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Tension in Nigeria pharmaceutical institute over alleged diversion of World Bank grant, staff salaries

Tension is building up at the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development in Abuja over allegations that its Director General, Kamiyus Gamaniel, embezzled a World Bank grant to the Institute as well as funds meant for staff salary.
Mr. Gamaniel, a professor, was accused of cornering about $514,000.36 (N77.10m) out of the $744,000.38 the bank gave NIPRD to develop anti-diabetic phytomedicine , otherwise known as Step-B Project, rendering the research futile after eight years.

Staff also alleged that the professor diverted another N33 million meant for the payment of the salaries of the institute’s staff sometime in 2014.
Mr. Gamaniel has however dismissed the allegations
The allegations are contained in a petition to President Muhammadu Buhari by some staff of the institute under the aegis of “Concerned Staff.”
Copies of the petition, backed with relevant documents, were also sent to the Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the Independent and Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission and the State Security Service.
NIPRD is a federal government agency saddled with the responsibility of undertaking research and development on drugs and biological products.
It serves as a reference centre for biopharmaceutics , pharmacokinetics and stability of imported and locally manufactured products.
In the petition dated February 17, the staff said NIPRD had submitted a proposal to the World Bank for the development of anti-diabetic phytomedicine from selected Nigerian medicinal plants in December 2008 and requested the grant of $744,000.36 (about N111 million using N150 per dollar exchange rated at the time).
They said the bank, which gave ‘no objection’ to the proposal, released the first instalment of $230,000.00 (N34m) to the institute.
The bank subsequently released the remaining $514,000.36 (N77m).
A letter from the Federal Ministry of Education dated August 7, 2009 with reference number Grant No. FME/STEPB/79/3/22, to the NIPRD, informing the institute of the approval of the grant said, “We are pleased to inform you that the World Bank has given “no objection” that part of the money you applied for should be given to you for the projects you submitted.”
They said the first instalment of $230,000 was released and judiciously utilised but that in anticipation of the release of the second instalment of $514,000, Mr. Gamaniel rushed to the Mpape (Abuja) branch of Zenith Bank to open an account with which he receive the money.
According to the staff, this was in spite of the fact that the project already had an account in EcoBank NICON Plaza, Central Area, Abuja.
They said a letter of notification of account details was subsequently sent to Mr. Gamaniel by the bank.
In the letter marked “Annexture 1A” and dated June 07, 2012, the bank informed the DG that it opened the account in the name “NIPRD World Bank/Step B Proj ADCT,” with Account Number 1013054590 and Sort Code 057080280 at its Mpape Branch.
The staff claimed that although the project implementation team resisted Mr. Gamaniel’s plan to lodge the funds in a new bank account, he (DG) used his executive powers to overrule the team.
But the decision of the DG to change the account was to trigger a chain of events, which eventually crippled the project.
The petition said, “Following the refusal of the project implementation team to siphon the project funds the DG opened a new bank account for the project at Zenith Bank Mpape with account No 1013054590,” the petition said.
“On this notification, the principal investigation expressed her concerned to the DG via email with the copies to National Project Secretariat NPS (Prof. Adikwu) and the World Bank (Dr Adekola).
“Also other members of the project team wrote to the DG to expressed concern about the anomaly.
“The DG has no option after the refusal of the project team for diversion of the fund than to use his executive power to suspend the activities of the Step-B project on 28th June, 2013.”
In the memo dated June 19, 2102, which was also attached to the petition, the principal investigator, Hafsat Shittu, expressed deep concern about..... http://www.controversialada.com/2016/04/tension-in-nigeria-pharmaceutical.html

for what?

Ndi ara! why wunt dey stand with Buharia
Mtcheeeew

Eziokwu?
You may be right, pls tell me about An average Yoruba and Hausa Guy! Really wish to know

HOW OLD IS NIGERIA PLEASE?

china-nigeria

China emerged from chaos 35 years ago to become perhaps the largest economy in the world. The BBC’s Martin Patience – who has just moved from Beijing to Lagos – asks if Nigeria can do the same.
Swapping Asia’s giant for Africa’s powerhouse can be a disorientating experience.
Leaving Beijing to go and live in Lagos is not a well-worn path.
But both Nigeria and China are the most populous countries and biggest economies in their respective continents, making them ripe for comparison.


I feel I’ve left behind the grey, imposing order of Beijing for the chaos and colour of Lagos, where fun and frustration are doled out in equal measure.
Part of the correspondent’s condition is that your ears prick up at the slightest mention of a previous posting.
Imagine my surprise then when, watching last month’s inauguration of the new Nigerian cabinet, a remark about the Great Wall of China cropped up during the opening address.
The point, I believe, that the official was trying to make was that the Great Wall was not in itself enough to protect China from invaders – the government and people need to be incorruptible as well.
I say believe because the audio on the state broadcast briefly cut out.
In China, an audio glitch at such an important event would cause heads to roll in shame. In Nigeria, people roll their eyes and shrug it off.
It is just one small example of how the Chinese are known for getting things done, while in Nigeria there is a reputation for cutting corners.
Whereas Beijing is a city of smog (the killer downside to the country’s breakneck development), Lagos is a city of generators (the sound of a nation failing to realise its economic potential because it can’t get its power grid in order).
But when it comes to business, Nigeria and China are alike in one inspiring and infectious way.
Both possess an extraordinary entrepreneurial spirit, a can-do-attitude, that if you want to build something you’d better do it yourself.
From street hawkers and small shop owners, to CEOs of large companies, people here survive and, occasionally, flourish despite all the obstacles.
As for a journalist operating in Nigeria, there is one major difference.
In China, people would shut down at the sight of a foreign journalist, silenced by government repression.
In Nigeria, people and politicians don’t shut down, they unload.

They talk and talk, and talk some more – they love it.
Everyone seems to have an opinion on everything.
For a journalist this is both a joy and, as I am beginning to discover, a bit of a nightmare.
In China, people and particularly officials said barely anything, so you would spend hours parsing the meaning.
In contrast, in Nigeria you feel you are drowning in information and quotes.
Working out what is actually true can be just as time consuming.

When I talk about China to Nigerians, there is an awe and respect that I have heard in many other developing countries about China’s remarkable economic achievements in the past three decades.
And, interestingly, while in China the dizzying pace of change has now left many feeling unfulfilled by their material gains, in Nigeria there is a suffocating sense of people wanting meaningful change.
Nigerians want to see infrastructure built, they want better schools and hospitals, and, perhaps, most importantly, they want jobs to better themselves.

They want a government that will build and not pilfer.
The Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe once wrote that there was nothing basically wrong with the Nigerian character.
The author blamed the country’s ills squarely on a failure of leadership.
“The Nigerian problem is the unwillingness or inability of its leaders to... http://www.controversialada.com/2016/04/can-nigeria-replicate-chinas-economic.html

and i laf in Igbo language

Do i have to believe that? Hell n!

I love this! Thumb up Dear!

Wetin concern agboro with overload?

This is the type of warnings Niaja adheres to.. why do we like being threatened

lolz

By Barr. Emeka Ugwuonye

There is one thing we really did not expect you to do, just because it would be foolish to do it. You are not expected to argue medicine with a medical doctor when you are not even a nurse. You are not expected to argue law with a lawyer when you lack even the basic training in the law.
Here, with 25 years in the law, I think I am in a position to explain to you the difference between stealing and corruption, especially if you are not a lawyer. Of course, you are not expected to be silent and take whatever I give you. But maybe you should ask questions, rather than try to teach a lawyer the meaning of any particular aspect of the law.


Again, I take the opportunity share with you the differences in the meanings of the terms "Stealing" and "Corruption". If you are not trained in law, you may learn if you are wise. But also, you may teach me the law, I mean, your law.

LEGAL DEFINITION OF STEALING:
The act of taking something away from a lawful owner without that owner's consent and with the taker having no legal right or justification for taking the thing.
In the history of the common law, the act of stealing was first known as larceny and robbery.
Gradually, the term was replaced, in most jurisdictions, by the term theft or, more rarely, the term 'stealing'.

The 1816 edition of the law dictionary which has the stellar name of A Compendious and Comprehensive Law Dictionary Elucidating The Terms and General Principles of Law and Equity defines stealing in a circular fashion as follows:
"In the fraudulent taking away of another man's goods, with an intent to steal them, against or without the will of him whose goods they are."

LEGAL DEFINITION OF CORRUPTION:
CORRUPTION. An act done with an intent to give some advantage inconsistent with official duty and the rights of others. It includes bribery, but is more comprehensive; because an act may be corruptly done, though the advantage to be derived from it be not offered by another.

What is CORRUPTION?
Illegality; a vicious and fraudulent intention to evade the prohibitions of the law. The act of an official or fiduciary person who unlawfully and wrongfully uses his station or character to procure some benefit for himself or for another person, contrary to duty and the rights of others. U. S. v. Johnson (C. C.) 20 Fed. 082; State v. Ragsdale. 59 Mo. App. 003; Wight v. Rindskopf, 43 Wis. 351; Worsham v. Murchison, 00 Ga. 719; U. S. v. Edwards (C. C.) 43 Fed. 07.

Law Dictionary: What is CORRUPTION? definition of CORRUPTION (Black's Law Dictionary)
In their 1910 law dictionary, authors Shumaker and Longsdorf described corruption as:
"... an act done with intent to give some advantage inconsistent with official duty and the rights of others. It includes bribery but is more comprehensive because an act may be corruptly done, though the advantage to be derived from it may be offered by another."
In her 2011 article on corruption published in the Canadian law journal, The Advocate, Karen Katz writes;
"Corruption is understood to be the exploitation of... http://www.controversialada.com/2016/04/learn-law-stealing-is-not-corruption.html

Learn and be Learned

tobimillar:
What/who is DPA?

It is Due Process Advocate. Search for it via Facebook and learn more. You can benefit from their costless services.

Now this what I call CONTROVERSY...
What will YOU DO if someone tells you Jesus will not come again?
watch this video below
http://www.controversialada.com/2016/04/there-will-be-no-rapture-jesus-is-not.html

And let us Talk! Do you think the man has a point or...

blueAgent:
Blacks that could not locate mouth of River Niger .dey cliam sea prowess. I laugh in Calabar tongue.

like SERIOUSLY?
IS THIS HOW LOW YOU THINK OF YOURSELF?

GREAT!

DPA GUIDE ON WHAT TO DO IF YOU ENCOUNTER NIGERIAN POLICE AND THEY MAKE TO ARREST YOU
By Emeka Ugwuonye

If you encounter the the police and they try to arrest you in circumstances where you know they are wrong, first politely greet the officer or officers. Please answer their question in a cooperative manner. If they insist that they would take you to their station, gently tell the officer or officers that you have not committed any crime to warrant the arrest and that you should be allowed to go. If they further insist, then prepare to follow them to their station. But at that time, make sure you let people know what is happening.


If taken to their station, while they still have you at the counter area, make sure your people (preferable an educated adult in your family) know what station you have been taken to. Once you give out that information in clear and unambiguous manner, turn off your phone and calm down. Also, if you could, let your people know the name of the police officer that arrested you.

It is important you give out this information early. Remember that when they ask you to make a written statement, they may try to force you to write what they like to be what happened, and not what actually happened. And naturally, you will resist. That will escalate the tension and lead to hostility or violence toward you. At that point, they will not allow you to use your phone any more. What they are doing at that point is called the process of isolation. You may not yet be in the cell, but by taking away your phone from you, they have isolated you from the world. So, make sure that by this time, an informed person in your family or at the DPA call center (to be announced) knows where you are and what is happening.

Please try not to argue with the police. Anywhere in the world, that makes them mad. In Nigeria, that could lead to disastrous consequences and possibly a deadly outcome. This does not mean that you should not tell the police officer that you do not agree with him. But do it in a manner that is least confrontational. Just do it in a way that is meant to let him know you know your rights and that you are a responsible and well informed person. If he insists, then stop arguing with him.

You have to remember that the Nigerian police do not require their new recruits to undergo psychiatric evaluation before employing them and giving them guns. So, it is reasonable to expect that the police officer talking to you may have serious mental health problem that might predispose him to the use of deadly violence. So, assume that the man in that black uniform standing in front of you is insane, armed and dangerous, but with authority. (He is not a robber, he is a police officer, even if he is acting like a robber) So, try to calm down and control the situation to the best of your ability.

If information could get to DPA before you start making any statement at the station, you will be alright. We shall step in and control the process and prevent the situation from escalating in the wrong direction.
From our investigation, one of the escalation points in your meeting with the Nigerian police is that point where they ask you to make a written statement in their station. In many cases, taking you to their station means that you did not give them the money they asked of you in the street where they met you. So, they are not happy with you. Bear that in mind. (You are perceived to be stubborn). It is likely that you have been arrested improperly and in...http://www.controversialada.com/2016/04/what-to-do-if-police-arrest-you.html

DO you work with them?

not in konga? why?

Ojugo! If you ask me, pls who i wan ask? ndi asiri

10k?

which one re u suggesting?

guys are now claiming holy.... ndi iru abuo

then start buying big clothings... XXL will do

hmmm, fear dey oo

pls pass me the food abeg, hunger dey here

objectives?