo State to be extra vigilant before, during and after the election.

That they should not just vote and go to sleep, they must make sure that their votes count and victory is ensured for Pastor Ize-Iyamu who is unarguably the best among the contenders.

Fayose said “party sentiment apart, Pastor Ize-Iyamu has campaigned through the nooks and crannies of Edo State to sell his visions and missions to the people of the State and anyone who saw the Channels Television debate on Sunday will agree with me that Pastor Ize-Iyamu is better equipped for the governance of Edo State.”

He added that: “If you believe in me and you are a voter in Edo State, give your vote to Pastor Ize-Iyamu, the man who has demonstrated the required capacity to lead Edo State to prosperity.”

Opportunity to choose comes once in four years and the people of Edo State must grab this opportunity to change the fortune of the State for the better, he said.

Fayose said , Edo people should be rest assured that Nigerians are now looking for a more meaningful change that is better than the APC’s one chance change and Pastor Ize-Iyamu represents that meaningful change in Edo State.

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More promises

The Federal Government in a bid to achieve it promised change has said that its affordable housing schemes will soon transform thousands of Nigerians from being tenants to proud owners of houses and plots of land.

According to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Malam Garba Shehu, made this known in Abuja on Monday.

He said the affordable housing scheme operated through the mortgage banking
system was part of the programmes meant to uplift the quality of lives of the citizens.

Shehu said that the Buhari-led administration had so far released N74 billion as part of capital allocations in the last three months.

He stated in the statement that more of the capital allocations will soon be released to revitalise the economy. “Most of our road contractors had not been paid since 2012, many of them had sent their workers away adding to the unemployment problem.

Shehu said Federal Government has released capital allocations in the last three months that is more than the whole of 2015. “In 2015 Nigeria spent a paltry N19 billion on roads, in three months we have spent N74 billion and we are already releasing more.

He reacted to negative comments on the nation’s economy in some quarters, noted that the Federal Government had expended N26 billion in the transport sector in the last few months. He promise that the government would start a concession that would revive the nation’s rail system for freight.

Shehu said the hope that the movement of goods, particularly foodstuff through the rail system would reduce the cost of food items across market places in the country. “In the transport sector in 2015, government spent just N4.2 billion; and have spent N26 billion with more to follow.

The government will starting a concession that will revive our old rail system for freight, whilst we build a new high speed rail system. “Moving heavy goods by rail will reduce our transport costs which will reduce food prices and will save our roads from damage from heavy loads.’’

Shehu also said government will embrace the private sector through PPP, concessions and other collaborations to deliver services and infrastructure efficiently. He maintained that the government was working hard to do things right and do them in a manner that would endure, adding that, “no government has ever considered the poor like this one.

Under the current budget, the administration devoted N500 billion for social intervention programmes for those who need and deserve support. “Any process that will endure, must involve some pain but things will begin to improve. There is always a time lag between policy and effect.

That is why the bad effects of past policies are manifesting now. “Similarly, the positive impact of the work being undertaken to fix Nigeria’s problems will soon begin to show and we will emerge from this period stronger, wiser and more prosperous. “There is hope for Nigeria, a hope that was previously clouded by corruption, greed and lack of focus. “Nigeria is starting over and everyone has a role to play.

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kolaish:
WEEKENDS IN ARAB NATIONS IS EITHER THURSDAY & FRIDAY OR FRIDAY & SATURDAY. HOWEVER, AS A CHRISTIAN, I DON'T MIND THE FG GIVING MUSLIMS FRIDAY AS A WORK FREE DAY PROVIDED THEY DO NOT TAMPER WITH SUNDAY AS A WORK FREE DAY AS WELL.

Listen to yrself what will happen to our economy

Royal n Dualism

chocodaviva:
Yeske #grabs Mic #

If u want the BlackBerry comma take oh #drops Mic#

All Blackberry brouhaha was back to back

BVN details through that bank can go a long way. If the bank really want to help, first dey should block the account, but I doubt if such account will have any balance on it

chocodaviva:
Shoutout to all d babes dat lost Der virginity cos of Curve 1......

Twuale to dos wey Alhaji Olowoigbo take do jazz cos of Bold 5..........

Android ti take over iyalaya BlackBerry# drops Mic#

Base on dope rapper wey u bi

Following the return of normalcy from the activities of the Boko Haram insurgents, the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) will reopen its orientation camp in Yobe State for fresh graduates after it was shut down for five years due to terrorists activities.

The Yobe State NYSC coordinator, Mr Jauro David, made it known during a courtesy call to the emir of Fika and chairman of council of chiefs, Dr Muhammadu Ibn Abali Muhammadu Idrissa, at his palace in Potiskum, Yobe state.

David said, this year’s 2016 National Youths Service would hold in the state because of the return of peace across the state.

He said hosting this year corps members in Yobe would tell Nigerians that normalcy has returned in the state and that everything is going as usual.

David call on the state governor Ibrahim Gaidam, to renovate the NYSC Orientation Camp in Fika, which has been abandoned for five years due to the activities of Boko Haram insurgents and fear of massacre of corps members in the state by the terrorists.

“We have written a letter to Governor Ibrahim Gaidam telling him to consider our request, we were here in your palace, your royal highness to talk to the governor to permit us to use the College of Administrative and Business Studies (CABS) Potiskum for our October this year orientation camp, he said.

The emir while responding assured them that he would liaise with the state Governor and other stakeholders to ensure that this year orientation camp is held in the state without any fear.

Adding that they are aware of the importance of hosting NYSC members in Yobe state as their services are beneficial to our host communities. We will try our best to see that things will go smoothly during the orientation exercise in the state.

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Gbege

7 yrs

Wicked people

Be a good citizen for once

Happy for her, it a classic

Them wan kill me for misunderstanding the heading oo

With such events the agitation continues

SpeedOfLight:
they want to deny the world another colorful eventful day.

Bro you funny

It definitely does

Following the deadline announced by one of the most popular cross-messaging platforms in the world, WhatsApp, that their Messenger will no longer be supported on BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry 10 and some other brands by the end of 2016.

WhatsApp started in 2009, and recently mark it amazing journey of seven years with more than 1 billion users and counting.

The question most Blackberry users are asking is what is the fate of their phones if they can't access WhatsApp which comes with lot of features that makes Social life and connecting friends and Families easily, fast and cheaper.

This questions are been asked with fact that the famous Blackberry Chat BBM is no longer invoke. The chat that everyone was eager to get into when Blackberry was much in trend.

Getting a lady BBM Pin back then was a step forward in winning her heart, because it was held on high esteem with the believe that anyone who has Blackberry is a Big Boy or Girl, therefore, you have to fluent it.

The story and trends of Blackberry buttress the saying "nothing last forever ", I could remember not getting a girl because I don't have a Blackberry. Most people went to the extreme just to purchase a Blackberry Phone doing it trends.

This is also a situation that prompt the Nigerian Nollywood, in making Movies on it trends or brouhaha like a friend will say. If you can recall, Blackberry Babies and Blackberry Wahala.

Notwithstanding, the writeup is meant to convey a simple message that "Nothing Last Forever" as well as asking the questions, what is the fate of Blackberry Phones, is the brand planning on a ground breaking surprises in the Industry? If so we are ever ready to see it unfold.
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See the manner dat guy in the picture is observing the culprit as.s

From the comments dropping I see lot of victims been frustrated

This Man got points here, well said

attackgat:
TRIPOB and RE-IPOB. Two or organisations that were formed on Lie Mohammed's Laptop. Lol

haba bros dat not true

The two factions of Biafra, Re-branded Indigenous People of Biafra, TRIPOB, and Renegade Indigenous People of Biafra, RENIPOB, a faction from the Nnamdi Kanu-led Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOP, have unite.

Therefore, no more burning of Biafra flag on Oct 1, as both groups have decided to surrender to the Federal Government on January 15, 2017.

The group nominated Mr. Charles Okah, an Ijaw from the Niger Delta, as its leader, while, Dr. Dozie Ikedife as deputy leader.

According to the statement released by the TRIBOB spokesperson, Chima Phillip Effiong Osuji, said: “TRIBOB gladly and warmly welcomes into its fold the Comrade Emma Powerful-led breakaway faction from the Nnamdi Kanu-led Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who now goes by the name Renegade Indigenous People of Biafra, (RENIPOB).

Inline with this development, all subsequent TRIPOB/RENIPOB statements shall be jointly signed by Comrade Emma Powerful and the undersigned.

Therefore, any statements from IPOB using “Emma Powerful” as its signatory are that of an impostor.

Osuji said, any or stated appeals by well-meaning Nigerians across the world, especially civil war veterans of the defunct Biafra Republic, TRIPOB shall no longer burn the flag of the defunct Biafra Republic as earlier slated for October 1, 2016, a date which has also been rescheduled.

He said: the slated date for flag burning shall be swap for the ‘surrender’ ceremony of the defunct Republic of Biafra flag on the symbolic date of January 15, 2017 at the Eagle Square Abuja, FCT.

Following this development, the general public as well as all relevant agencies of the Federal Government of Nigeria, particularly, the Presidency are pleased advised to take note of the date.

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Some times experiencing hard time make ones strong in all situation. Perhaps he was born with silver spoon.

thorpido:
......and now his action is going to make the economy harsher for his children.

Serious

The matter they worst day by day

A Smuggler operating at the Badagry-Seme border has tried to trick the operatives of the Nigeria Customs by packaging smuggled rice as dead bodies.

The leader of the mobile patrol team, Chief Superintendent of Customs, Mr. Ozah M., said the patrol team noticed the frequency with which the ambulance was patronising the international route with the said ‘dead body,’ a development they thought was becoming alarming.

The patrol team stopped the ambulance, a Volvo with number plates DV 74 EKY, for proper check.

It was discovered that the ambulance was carrying eleven bags of imported rice that was carefully arranged and wrapped as corpses, leading to the arrest of a suspected smuggler, Mr. Moses Degbogbahun, who brought in the commodity.

The management of Seme Command, however, warned that no amount of smuggling antics along Seme border route will go undetected by the eagle eyes of officers and men of the Command.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Taupyen Selchang, said the suspect was still undergoing investigation for possible prosecution.

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