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OLAADEGBU:
Questions?

So He and Obama have accidents together.

This is not funny.
People sha

Thousands of primary school teachers in Nigeria's northern Kaduna state are to be sacked after failing the exams they set for their six-year-old pupils.
State governor Nasir El-Rufai said 21,780 teachers, two-thirds of the total, had failed to score 75% or higher on assessments given to pupils.
He said 25,000 new teachers would be recruited to replace them.
Mr El-Rufai made the comments at a meeting with World Bank representatives in the state capital, Kaduna.
"The hiring of teachers in the past was politicised and we intend to change that by bringing in young and qualified primary school teachers to restore the dignity of education in the state," he was quoted as saying by Nigeria's Daily Trust newspaper.
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Mr El-Rufai said problems with pupil-teacher ratios across the state would also be addressed.
He said some areas currently had one teacher for every nine pupils while in other areas the ratio was one to 100.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-41576869

TheTrillionaire:
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/245722-buhari-approved-n640-billion-oil-contracts-sick-bed-london-nnpc-chief-baru-indicates.html
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Where is Jesusloveyou, madridguy when You Need them most

henryofficial:
how can i contact you bro?

God morning

I've reply you

Jesusloveyou:
no need to rigmarole,
Buhari is still the minister of petroleum.
And the GMD just reported the contract to him for approval.
Or what is the difference if kachukwu had submitted it to buhari without approving it or not approved by FEC.
The bottomline is the hiding agenda of kachukwu, if not, I did not see any reason for kachukwu to fight whatever was approved by fec, or is kachukwu not a member of fec.?

Who is the active minister and also the chairman nnpc board

coolcharm:
Abeg who is the minister for petroleum resources?

Ceremonially Gen. Mohammadu Buhari

THE NNPC ACT

An Act to dissolve the Nigerian National Oil Corporation and to establish the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation empowered to engage in all commercial activities relating to the Petroleum industry and to enforce all regulatory measures relating to the general control of the Petroleum sector through its Petroleum Inspectorate department.


1st April 1977


Part I
Establishment of the Corporation.

1. (1) There shall be established a corporation by the name of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (hereinafter in the Act referred to as "the Corporation" which shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal and may sue or be sued in its corporate name.

(2) The affairs of the Corporation shall, subject to Part II of this Act, be conducted by a Board of Directors of the Corporation which shall consist of a Chairman and the following other members, that is-

(a) the Director-General, Federal Ministry of Finance and Economic Development;

(b) the Managing Director of the Corporation; and

(c) three persons to be appointed by the National Council of Ministers, being persons who by reason of their ability, experience or specialised knowledge of the oil industry or of business or professional attainments are capable of making useful contributions to the work of the Corporation.

(3) The Chairman shall be a Minister in the Government of 1979 No. 44 the Federation to be known and styled as the Minister of Petroleum Resources.

(4) The supplementary provisions set out in the First Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to the tenure of office of the members of the Board (other than the Chairman), proceedings of the Board, certain duties of the members thereof and the other matters mentioned therein.

COMMENTS: It is very clear from the provision of the NNPC Act(Part 1), quoted above, that the affairs of the NNPC shall be conducted by the Board of Directors, with a Chairman who shall be a Minister appointed by Mr. President.
It is irrelevant whether the Minister is Senior or Junior so long as he is a member of the Federal Executive Council.
In effect, by appointing the Minister of State as the NNPC Board Chairman, it is ultra vires for the GMD (who is also a member of the Board) to circumvent the Board and its Chairman in the conduct of the affairs of the NNPC.
By his appointment as Chairman, the President has delegated the authority of the Minister of Petroleum Resources to the Minister of State, as Chairman, with respect to the conduct of NNPC corporate affairs, simplicita.
All arguments to the contrary are futile and pure balderdash.
The GMD and his partners in the Presidency who have illegally constituted themselves into an Oil Cabal and usurped the authority and powers of the NNPC Board are guilty of economic crimes and sabotage and should be prosecuted by the EFCC without any delay or rigmarole. The War Against Corruption, Indiscipline and Economic Sabotage should have no room for such deliberately plotted illicit and corrupt behavior.
Mr. President must clean the augean stable and save the reputation of the Presidency. The Cabal has been able to sidetrack the NNPC Board on the pretext that the President is the Petroleum Minister and is therefore the substantive Chairman of the Board. This pretext is false, self serving and symptomatic of kleptocratic governance. It is in the better interest of the country for the President to divest himself of the Petroleum portfolio and appoint someone from one of the major oil producing states as the Minister of Petroleum Resources.

K. A. Familoni, PhD.


http://www.nigeria-law.org/Nigerian%20National%20Petroleum%20Corporation%20Act.htm

Cc: Jesusloveyou, Madridguy

SUPER EAGLES LIKE IT THE HARD WAY



The Super Eagles are the most unpredictable team in the world. They make light work of opponents expected to give them a tough time and struggle against ‘easy opposition.

The presence of Cameroon and Algeria in Nigeria’s World Cup qualifying group was why it was called the ‘group of death’ but the Super Eagles eased past three two teams in Uyo.

Zambia, supposedly the weakest team in the group, provided Nigeria’s sternest test in Uyo, threatening to spoil the World Cup party, for which champagne had been ordered.

As they huffed and puffed against the Zambians, one started wondering why the Eagles were making heavy work of what was supposedly a straightforward task.

The conclusion? The Super Eagles do not like it the easy way. Easy is too mainstream for Mikel Obi and his men.

In the end, the only thing that mattered was that they booked their place at the 2018 World Cup with a quite impressive points haul of 13 from five games. Ironically, this is probably Nigeria’s most comfortable World Cup qualifying campaign in recent times

CROWD CONTROL CAN BE BETTER HANDLED



It is disheartening to learn that people got injured while trying to gain entry into the stadium to cheer their country to victory.

The incident at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium was apparently caused by a surge in the number of spectators trying to get into the ground after the gates were thrown open.

If it is indeed true that the Akwa Ibom State government ordered that the gates should be thrown open for everyone, even those without tickets, just as the match was about to start, then the government should please stop this practice.

The state has already done enough for their people by subsidizing the price of tickets which meant fans paid just N500 and N1,000. Allowing free entry is inviting avoidable disaster.

Also, the tickets and seats should be numbered in subsequent matches to avoid chaos in the stands. And the security personnel at the gates must be properly trained on how to handle an unruly crowd without causing serious injuries or even death.

ZAMBIA NOT JUST ALL TALK


The Zambians paid close attention to Odion Ighalo

Chipolopolo talked tough before the game and every Nigerian wanted them to get a proper pasting to put them in their place.

But the young Zambians were not intimidated by Nigeria’s big names and they came with a game plan to frustrate the Super Eagles, which nearly worked to perfection.

The Zambians were very organised and compact, they identified Nigeria’s strengths and worked hard to nullify these strengths.

Mikel Obi was given no time on the ball, Moses was double-teamed or triple-teamed anytime he had the ball and wanted to dribble, Odion Ighalo was paid close attention and he had little impact. Nigeria also played into Zambia’s hands by isolating Ighalo, with nobody picking up the second balls when he beat the defenders in the air.

Zambia absolutely stretched the Super Eagles, finding cracks in the ‘Oyinbo Wall’ of Leon Balogun and William Troost-Ekong with trickery and pace, and stifling Nigeria in midfield.

It took Nigeria’s superior technical ability and experience to see off the brave Zambians, who admitted afterwards that it was their best game of the qualifiers, even better than their away win over Algeria.

The Zambians, led by their outspoken coach Wedson Nyirenda, talked a good game. They played a good game, too.

SOMEBODY TELL AKWA IBOM STATE, NFF THAT SUPER EAGLES GAMES ARE MEDIA EVENTS

Match after match the complaints have remained largely the same. And nobody seems to care enough to do anything about it.

Working as a journalist at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium is a nightmare. The stadium does not provide wifi services, yet you cannot use your own internet to work. About an hour to kick-off on Saturday, it became a huge struggle to get any kind of internet service. Your network did not matter. None worked. I tried my Airtel and 9Moblie and my colleague Johnny Edward’s MTN. It was either no signal or extremely weak signal with which you could not even send the simplest WhatsApp message.

Sadly, this has been happening since 2014 when the stadium started hosting big Super Eagles matches. Yet, in spite of the very loud complaints, absolutely nothing has been done. It is as if the state government is telling journalists to go to hell.

Apparently, the NFF are happy about the situation. Because if they are not, they would have sorted it out their own way long ago. One of such ways would have been to insist on clear internet access as one of the conditions for Akwa Ibom to host Super Eagles games.

As if not having internet access during the game is not enough torture, the post-match press conference at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium has always been a big mess. In the past, it was held at a small, cramped, very hot room where you could hardly breathe.

On Saturday, there was scant information that the venue had been changed to a much bigger and cooler room, so some reporters, including myself and Johny Edward, sprinted around the stadium trying to get into the old venue.

When we eventually found the right room, not much had changed apart from the size of the room and the working aircondition. It was still chaotic, the microphones and loid speakers did not work so reporters had to crowd around the coaches and players to hear clearly what they were saying.

When you contrast what passes up as press conferences in Uyo with what obtains anywhere else, for instance Yaounde, you would feel shame for Nigeria. They had free, working wifi too at the Stade Omnisports in Yaounde. And your own internet worked perfectly if you wanted to use it. No jamming of signals.

OLA AINA IS READY

It might be a tad early to wax lyrical about Ola Aina, but the Hull City defender did just about enough on Saturday to show he can at least be a good left-back option.

Unlike the nervous, error-prone Agu, Aina was composed when defending and a great outlet for the team in attack. Indeed, the 21-year-old, who is on loan at Hull City from Chelsea, would have had an assist if

Victor Moses had buried his intelligent cut-back as the Eagles sought the ‘insurance goal’.

Aina might have played for just 10 or so minutes after coming on for the injured Elderson Echiejile, the youngster was so good that Rohr had no need to defend him at the post-match press conference. Instead, the coach praised Aina, who might just be the solution to the left-back problem.

MIKEL AGU NOT READY YET

For the second game running Mikel Agu was the first choice midfielder off the bench for the Super Eagles. For the second game running, Mikel Agu had a stinker.
The Bursaspor midfielder was so shockingly poor on Saturday that some people in the press tribune joked that the Eagles were playing ‘short one’, street football slang for playing with one man fewer than your opponents.

Agu offered nothing when he replaced the injured Ogenyi Onazi in the first half, misplacing even two-yard passes and not doing much in breaking up play. Agu’s first touch was so poor that he lost the ball almost every time he received it. His terrible first touch did not only put him in trouble (it led him to get an unnecessary yellow card), it also put his teammates under pressure. It would be nice to see his pass completion statistics.

He was almost as bad when he came on for Mikel Obi in the second half against Cameroon in Yaounde in September, as the entire team struggled to keep off the roaring Lions who were desperate to win their first game in the series.

Perhaps there is something that Gernot Rohr sees in Agu that some of us cannot, but the young man has shown that, at least for now, he should not have an edge over the likes of John Ogu and the proven Oghenekaro Etebo in the midfield pecking order.

Rohr defended Agu’s shocking performance afterwards, but even the German must know deep down that it was indefensible.

Surely, Agu is naturally talented so it might have been nerves. He does not appear ready for the Super Eagles.

…

UYO PITCH NEEDS SERIOUS MAKEOVER

This will be quickly swept under the carpet since the Super Eagles won and qualified for the World Cup on Saturday, but the state of the Godswill Akpabio Stadium pitch is embarrassing.
It is baffling that for such a beautiful stadium, one of the most important components, the pitch where the main action takes place, is allowed to be in such terrible state. Imagine having a beautiful, very expensive phone with a badly cracked screen.

The night before the match, groundsmen were still working on the pitch, desperately trying to cover up up the many sandy, uneven patches. They apparently did not make much progress as the pitch was still in a sorry state on matchday despite their attempts at last-minute ‘cosmetic surgery’.


It might not be an excuse for the Super Eagles’ struggles against Zambia, but the pitch affected play with the sometimes weird bounce of the ball making the easiest task at times very difficult.
The Akwa Ibom State government should spare no cost in resurfacing and properly maintaining the pitch if they want to continue hosting the Super Eagles. If not, the pitch will one day cost Nigeria big.

The Super Eagles have already qualified for the Russia 2018 World Cup but Zambia’s Chipolopolo made them earn the ticket the hard way on Saturday in Uyo. I was in Uyo for the match and here are some of my observations…



Nurudeen obalola
(Completes sports)




https://www.completesportsnigeria.com/super-eagles-overcame-boastful-zambia/

Jesusloveyou:
Read what?
That $26b is missing,?
You are sick

Jesusloveyou repent He (Jesus) is still in the ministry of healing from Corruption. He will cleanse you and your BMC crew

madridguy:
I don't work at NNPC.

Then why referencing me to the FP.

Maybr you don't know before.

They will soon send your narratives to your BMC centres to go ahead and start spreading the lies about

Jesusloveyou:
are you a kid?
So what happened to $26bilion?

Go back and read very well

Then come back lets discuss

madridguy:
Which 26 billion dollars. You need to enlighten yourself bro. Go to the front page and get yourself informed.

Which front page.

Tell NNPC to furnish the public with all the relevant documents with date and time stamps? For transparency

Paperwhite:
Then tell him to resign and let this nation make progress.The sovereignty of this country is far important than Buhari's clueless steering of the Nigerian ship.

For where. When NNPC $26 billion still dey

madridguy:
We thank God that he has fully recovered now.

With $26 billion dollar

The wife of the president, Aisha Buhari, said on Monday that her husband’s ill health caused instability in Nigeria.

She expressed the view at the stakeholders meeting on Reproductive, Maternal, New Born, Child, Adolescent Health and Nutrition (RMNCAH and N) in Abuja.

The event was also used to inaugurate the Governors Wives Advocacy Group (GWAG) on reproductive health in the country.

President Muhammadu Buhari was in London for treatment of an undisclosed illness and spent over 100 days there. He returned to Nigeria on August 19 and has since resumed his full duties which he delegated to the vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, while he was away.


“As you are aware for the past six months Nigeria was not stable because of my husband’s ill health,” Mrs. Buhari said.
“We thank God that he has fully recovered now.

Mrs. Buhari also lamented the actions of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, saying he tried to create “a state out of a state.”
Although Mrs. Buhari did not mention Mr. Kanu by name, the reference was unmistakable.

“A 40-year-old man who is still living in his father’s house created a state out of a state and that is a major setback to the country,” she said suggesting Mr. Buhari’s medical vacation worsened the Nnamdi Kanu situation.


“I hope that such a thing will not be repeated,” she added.
Mr. Kanu’s organisation, IPOB, is calling for an independent country of Biafra made up of Igbos. The group has since been outlawed and declared a terrorist organisation by the federal government, while Mr. Kanu’s whereabouts remain unknown since his group clashed with security agencies.

Mrs Buhari also carpeted the health care delivery system in the country and reserved special criticism for the State House Clinic, which she said lacks basic equipment for medicare.

She called for a probe of the budget utilisation at the clinic.

“I would like to be realistic to say a few words concerning health delivery system in Nigeria. It is very poor, sorry to say that.
“I am happy that the MD of Aso Clinic is here. Dr Manir, I am happy that you are here.
“If somebody like Mr President can spend several months outside Nigeria, you wonder what will happen to a common man on the street in Nigeria.

“Few weeks ago I was sick as well; they advised me to take a first flight to London; I refused to go.
“I said I must be treated in Nigeria because there is a budget for an assigned clinic to take care of us.
“If the budget was N100 million, we need to know the way the budget is spent.


“And along the line I insisted; they called Aso clinic to find out if their X-ray machine was working, they said it was not working; they didn’t know that I was the person that was to be at that hospital at that very time.
“I had to go to a hospital that was established by foreigners in and out 100 per cent.
“What does that mean?’’
“I think it is high time for us to do the right thing.’’

Mrs. Buhari noted that if something like that happened to her, there was no need to ask the governors wives what the situation was in their states.

She said Abuja was the highest seat of government and the incident was about the Presidential Villa.
Mrs. Buhari acknowledged that Nigeria had very good health policies, the best in Africa.
“Yes of course we have (policies) but implementation is always the problem.
“So we need to change our mindset and do the right thing.’’

She said that a lot of constructions were on-going at Aso Clinic when the hospital lacked basic medical equipment and tools.
“There are lots of constructions going on in that hospital but there is no single syringe there; what does that mean? Who will use the building?

“So we have to be good in reasoning; you are building and there is no equipment, no consumables in that hospital and the constructions are still going on.
The management of the Aso Rock Clinic had last week lamented that they were not properly funded and called for the commercialisation of the clinic.


Mrs. Buhari appreciated the wives of the governors and other stakeholders for attending the event as an attestation of the importance they attached to the issue of maternal and child health.
She said it was sad to know that Nigeria was one of the countries with the worst health records for children and women in spite of the efforts of the past, adding that more needed to be done.


She explained that it informed her Future Assured Initiative two years ago to champion the well-being of women and children. She acknowledged the support of all stake holders for their continued support.
“We are here today to build our alliances that will help strengthen our advocacy for reproductive, maternal, new born, child, adolescent health and nutrition at the state level.


“By creating a strong coalition, we will increase awareness on the importance of improving RMNCAH and Nutrition, promote advocacy for better service delivery and increase the utilization of RMNCAH and Nutrition services,’’ she noted
She expressed optimism that the Governors Wives Coalition established at the event would provide a platform for them to lend a strong voice for improving the health status of women and children in the country.
Mrs. Buhari urged the governors’ wives to champion the cause of advocacy to support the RMNCAH and N programmes in their various states.


She advised them to dedicate a section of the governors’ wives forum meeting agenda to update themselves on the progress of the advocacy in their various states.
Accordingly, Mrs. Buhari donated a floor of the three-storey building of the Future Assured Centre in Wuse Abuja to the Women for the purpose of the advocacy.
She called on development partners to support the coalition to achieve better health outcomes for Nigeria.
She pledged to commit all platforms available to her as wife of the president and as champion of RMNCHA and N to continue to provide maximum support to the cause and urged the governors’ wives to do same.


https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/245561-husbands-ill-health-caused-instability-nigeria-aisha-buhari.html

So Empty Hen want us to dey do night vigil

More from chaba mark in his apology

As Copied-Letter Of Apology From Chaba Mark.

MY APOLOGY TO GOODLUCK JONATHAN.

Is there anyone close enough to former president Goodluck Jonathan who may be reading this post? Please tell him that one unknown quantity is seeking for his forgiveness.

I am asking for his forgiveness for the reasons I've carefully itemized below.

1. On Chibok Girls:
I was among those that lampooned him for being too slow to track down the abductors of the school children. I have to apologize to him because only recently, a serving minister threatened to implicate a governor on his role in the abduction saga. I told myself wait a minute, did I hear what I just heard? And I cast my mind back to when people said that the abduction was a stage managed plot to ease him out of power. I joined others then in calling such individuals, "conspiracy theorists" and "evil people". The story is getting clearer

Dear Jonathan,
in my haste or ignorance then, I couldn't ask myself these simple questions:

* how about 270 human beings could be loaded into trucks and just vanish from a city center.

*how none of the school authority could place a single phone call to the head office of any security outfit to confirm who authorized the evacuation as they said the abductors claim.

* why the principal who ought to be sacked and prosecuted for gross negligence, was elevated to the position of a commissioner shortly after. Whether it wasn't a reward for a job well executed?

Dear Jonathan, even now,

* the army has overrun Sambisa forest where the girls were said to be kept and still no trace of them is found.

* surprisingly, they are being released from "somewhere" in batches! Thank God that there are no traces of forest marks on their sleek skins. We eagerly await batch two. Hopefully, APC will secure the release of the last batch before 2019 as one major achievement for it to be voted again into power.

2. On Corruption:

Dear Jonathan,
I join others to insult your government because I thought then that the people in your government were thieves. Little did I know that compared to what we see today, they were mere pickpockets. Under the watch of our current anti corruption Messiah,

* government officials use hundreds of millions of naira of IDP funds to cut grasses in the sandy sahel region.

* billions of naira and millions of dollars, raw cash, are dug out of a house in a highbrow area of Lagos. The owner of the money is unknown and the said house lacks owner and C/o.

* $25 billion contracts are currently said to be wrongfully awarded by NNPC GMD to phoney companies.

Dear Jonathan,
Your former NSA, Dansuki has been held incommunicado for $2 billion. Your man's money is 2% of their man's. Even if Desiani's and other monies allegedly stolen by all those who served under your government are put together, they will not amount to 40% of what one man is currently alleged to have fingered.

In light of the above, dear Jonathan, find it in your heart to forgive me. I allowed myself to be deceived by smooth talkers and propagandists. People who hid under a hypnotic change mantra to deceive the minds of the simple. They promised to fix electric power in six months, build new refineries, pay monthly salaries to jobless graduates, feed school pupils and stamp out corruption. Who wouldn't fall for these lofty things?

But alas, since they shoved you aside, things have gotten worse in every front. Their first act was to jack fuel price up from N85 to N145. Something you tried and we gave you headache through our "occupy Nigeria" protests. We can't dare raise a single voice now. Next their ill advised economic policies caused prices of commodities to triple. They called it recession and blamed it on you.

No light, no road, no food, no security from attacks of herdsmen. The only means we use to cry out, social media, they want to shut it by draconian laws.

If we agitate, they unleash trained pythons and crocodiles on us.

There is God.

Jonathan, I am truly sorry.

https://m.facebook.com/story/graphql_permalink/?graphql_id=UzpfSTEwMDAxNjQ0MjQzNjM3MzoxNzY1ODYxNTYyMzI3OTg%3D

DeeTus:
LOL! You crack me up here. Let me stop here because both of you were wrong. If you say long history and stop without being specific about number of years is a wrong English.

English Master.

I was checking my data balance only to discover that MTN has suddenly changed their DATA plans.

The new Data review plans are as folloows:

1. #1000 for 1 GB + 500MB bonus (1am - 7am)

2. #1200 for 1.5GB

3. #2000 for 2.5 GB + 1GB bonus (1am - 7am)

4. #3500 for 5GB

5. #5000 for 10GB

6. #10000 for 22GB


the question now is why this change by MTN.
So MTN want us to stay awake from 1am to 7am just because of bonus.


Cc: lalasticlala

DeeTus:
No. We did that in 1997 for France 98. Get your facts right!

Since how many year.

Is english the problem

*Long Distance Past*


Let me simplify it for you, (its been long Nigeria Qualify for competition without Calculators)

mpowa:
I'm telling you, Calculator importers are out of Business this time...Congratulations Nigeria

Calculator experts now go be

FisifunKododada:
Where is the Ghana-boy that was shouting about 2 weeks ago saying Nigeria will not qualify for world cup? Where is the piece of shyte? Come out let me and my people poo on you

leathalbeast OR is it leathalmonkey or ebolamonkey come out

Safarigirl - tell dat Gaynian goat to come out so I can poo on him proper

Ghana is out of the world cup already

Ghana Missed Out of Russia 2018, Finish 3rd in the Group with 6 Points

Arsenalholic:
Send Ifeanyi Ubah FC to go and play Algeria for the last round while the real Eagles netflix and chill

Up the Eagles! Up the fatherland!

P.S. If you've ambitions to be in Russia live come June next year, indicate and let's create a thread to help ourselves ease movement and all.

Haaaaaaaahahahahahaha @ Ifeanyi Ubah..

It will be a practicing match for untested players