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I Hope For Success Of These Modular Refineries. It Will Not Only - In Addition To Dangote Refinery - Eradicate Seasonal Fuel Scarcity But Will Also Reduce Illegal Oil Bunkering & It's Attendant Environmental Pollution In The Niger Delta

Educative. Thanks

Interesting

Hope The Election Is Free & Fair

"Sins" Of The Father Should Not Be Meted On The Son

End of Discussion

I Doubt This!

Simply Out Of This World

President Muhammadu Buhari-at-FEC Meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari at FEC Meeting
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Buhari joins Jonathan, Yar'Adua to violate Nigerian law on public procurement
The Tragedy of Abandoned Projects By Nasir El-Rufai
Nigerian govt. urges states to replicate procurement laws
Group slams Jonathan administration on corruption
Dasukigate: BPP has no record of N2.1 billion contract to Dokpesi’s company — Witness
Despite promises made during the 2015 election, President Muhammadu Buhari has failed to inaugurate the National Council on Public Procurement, NCPP, as required by the Public Procurement Act 2007.
Instead, the Federal Executive Council, FEC, under the leadership of the president, continues to usurp the most important function of the NCPP: approval of contracts.
The Public Procurement Act, which was signed into law by late President Umaru Yar’Adua on June 4, 2007 provides for the establishment of the NCPP, and the Bureau of Public Procurement, BPP, as the regulatory authorities responsible for the monitoring and oversight of public procurement as well as harmonising existing government policies and practices.
The Act was put in place to allow transparency and ensure public participation in government procurement.
Mr. Yar’Adua, who signed the Act into Law, however, failed to inaugurate the NCPP until his death in office. His successor, Goodluck Jonathan, who stayed in office for six years also failed to inaugurate the council.
Mr. Buhari has till date also toed the path of his predecessors in violating the law.
For weeks, PREMIUM TIMES tried to get Mr. Buhari’s spokesperson. Garba Shehu, to explain why the president has chosen to ignore the Act and refused to set up the NCPP; or whether he plans to do so. He repeatedly declined comment on the matter.
NIGERIANS REACT
The failure of the president and his predecessors to put the NCPP in place has been condemned by experts and anti-corruption activists.


A former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, described the refusal of successive governments to inaugurate the council as ”a reflection of the poor governance history of many African countries.”
Ms. Ezekwesili, pioneer head of the Budget Monitoring and Price Intelligence Unit under the Olusegun Obasanjo administration, said the refusal has to do with the, ”priority of those in government.”

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/253608-two-years-office-buhari-continues-violate-nigerias-procurement-law.html

Good One.

Hope It Is Complemented With Sincerity On Part Of Those In Charge

He Moves Around A Lot.

And For Someone With His Level Of Responsibilities, It Is Obvious That His Phones Will Be In Almost Constant Use Which Will In Turn Drain The Batteries

As Sensational As The VP Holding A Power Bank Might Be, The Reality Is That Power Supply In Nigeria Has Been Poor For Over 2 Decades & No Magic Wand Will Change That Overnight

This Is Nothing But Fallacies Put Together To Stoke Tribal Sentiments.

Question I Have Is That In What Way Does This Act Benefit You?

bloodmoneyspita:
GTB has put a limit on my withdrawal, why is this so.

I tried to withdraw money on my ATM

and I could not do so. why is this so.

I'm tired of paying multiple ATM fees, how do I make them raise my limit of withdrawal.

Kudos To The IGP. This Shows He Is Responsive To Demands Made By The Public

Hope This Serves As First Step Towards Complete Professionalism Of The Police.

Oil giants Eni and Shell are to stand trial in Italy over allegations of bribery and corruption over the purchase of offshore oil block in Nigeria in 2011.

According to the AFP news agency, a judge in Milan ordered proceedings to begin on 5 March next year.

In a statement, ENI said its board of director had reaffirmed its confidence that the firm was not involved in “alleged corrupt activities in relation to the transaction”.

ENI expresses its full confidence in the judicial process and that the trial will ascertain and confirm the correctness and integrity of its conduct.”

The Italian company also insisted its chief executive, Claudio Descalzi, who is also to face trial, “was not involved in the alleged illegal conduct”.

Shell said it was disappointed by the decision.

“We believe the trial judges will conclude that there is no case against Shell or its former employees.

Shell attaches the greatest importance to business integrity.

Shell has clear rules on anti-bribery and corruption and these are included in our Code of Conduct for all staff. There is no place for bribery or corruption in our company.”

OPL 245 is an oilfield off the coast of Nigeria with an estimated nine billion barrels of oil worth more than $1bn (£746m).

It is alleged the money paid to the Nigerian government was passed to a convicted money-launderer.

The case against oil giants ENI and Shell on allegations of corruption in Nigeria could be one of the biggest corporate corruption trials in history, says Global Witness.

The anti-corruption watchdog reacted after a judge said the case is going to be heard in an Italian court next year after a lengthy investigation by Italian prosecutors.

The prize was nine billion barrels of crude oil – an oil block off Nigeria’s coast secured by Shell and ENI in 2011.

But the allegation is that the oil giants paid a huge bribe to get it, paying Nigerian politicians.

Now the two companies are being formally charged, as well as the current CEO of ENI and former senior executives from Shell.

The prosecution say the oil companies used a middleman called Dan Etete to pay the bribe.

Mr Etete will also go on trial.

Emails sent between Shell management, which were released by anti-corruption watchdog Global Witness in April, suggest Shell was aware the money would end up in the pockets of Nigerian politicians.

But both ENI and Shell say there is no case against them.

Source: Pocket News

AI robots could soon be having ‘children’ with their owners, according to a leading artificial intelligence expert.

Dr David Levy, author of Love and Sex with Robots, claims that it is an ‘odds-on cert’ that humans and robots will soon make babies, given ‘recent progress in stem cell research and artificial chromosomes.’

And while Dr Levy has not given a specific timeline for robot babies, he suggests that it could happen within the next 100 years.

Dr Levy is set to reveal his predictions at the International Congress on Love and Sex with Robots in London tomorrow,

His predictions draw upon recent studies into stem cells, bio nanotechnology and robot genetics.

In particular, Dr Levy points to research from Ohio State University, where scientists developed a nanotechnology-based chip that can successfully inject genetic code into skin cells.

Dr Levy suggests that this chip process, known as tissue nano transfection (TNT), will allow ‘the genetic code of a robot to be passed on to its offspring along with human genetic code.’

According to the Daily Star Online, Dr Levy will say: ‘Suddenly the very real possibility has appeared on the horizon of the robots of the future manipulating human skin cells to create human sperm and human eggs, and from them, using the Ohio discovery of TNT as the basis, creating an entire human baby whose embryo can be nurtured and carried through pregnancy by a mother surrogate.

http://www.eagleheadline.com/archives/13490

Attn: Mynd44

adetoroamos:
[color=#000099][/color] osun state

Ok Sir. I Guess You Have To Make Do With One Of Those You Listed. You May Check If CONSAT Works In The SW

adetoroamos:
Giant of Africa NIG

That Was Quite Clear. Where In Nigeria?

adetoroamos:
am a lover of sport and latest music, which decoder can I buy for my office that the monthly pay is cheap.
note I don't want dstv gotv or startimes. but I know those tstv are not serious yet

What Part Of The Country Is Your Office Located?

I Am Surprised Reading This From The Vice President.

I Remember He, Alongside The President, Willingly Gave Up Half Of Their Salaries At Start Of This Administration.

This Latest Statement Gives An Impression That The Professor Didn't Think Long-term Before Joining PMB In Announcing 50℅ Slash In Their Salaries.

Or Was The Statement Made To Tacitly Remind Nigerians Of Sacrifices Being Made By The Duo Ahead Of The 2019 Elections?

Hmmmm. Interesting

However, Sex In Which Context Makes One Closer To God

Good Concept

Made Me Chuckle

Meanwhile, A Lady Should "Steal" More Than Just Mere Last Name From The Man She Is Getting Married To

A woman has been ordered to pay compensation to her former boyfriend after ripping a testicle out of his scrotum with her teeth.

Nunzia Del Viscio, 43, carried out the attack in her victim’s flat in Edinburgh in May last year.

She claimed she had been acting in self defence, but was convicted of assault.

Del Viscio has been placed on a restriction of liberty order for six months, which means she must stay at home between 22:00 and 06:00.

Appearing for sentence at Edinburgh Sheriff Court, she was also ordered to pay her victim £500 compensation.

Sheriff Peter McCormack heard that those involved in the incident were Italian nationals, all working in restaurants in Edinburgh.

‘Destroying’ bedroom

Del Viscio, Mr Palma and two other people met in a nightclub after work. They had been drinking, and Del Viscio admitted to having taken drugs.

When the nightclub closed, all four went to Mr Palma’s flat in a taxi.

Mr Palma told the court that in the early hours of the morning, Del Viscio had begun “destroying” one of the bedrooms.

He said he told her to calm down and leave, but during the argument she bit his left testicle.

He said he tried to stop the flow of blood with a towel and called for an ambulance.

He was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, where his testicle was put back into the scrotum and he was given 15 stitches.

Police found Del Viscio outside the flat with blood on her teeth and face.

‘Fairly distraught’
She had injuries to her eyes and bruising on her face, and told officers that she had been hit by Mr Palma.

Police said he had been “fairly distraught”, and that a bedroom was in a state of disarray, with pools of blood on the floor.

During the trial, defence solicitor Philip Templeton, asked Mr Palma if he had caused injuries to his client’s eyes and face.

He admitted that he did, but said he had been attempting to stop Del Viscio biting him.

She told the court that she had wanted to escape from the flat, but that Mr Palma had pushed her onto the floor and began punching her.

Del Viscio said: “As he came to me I bit him. I just remember a noise and blood pouring into my mouth.”

Defence solicitor Philip Templeton said there was a low risk of his client re-offending.

He said she led an otherwise productive life with a good record of employment, and that the incident had been caused by alcohol and drugs. Source: Pocket News

GGG, Still A Cut Above The Rest

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, appears to be lying about his age, date of birth and submitted forged documents to the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) while running for the governorship election in 2015.

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, appears to be lying about his age, date of birth and submitted forged documents to the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) while running for the governorship election in 2015.

On December 13, 2017, Mr. Wike marked his "50th birthday", suggesting that he was born on December 13, 1967. To celebrate the occasion, the governor invited friends from across the country to his home in Port Harcourt. A flood of adverts congratulating him on his jubilee anniversary were placed in newspapers and accepted by the governor.


However, there are strong indications that Wike's claim to being 50 is false. Very false. Documents he submitted to INEC when he ran for the governorship in 2015 indicated he was born on March 13 1963. This provides an uncomplicated indication that Mr. Wike turned 54 in March 2017, not 50 on December 13 2017.

This is made more curious by the fact that Mr. Wike did not attach a birth certificate to the documents he submitted to INEC, but a sworn affidavit obtained by his brother, one Collins Nyele Wike on October 3 1986. The affidavit obtained 22 years after Mr. Wike's purported birth date, stated that the Rivers State governor was born in 1963. But even that date on the affidavit was tampered with, using a pen instead of a typewriter.

A detailed examination of the affidavit also revealed another falsehood. The said Collins Wike claimed that he was a resident of Obio-Akpor Local Government Area at the time he swore to the affidavit. However, Obio-Akpor Local Government Area was not created until May 3 1989, a glaring evidence that the affidavit was fake.

The year the affidavit was sworn to was also the year Mr. Wike claimed to have obtained his West African Examination Certificate. This means he was 22 when he sat for the secondary school leaving examination, something many observers consider very unusual, as most people at the time completed secondary education between the ages of 16 and 18.

For reasons not known, Mr. Wike did not include much information about his primary and secondary education in his INEC form. Although he named the schools he attended, he did not indicate the dates he graduated from both, he, however, included the date he obtained his 1st degree, a B.sc in Political and Administrative Studies which he obtained in 1990 from the University of Port Harcourt, that will put his age at 27th if his INEC form date of birth were valid. Curiously, Wike did not attach a "Discharge Certificate" to his INEC form to show where did his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) as required by law. He included his his Law Degree certificate from the Rivers State University of Science And Technology that he obtained in 1997 and a call to bar certificate obtained in January 1998.

On realising that there had arisen some curiosity about his multiple dates of birth, Mr. Wike sought to take the sting out of the matter by jocularly asking guests at his party: "Who told them I am 50?” Regardless of the rant which was applauded by his guests, he still did not reveal his real age.

A SaharaReporters' Twitter post asking why the governor chose a different date to celebrate his birthday generated a lot of comments. But the governor and his aides did not address the question. An effort to obtain an official position from Mr. Simeon Nwakaudu, the governor's Special Assistant on Electronic Media, was futile.

In a statement, the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) pointed out the fact that Mr. Wike has three birth dates in the public domain. A Google check shows Mr. Wike's birthday as August 24 1967, while Wikipedia records his date of birth as December 13 1967. Both platforms inevitably said he is 50 years old.

But in his own handwriting in 2015, while filing forms he submitted to INEC, Mr. Wike stated he was born on March 13 1963, a claim he supported with a cooked affidavit.

http://saharareporters.com

How Come A Mainstream Media House Published The Endorsement Story & A Relatively Unknown Online News Site Is Publishing The Rebuttal?

I Will Continue To Believe The Clergy Indeed Endorsed Atiku Abubakar Until A Mainstream Media House Publishes Otherwise.

This Is Beautiful

Hope It Will Be Maintained (Improved Upon) By Successive Governments In The State.

Kudos To Governor Wike For Turning Marshy Land To Income-generating Venture

Kudos To Her.

Hope This Will Inspire Someone To Understand That Exalted Positions Should Not Be A License To Disrespect Elders & According Honour To Whom It's Due Doesn't Take Away From Your Worth.

You're Talking About What Should Be.

However, What Is (Current Reality) Is Different.

Getting A Decent Job With Basic Qualification Is Not The Norm In Nigeria.

propanet:
What if he lacks the necessary resources to acquire all that? All fingers are not equal, besides let his basic qualification fetch him a job before acquiring more

Happy For Them

I Am Also Inspired To Build Large Fortunes For My Children

The Question To Ask Is If He Is Adding To His Level Of Competence & Rising On The "Employability Scale".

The Labour Market Is So Competitive These Days That One Can't Just Rely On Basic Qualifications.

When looking for Christmas presents for our loved ones, many of us like to choose something personalised for the recipient for that extra special touch.

But one Swedish company has created something that will put those fancy monogrammed pyjamas to shame.
The Wobbling Willy is a intimacy gadget that customers can have customised with a 3D model of their chosen face.

Customers need to provide photos of the front, back and sides of the head they’d like attached to their $88 (£66) toy.

The firm also uses details provided about hair, eye and skin colour to make the figurine, which sits at the end of the intimacy gadget, resemble the chosen person as much as possible.

On the website the product is billed as being perfect for couples in long distance relationships – specifically women who might be missing their other half.

It’s made using clay and silicone, similar to other, more conventional toys.

The website reads: ‘Down to the basics… we sculpt the head out of clay to the likeness of the photo you send to us. A photo of a secret love. Yourself as a gift to an ex-girl/boyfriend. You’re the one with the dreams and fantasies.

‘It’s then assembled with the Wobbling Willy silicone body.’

The product is designed and manufactured in Sweden, which the owners describes as being ‘known for naked girls, wild sex and polar bears in the streets’.

The company will also spare any blushes by delivering your toy in discreet packaging for a fee of $16 (£12).

Source: Pocket News