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sekundosekundo:
You want to build solar power in communities without security......your name na sorry.

The community has to protect what benefits them. Of course with the help of the Police.

sekundosekundo:
Add the years Buhari's military men wasted unless you don't want to know where your problems started.

Buhari was Head of state for 20 months. That is less than 2 years. His impact within that period is why people wanted him back and he eventually won in 2015. I just wish he had more time to rule then or won the Presidency in 2003. Nigeria would not have degenerated into what it was in 2015 and rebuilding will not be this hard.

Sirjamo:
I dey tell you my brother, those people really dealt with us, I pray to the Almighty to help us deal with them

Amin o loruko Jesu.

Auntygrace:
YPP to the rescue

Aunty Grace, I see no reason why Moghalu cannot work with Buhari.
Buhari Govt means well and has performed better than previous Govt.

This Buhari Govt is on a roll.
Imagine if we have had Buhari as President since 2003 when he first ran against Obasanjo? After his 8 years in 2011, and another progressive takes over that? By now, we would have gone very far in terms of Power and other developments as a nation.
PDP wasted 16 years of Nigeria National life. That is 16 years that we can never get back.

FG to build solar power for 2.5m people in 66 communities
By Simon Echewofun Sunday


Published Date Dec 1, 2018

The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has flagged off process to build solar mini-grid plants in 66 communities and connect 2.5 million people across 12,422 households nationwide.




The Managing Director of REA, Mrs Damilola Ogunbiyi in summary sheet said the Nigerian Electrification Project (NEP) covers 66 communities in four states comprising Niger, Sokoto, Ogun and Cross River during Phase I.

She said about 24.5 megawatts (MW) of electricity will be generated in the benefiting communities to energize 1,710 local businesses.




The REA State Coordinator (Niger) and Team Lead for the State, Abubakar Ahmed noted that REA has four coordinators in four states with five teams each to sensitize communities on the impact of the solar electricity mini-grid being deployed nationwide.

While sensitising residents of Tasha Hajia, a yam produce and grain marketing hub in Niger state, Abubakar said with their consents, REA and World Bank will engage mini-grid developers based on grants to energize the unserved communities.

He said: “This provides electricity to communities that are unconnected to the national grid, increase business productivity by replacing generators and lanterns with reliable electricity.

“It will also improve your community’s security through street lights, provide clean and affordable electricity to the rural dwellers here,” Abubakar told the people in Hausa.

With the consent from the communities through their Electricity Users Cooperative Society (EUCS), the mini-grids are expected to be operational in the second quarter of 2019.

After filling his consent form, the District Heat at Tasha Hajia, Alhaji Muhammadu Kolo said, “My subjects will support the project as they have been starved of grid electricity. I learnt it will solve energy needs for our businesses too and we are grateful but we don’t want it to be erratic.”

At Etsu Tasha community near Bida in Niger state, the Deputy Head, Mohammed Gana lauded the initiative as he gave his consent to cooperate with developers being sent by the federal government to execute the project shortly.

A youth at Etsu Tasha, Musa Aliyu said they travel for about 10 kilometres to the nearest town to their electricity needs adding that with such initiative, Small and Medium scale Enterprises (SMEs) could spring up.

Maryam Abubakar who hopes to run a beverage store using freezer and other electrical appliances if the mini grid project is executed in Etsu Tasha.


https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/fg-to-build-solar-power-for-2-5m-people-in-66-communities.html

This is beautiful

GavelSlam:
Things fall apart...Chinua Achebe.

Wike has asked those who bought the PDP ticket with Dollars spent on delegates to go and fund their own campaign. He asked Atiku not to come to him for financial support

GavelSlam:
Things fall apart...Chinua Achebe.

Tambuwal is also backtracking too

2019: Wike reportedly resigns as Atiku’s campaign zonal coordinator

Published on December 1, 2018 By Ifreke Inyang

Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, has reportedly resigned his appointment as the South-South zonal coordinator of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign council.


Saturday Sun reports that Wike’s letter of resignation as Atiku Abubakar’s campaign coordinator for the South-South was ready and would be submitted today.

It is understood that Wike is not comfortable with the way things are going in the campaign, especially lack of consultations of appropriate party leaders before vital decisions and appointments are made.


The PDP had in October named Senate President, Bukola Saraki, as Director-General of the Atiku Presidential Campaign Council, along with prominent leaders of the party as zonal coordinators.

Announcing their appointment, the party’s national chairman, Uche Secondus, had said, “After due consultation with party stakeholders, PDP, under my leadership has approved the following as members of Atiku Presidential Campaign Council.”

Apart from the Senate President, Ayo Fayose, Aminu Tambuwal, Ibrahim Dankwambo, Samuel Ortom, Nyesom Wike and Dave Umahi were named as zonal coordinators.


While Governor Aminu Tambuwal was named as the Zonal Coordinator for NorthWest, Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo was appointed Zonal Coordinator for North-East, Governor Samuel Ortom for North-Central, Governor Dave Umahi for South-East, Nyesom Wike for South-South and former Governor Ayodele Fayose as Zonal Coordinator for the SouthWest.

http://dailypost.ng/2018/12/01/2019-wike-reportedly-resigns-atikus-campaign-zonal-coordinator/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

GuyWise101:
This scam of a man mtcheew! Bulhari should just leave us alone we are tired of him and his govt, Bulhari leave Nigerians alone, havn't we suffered enough in your hand? why are you against Nigerians progress?


Bulhari is a blood thirsty tyrant, a religious and a tribal bigot, a fool and a dullard.

Buhari sends his greetings.

Cheers!

GavelSlam:
Well said.

Yes o.
Baba Oyoyo

Sai Buhari!
Sai Baba!!

Let us rejoice for our president
Let us sing for our president
Let us pray for our president
Let us sing, let us dance
The people's president

Don’t politicise religion in Nigeria

Muslims and Christians can flourish together, says President Muhammadu Buhari

30 NOVEMBER 2018

PAPrayers are said during an Ash Wednesday service at the Holy Rosary RC Church in Abuja, in February
IN 1844, the Revd Samuel Ajayi Crowther returned home to Yorubaland (now part of modern-day Nigeria). Twenty years earlier, he had been kidnapped and sold to European slave traders who were bound for the Americas. He was freed by an abolitionist naval patrol, and received by the Church Missionary Society. There, he found his calling.

Crowther made his voyage home to establish the first Anglican mission in Yorubaland. He came with the first Bibles translated into Yoruba and Hausa languages. He opened dialogue and discussion with those of other faiths. And his mission was a success: Crowther later became the first African Anglican bishop in Africa.

Today, Nigeria has the largest Christian population on the continent. The messages and teachings of Christianity are part of the fabric of each person’s life.



ALONG with the millions of Christians in Nigeria today, I believe in peace, tolerance, and reconciliation; in the institution of the family, the sanctity of marriage, and the honour of fidelity; in hope, compassion, and divine revelation.

Like Bishop Crowther, I am a descendant of Abraham; unlike him, I am a Muslim. I believe our two great religions can not only peacefully coexist but also flourish together. But Muslims and Christians must first turn to one another in compassion. For, as it says in Amos 3.3: “Do two walk together, unless they have agreed to meet?”

As they are People of the Book, I believe that there is far more that unites Muslims and Christians than divides them. In fact, I believe that the messages of the Bible are universal: available for anyone to exercise, and instructive to all.

We must resist the temptation to retreat into our communities, because, if we do, we can only look inwards. It is only when we mix that we can reach new and greater possibilities.

Whichever religion or religious denomination they choose to follow, Nigerians are devout. Anything that Nigerians believe will place impositions on their practice, and belief is therefore sure to cause widespread alarm.

And, unfortunately, there are those who seek to divide Nigerians — and our two great religions — and to do so for their own advantage.

I stand accused — paradoxically — of trying to Islamise Nigeria while also being accused by Boko Haram terrorists of being against Islam. My Vice-President is a devout man, a Christian pastor. He, too, is accused of selling out his religion, because of his support for me.

This is not the first time that I — nor, indeed, my Christian-Muslim evenly split cabinet — have been the subject of such nonsense. Fortunately, the facts speak differently from the words of those who seek to divide us from one another.

Since my administration has been in power, Boko Haram has been significantly and fatally degraded; I have befriended church leaders and church groups both within and outside our country; my Vice-President has addressed and opened dialogue with Muslims up and down our land.

In all things, we seek that which all well-meaning Christians and well-meaning Muslims must seek: to unite, respect, and never to divide. Does it not say “There is no compulsion in religion” (Qur’an 2.256)? Does it not say “Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us” (Luke 9.50)? This, surely, is the path that followers of both our two great religions must walk.



UNFORTUNATELY, those who wish us all to walk apart have recently found another focus for their efforts: the tragic clashes between nomadic herdsmen and settled farmers in the central regions of Nigeria.

For generations, herders have driven their cattle from the north to the centre of our country; they tend to be predominantly Muslim, although not exclusively. The farmers, in certain areas of central Nigeria, are predominantly Christian.

The causes of this conflict are not religious or theological, but temporal. At the heart of this discord is access to rural land, exacerbated both by climate change and population growth.

Sadly, there are some who seek to play fast and loose and so make others believe that these are not the facts. When religion is claimed as the cause — and by those who know that it is not — it only makes finding a resolution more difficult.

The government has taken action to mediate, to bring the two groups together in peace and unity. But we also need all parties to follow the teachings of the scriptures, and encourage reconciliation rather than cause division. As it is said: “Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear?” (Mark 8.18).

As our constitution codifies, politicising religion has no place in Nigeria; for it makes us turn away from one another; it makes us retreat into our communities and walk different paths.

I believe that there is a better way. To those who seek to divide, I still hold my hand out in brotherhood and forgiveness. I ask only that they stop, and instead encourage us to turn towards one another in love and compassion. Nigeria belongs to all of us. This is what I believe.



Muhammadu Buhari is President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2018/30-november/comment/opinion/don-t-politicise-religion-in-nigeria

seunlly:
Igbo brethren.
Hope you are seeing this now. All we heard about you today was you being prosecute for drug dealing, tarnishing our image, while Youruba are keeping the remains up..

Igbo Amaka.

Some people are deceiving themselves

Atiku has two problems with US visa.
Number 1 is the granting of the visa itself. Number 2 problem is that if granted the USA visa, Atiku is not sure of returning back to Nigeria due to his indictment by US Senate. He may be locked up, prosecuted and sent to jail for money laundering.

You see why all the noise about visa application from the Atiku camp is a smoke screen?
Atiku and supporters are all members of the criminal organisation.

trillville:
Yes, Mr President has tried in some ways but he is still a big failure.

In designing a product whether in engineering or computer science, 2 set of requirements must be obtained. Functional and non-Functional. Take a car for example, the ability for the car to move from point A to B is a functional requirement. Whereas installed headlights to enable a driver to see at night is a non-functional. As you can see both functional and non functional are important, but you can have a functioning car without headlights, right?

In governance, the functional requirements are the provision of quality basic education, quality healthcare and security. Non-functional include infrastructure such as roads and electricity. You can have good schools without necessarily having electricity.

What is the ratio of quality primary and secondary schools to our youth population in Nigeria today? How many government schools have been built by this administration. If PDP did not know how to govern, must APC be the same.

What is the ratio of hospitals to the population of Nigerians?

What is the ratio of police and military officers to the population of Nigerians.

These are the failings of Mr. president. His inability to see these issues is why I pray fervently that he does not get re-elected. By the way, Atiku is no better

Nobody fixes a country has been plundered and batterd as Nigeria in 3 years. Hold past leaders responsible for the backwardness you see. Buhari is doing a great job. If the tempo is sustained, Nigeria would have improved in many levels in the next ten years.
That is what many Nigerians see. Next year, this will be confirmed.
Have a nice day.

Baba , oyoyo.

trillville:
Such premature celebrations is what has led Nigeria to be the country with the highest number of people living in extreme poverty and the highest number of out of school children in the world. Ghana, that is ahead of us, is not celebrating this news, why should we?

I am not sure whether Ghana has improved on their position or not. That is how you chose to view it. Nigeria has failed in the past because we have irresponsible leaders. That you celeberate the foundation laying of a building does not nean you will stop building.
Forward ever, backward never.

trillville:
You are right, we have made progress. My point is should we be celebrating now. Is this progress enough for us to celebrate? Should we be happy? May be, should it make news as an achievement? Definitely not.

Yes, we should celebrate. We are not where we ought to be. But we are better off than where we are coming from. That we rejoice does not mean we we will stop progressing.
Have you ever wonder why some people will kill Ram / Cow, when they lay the foundation of a new building? It does not mean that the house is completed. But what they are celebrating is a milestone.
Forward ever, backward never.

Sai Buhari!

Sai Baba!!

trillville:
So we should rejoice because of second to the last position. We are ranked 25th in sub-Saharan Africa. That is even amongst black people, we are far behind. My brother, this is not something we should be proud of.

No be for one day we carry last nau. Do you think we go from number 132 to 1st position within 4 years, even though we have been at number 132 for 12 years? When you are retrogressing, it is different from when you are stagnant. When you are stagnant, it is different from when you are making progress. Promotion from number 132 to 129 is progress. Next year, we will better that position and on and on it goes.
If we have been on the current trajectory for the past years where we climbed up 3 spots within 3 years, by now we could have climbed at least 14 spots.
When you are driving a car, you don't go from stop to 200km/hr within one second. You accelerate gradually, gather momentum until you reach your full speed.

trillville:
how is this news positive? if you come second to the last position in your class, should you be rejoicing that you did not come last? I know you to be an intelligent person so your comment is shocking to me.

Brother, dem say this is the first time we are moving up in the ranking since 2006, that they started ranking countries. Is that an improvement over what it used to be?

If it is a negative news now, trust the hopeless wailers to be jubilating about it.
Sai Buhari!

Sai Baba !!

Nigeria rises on world prosperity index — first time ever
November 28



Nigeria recorded a leap on the 2018 Legatum Prosperity Index (LPI) of most prosperous countries in the world.

At 129, the most populous black nation moved up by three points from its 132nd position in 2017. Since the inception of the index in 2006, this is the first time that Nigeria would move up.

The LPI is an annual ranking developed by the Legatum Institute, a division of the United Arab Emirates-based private investment firm, Legatum.

The index measures prosperity using nine pillars: economic quality, business environment, governance, personal freedom, social capital, safety and security, education, health and natural environment.

Of these pillars, Nigeria ranked 139, 66, 107, 111, 48, 145, 123,143, 104 positions respectively.

While the giant of Africa rose 12 places on the business environment pillar, it fell one point in safety and security.

“In the overall Prosperity Index rankings, Nigeria has climbed by three positions from 132 to 129 when compared to last year. Since the Prosperity Index began in 2006, Nigeria has moved down the rankings table by five places,” the report read.

“In the Prosperity Pillar rankings, Nigeria performs best on Social Capital and Business Environment and scores lowest on the Safety and Security pillar.

“The biggest positive change, compared to last year, came in Business Environment increasing by 12 places, whereas they dropped one place on Safety and Security.”

Despite Nigeria’s rise on the ranks, the country, however, falls among the 20 least prosperous countries (red zone) and the report says “those in the bottom 20 face significant challenges across all pillars, especially in improving Safety and Security.”

In Sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria is ranked 25th.

Norway, New Zealand and Finland topped the index, while Yemen, Central African Republic and Afghanistan came last three respectively.

“The measurement of national prosperity is an important task for governments and for those who hold them to account,” the report read.

“Prosperity entails much more than wealth, it reaches beyond the financial into the political, the judicial, and the wellbeing and character of a nation – it is about creating an environment where a person is able to reach their full potential. A nation is prosperous when it has an open economy, inclusive society, strong institutions and empowered people who are healthy, educated and safe. This leads to higher levels of wellbeing.

“The Prosperity Index covers 149 countries. The top 40 most prosperous nations are those that have demonstrated over time how to build prosperity. Those in the bottom 20 face significant challenges across all pillars, especially in improving Safety and Security.

“Prosperity has grown over the last year to its highest ever point. In the last five years, 113 countries have improved their prosperity. In many respects the world is getting better. It is now easier to start a business in many countries.”

https://www.thecable.ng/nigeria-rises-on-world-prosperity-index-first-time-ever

This guy is only good at labeling people falsely. The day a judge will convict him of libel is one day less today.

Sahara reporters with which sweat? From the Ford foundation?

This guy is just turning out to be more of a fraud by the day...

Orisa Metuh, as you are aware, Buhari has recently increased the salary of Nigeria Police . This increment will be financed with funds that are recovered from thieves like yourself. Consider your current situation / hunger as your contribution towards a good cause. I mean feeding the very poor, school children, pay N- Power etc.

How many people can NNPC and CBN employs? Maybe 50,000. What happens to the other 120 million youths? When you see a fraud like Sowore, you should know.
A young guy who is fixated with few Govt agencies that cannot create mass employment. He is not talking about ICT, Agric business etc. But lazy and jobless online community will see this as news. Hopeless rent seekers.

Sai Buhari!
Sai Baba!!
Sai Osinbajo!!!
Sai Nigeria!!!!

Buhari approves enhanced salary structure for Police

Posted By: Augustine Ehikioya, Abuja :

November 26, 2018


President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday assured that his administration will continue to give attention to the welfare and operational needs of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) with a view to restoring its lost primacy in the internal security framework of the country.

He spoke in Abuja during an audience with members of the Nigeria Police Service Commission and the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force at the Presidential Villa.

They were on a “Thank You” visit following Buhari’s approval of Rank Salary Structure Adjustment, by which salary, allowances and pension of policemen will be increased.

President Buhari, in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and publicity, Garba Shehu, also regretted that the inability of the police in their constitutional role as the frontline force in the prevention of crime, had led to military involvement in the maintenance of law and order throughout the country.

“From Taraba to Sokoto, to the South-South, people don’t feel secure until they see the military. I am pleased to make the increase in salary and allowances in the hope that it will increase the performance index of the police and strengthen Nigeria’s internal security system.” he stated

He observed that the more efficient the police is, the more confident the government and citizens will be.

He said “The military should be reserved for higher tasks. The police should be able to cope well with the challenges of armed robbery, kidnapping for ransom and such crimes. In every town and village, there is the presence of the police.

“From all these places, they should be able to forward first class intelligence to you on which to act.

Read Also: Who says Buhari has not performed?
“There is a need to amplify the question of more men of the police, especially given the condition we are in – emergency in the North-East, pervasive insecurity and abduction for ransom and banditry in many parts of the country.

“I congratulate you on the success you recorded against criminals taxing people and stopping them from their farms. We are expecting more from you,” the President told the police.

Full-time Commissioner in the Nigeria Police Service Commission, Justice Clara Ogunbiyi (rtd), who represented the chairman, Musiliu Smith, had informed the President that the Rank Salary Structure Adjustment would enhance police welfare and morale.

The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, also assured that the police would redouble efforts to ensure free, fair and credible elections throughout the country next year.

Speaking with State House correspondents on the forthcoming elections at the end of the meeting, Ibrahim Idris said “We are ready; we have gone round the country; we have conducted several bye-elections which obviously prepared us to face the main challenge next.

“I am assuring all Nigerians that we are going to do our best in ensuring that we have a free and credible election next year.

“Obviously, we have the equipment but if we can get more, we will appreciate it,’’ he said

On the welfare of the Police Force, he said that he was excited with the whole commitment and efforts aimed at improving not only the salary but the training of the Nigeria Police Force.

According to him, he expects more dedication and loyalty to government and people of Nigeria from the officers and men of the Nigeria Police.

Also Justice Clara Ogunbiyi said that the welfare of Nigeria Police needed to be enhanced because the idea of security had become critical.

Policemen, she said, should be encouraged as the entire populace will like to see them perform maximally.

She said “We are here on behalf of the PSC to appreciate the President Muhammadu Buhari for seeing it to enhance the welfare of Nigeria Police.

“To enhance in their emolument generally and to see that things are improved not only in terms of salaries and allowances but also seeing that infrastructure is improved; their working conditions, training expected of the police.

“In our recent retreat; we were in Enugu and we saw that a lot of the training facilities are in deplorable condition.

“We will want to see that our policemen are properly trained; and our police will be able to match up with any police force anywhere in the world,

“This is one the reasons why we think we need to encourage the government to do that and the president is doing same in the right direction,’’ she said.

http://thenationonlineng.net/buhari-approves-enhanced-salary-structure-police/

Especially in the area of looting. Nigerians will retire Atiku, Obj and other renegades in FeBuhari 2019