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Five nations whose citizens were on board the Ukrainian international airliner shot down by Iran will meet in London on Thursday to discuss possible legal action. This was disclosed by Ukraine’s foreign minister, Vadym Prystaiko, who spoke to Reuters news agency on Monday. Prystaiko said the countries would also discuss compensation and the investigation into the incident.

“We have created this group of foreign ministers from the grieving nations. On January 16, we will meet in person in London to discuss the ways, including legal, how we are following this up, how we are prosecuting them [Iran],” Prystaiko said.

Iran had, on Saturday, admitted that its military “unintentionally” shot down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 on board. It also attributed it to human errors. This was after Tehran had denied being responsible and kept the world in the dark for days.

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/just-in-five-countries-meet-to-decide-action-against-iran.html

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Governors Abdullahi Sule and Samuel Ortom of Nasarawa and Benue States respectively yesterday appealed to the Federal Government not to withdraw Operation Whirl Strokes from their states. The Federal Government had last December said it would gradually withdraw military operations in some volatile spots in the country, beginning from the first quarter of 2020.

But Governors Sule and Ortom, at a joint security meeting of Nasarawa and Benue States held in Lafia yesterday, said troops’ withdrawal would not augur well for affected communities as security there was still fragile. They said they said they had written formally to the authorities concerned to stay put on the planned withdrawal of troops till the situations on the border line of both states improved.

Sule asked the federal government to give the two states another two years to work on a complete master plan for the return of peace among citizens of the states living on the border line. Ortom insisted that the Benue State Anti-open Grazing Prohibition and Ranching Law had come to stay in the state, urging governments at all levels to support herdsmen with incentives as done to farmers.

The Emir of Lafia and chairman of the Nasarawa State Traditional Council, Justice Sidi Bage (rtd), appealed to Ortom to review the Anti-open Grazing Prohibition and Ranching Law.

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/ortom-sule-to-fg-dont-withdraw-soldiers-from-benue-nasarawa.html

Those of us who have been around for a while have an advantage over the youth, in the sense that we can dig into our huge chest of knowledge – aka, experience – to make sense of current situations. We are able to have perspective. After all, a child cannot have more rags that his father. (Some cultures, such as the Yoruba’s in Nigeria – or the Korean’s in Asia – recognize this fact, explaining why the youth in those honorific-based cultures are expected to show a great deal of respect to their elders.) We know how the economy played out prior to the birth of serious dot-com and Internet-based high tech portfolios, which today significantly play strong in the economy. Pre-Internet, it used to be exceedingly difficult for a company to hit the billion-dollar capitalization mark; requiring a bevy of highly educated, trained, experienced, and skilled business personnel. Big brick-and-mortar companies, such as Boeing, Exxon Mobile, General Electric, IBM, ITT, Lever Brothers, and so on are made up of these kinds of personnel. These companies sell stuff that you can see and touch.

A perfect example of a virtual company with huge fortune is WhatsApp, which was developed by the Ukrainian-born Jan Koum, who immigrated to the US at the age of 18. He was very poor and on welfare, but developed WhatsApp with Brian Acton, and sold it to Facebook for $19 billion.

Meanwhile, it is not clear how WhatsApp generates money for Facebook, though we are aware that the trove of data that WhatsApp acquires on people all over the world could in future translate into money in the bank. Many big businesses today combine elements of brick-and-mortar with virtual presence in order to gain competitive advantage. The idea is that the old economy appears to scale with real inputs, whereas high tech business performance doesn’t necessarily do so!

In the 16 February 2015 article in this column, I reported on Apple’s historic capitalization ($710 billion), making the company the first to achieve this level of capitalization in the world.

Apple had a real commodity, though: the iPhone 6S did the trick, accounting for almost 70% of the revenue! Good for Apple. It was only in 2013 that it overtook ExxonMobil as the world’s most capitalized company at $415 billion. In the 6 August 2018 article in this column, I reported on Apple’s breaking of the $1 trillion market capitalization barrier.

So what’s the matter with the high tech companies now? A news analysis of job data have reported that high tech companies reported layoffs and job cuts in 2019 at an alarming rate compared to the 2018 figure, to the tune of an increase of 351%. And this applies to high tech companies all over the globe, though the stats are probably those of companies in the West, where transparency is not much of an issue.

Nicole Karlis, in her article on 8 January 2020 in salon.com, attributes this to “restructuring, trade difficulties, tariffs, or bankruptcy.” Uber, the ride-sharing company, is reportedly laying approximately 25% of its 1,200-person strong marketing department, “in an effort to slash costs and make operations more efficient following its public debut and first quarter losses of $1 billion.”

Karlis lists several high tech companies that laid off workers, and reports that the bubble burst in 2019 “for glorified real estate company WeWork, result in 2,400 employees around the world losing their jobs.” Companies such as Oracle and PayPal reportedly laid off employees in 2019 as well. Because of the way it generates income, vis-à-vis the traditional big businesses, as mentioned above, the technology sector is evidently the most volatile sector, with short product life cycles.

According to Karlis, “the past few recessions in the United States have been correlated with major layoffs and dips in tech industry fortunes, and indeed, economists see the tech industry as something of an economic bellwether.” Note that technology can be more easily leap-frogged, enabling otherwise impoverished developing countries to compete. However, investments in many of the high tech startups are yet to yield good fruits. The projected outlook for 2020 is not good, with quite a few important layoffs already in the New Year.

What to do as an employee? Strive to be the best at what you do – work extremely hard and smart – and be indispensable with respect to the metric that your industry uses to measure productivity. Also, be up-to-date with technology. With this, even if you get laid off, you will be more marketable. You should also always evaluate your professional options, and make a move when a better opportunity knocks.

It’s always a good thing to be loyal to your employer; but you also have to pay your bills and support your family. For the employer, the statements of Uber’s CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to his employees, are relevant: “We all have to play a part by establishing a new normal in how we work: identifying and eliminating duplicate work, upholding high standards for performance, giving direct feedback and taking action when expectations aren’t being met, and eliminating the bureaucracy that tends to creep as companies grow.”

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/lessons-from-the-huge-technology-job-cuts-in-2019.html

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Sadio Mane and Asisat Oshoala were crowned as African Player of the Year and African Women’s Player of the Year at the CAF Awards 2019 held at the Albatros Citadel Sahl Hasheesh Resort in Hurghada, Egypt. The 28th edition of the CAF Awards celebrated African footballers and officials who distinguished themselves during 2019.

Mane was crowned the African Player of the Year, polling 477 votes ahead of his Liverpool teammate Mohamd Salah, 325 votes and Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez, 267 votes.

Surulere man reveals New Herbal Solution That Reverses Weak Erection and Helps Last Up to 48 Minutes in Bed With No Side Effects Liverpool forward Sadio Mane Liverpool forward Sadio Mane For the Women’s category, Oshoala was named African Women’s Player of the Year for the fourth time, equalling the record of her compatriot Perpetua Nkwocha. She garnered 351 votes, 30 more than Cameroonian forward Ajara Nchout and Thembi Kgatlana, who had 247 votes. For the Interclub of the Year, Youcef Belaili won the prize following his stellar performance for his club X in the CAF Champions League with Esperance.

The Youth Player of the Year award went to Moroccan Achraf Hakimi whilst Djamel Belmadi and Desiree Ellis picked the Coach of the Year male and female respectively.

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/breaking-oshoala-mane-named-african-footballers-of-2019.html

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his determination to give Nigeria an electoral system that meets with best practices anywhere in the world. President Buhari spoke on Tuesday at State House, Abuja, while meeting with Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, other top officials of the electoral body, and the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu.

The president said with a minimum of 28 rerun and by-elections this January alone, the commission should ensure that the game is played by the rules, without fear or favour. He charged the electoral umpire to stick to the rules of fair play and adherence to justice in line with resolve to engender a free, fair and credible electoral process.

“Those that you declare as winners must be the candidates that the people have chosen. Democracy is about free will, and the will of the people must be allowed to prevail. Get your acts right, and leave no room for underhand tricks or manipulation,” he said in a statement issued by his media aide, Femi Adesina. President Buhari said he expected nothing than a scrupulous securing of the electoral process, without bias or favouritism from the Nigerian Police Force. “Our elections must be done in violence-free atmosphere.

The process must be free, fair, decent, devoid of intimidation or malpractices. It is the duty of the police to accomplish that, and it is what I expect in the elections immediately ahead, and going forward,” he said. Both INEC and the police promised a fidelity to the rules and regulations, stating that they know President Buhari as someone passionately committed to fair play.

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/elections-let-nigerians-elect-their-choice-buhari-warns-inec-police.html

Gunmen suspected to be militants have killed four Navy ratings and abducted three expatriates working for a dredging company at Agge River in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. It was gathered that the three foreigners abducted include two Russians and one Indian.

Sources from Agge community however said the attack happened at the Agge axis which belonged to Warri in Delta State and that the Navy ratings were from the NNS in Delta command. A source from the community, who preferred to remain anonymous, said the incident happened last Friday night, and that the four navy ratings were allegedly killed during a heavy gun battle that lasted for hours.

Another resident of the community, who declined to be named, said one of the gunmen also died during the shootout. It was gathered that the incident has created serious tension in the area as military personnel were reportedly preparing for an attack to bring the perpetrators to book. The neighbouring communities in Warri, Delta State, were also said to be leaving in fear that their villages may be brought down as the military was said to be gathering intelligence on the matter. So far, no militant group has claimed responsibility on the act nor demanded any ransom for those abducted.

Police spokesperson in Bayelsa State, SP Asinim Butswat, in a response to a text message from our reporter, said: “The attack was on Navy personnel, get confirmation from the navy please.”

Also, the spokesman for the Joint Military Taskforce saddled with the responsibility of protecting oil facilities in Niger Delta, ‘Operation Delta Safe’, Major Jonah Unuakhalu, when contacted promised to get back but had not as at the time of filing this report. The spokesperson for the Central Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy, Patricia Dike, could not be reached as her phone number was not reachable.

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/gunmen-kill-4-naval-personnel-abduct-three-expatriates.html

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The Katsina state Police Command said only 7 persons were kidnapped as against 40 being speculated by the locals after bandits attacked two Peugeot J5 buses last night. The buses were returning from a weekly market at neighbouring Jibia town and on their way to Batsari town when they were attacked around Ruma village. Sources say the bandits had blocked the said road and moved all the passengers to the bush numbering between 38-40 persons.

But in a swift reaction, the spokesman of the state police command SP Gambo Isah said ” The command wishes to clarify rumours being circulated in the social media that yesterday in the evening, bandits kidnapped forty persons along Jibia – Batsari road” “What truly happened was that yesterday (Sunday) 5/01/2020 at about 18:00hrs, bandits numbering over sixty armed with AK 47 rifles blocked Jibia – Batsari road, exactly at Ruma village, forcefully stopped two J5 motor vehicles and took the occupants of the vehicles into the bush ” “Search party led by Operation Puff Adder went after the hoodlums but succeeded in rescuing all the victims with the exception of seven others”.

“The Police in collaboration with community members are combing the bush with a view to rescue the remaining seven persons not seen,” he said. He gave the names of the victims who are yet to return as Ma’azu Yasore, Alhaji Nuhu, Kabiru Hashimu, Dan Asibi Tela, Sani Kokari, Nura Shambal and Ali Dan Maituwo.

Also the command has confirmed the attacked on Tsauri community where one Yasir Usman was killed. Locals say the gunmen stormed the village in Kurfi LGA at about 7.30 pm shooting sporadically as people ran for safety. The deceased was buried this morning after a funeral prayer held at his family house in Goruba road in Katsina municipal.

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/only-7-persons-not-40-were-kidnapped-in-katsina-bus-attacks-police.html

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The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger-Delta Affairs, Senator Ita Enang, has maintained that continual closure of land borders in the country has provided jobs for teeming Nigerian youths as well as improvement in the country’s revenue generation. Enang, who was quoted in a statement on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Edet Ekpenyong Etuk, was said to have reiterated this while fielding questions from journalists after a meeting in his office in Abuja.

He insisted that the borders should not be opened for now, challenging State Governors, in the South-South region to support the measure by investing in agricultural development.

The President’s aide noted that the peace in the country was sequel to action of the Federal Government in shutting the borders, adding that President Buhari should be commended for creating food security and restoring peace, especially in the volatile areas.

“Many people who have been out of jobs are now taking to rice, cassava, millet farming etc. So, the closure has positively increase the revenue generation of the country,” Enang was quoted to have said in the statement.

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/border-closure-many-nigerians-now-have-jobs-buharis-aide-insists.html

The demolition of Sabon Gari and Danmagaji markets in Zaria, Kaduna State, has caused a lot of hardship for many shop owners and residents, who depend on the activities of the displaced traders for survival, Daily Trust Saturday reports.

Hundreds of traders and artisans who eke out a living in the Sabon Gari and Danmagaji markets of Zaria are now left wandering. The major dilemma of the affected persons is the absence of alternative spaces to relocate their trades. This is haunting not only their capital but even their day-to-day lives.

Some of the traders interviewed by our correspondent urged the Kaduna State Government to consider their plight and come up with palliatives that would cushion the “hard” condition they found themselves in following the demolition of their means of livelihood.

Daily Trust Saturday learnt that proposal for the modernisation of both markets has been in place for many years. However, it became more prominent during the administration of Alhaji Namadi Sambo as the governor of the state. Investigation revealed that some of the properties owned by individuals in the markets were bought by the state government. However, houses located at the centre of the Sabon Gari market, initially owned by the state government, were allegedly sold to the Sabon Gari Local Government Council.

It was further gathered that, subsequently, these houses were reportedly sold to some traders by the local government and plazas were constructed in the middle of the market. Consequently, according to findings, some shop owners and those that constructed the plazas are now complaining over nonpayment of compensation after spending millions of naira to acquire the lands from the local government council. They said it was after “legally” acquiring the lands that they erected the stalls that were recently pulled down by the state government.

Daily Trust Saturday, however, gathered that the shop owners and others who are laying claim to properties in the market allegedly paid monies into a private account of an “errand boy” of the then chairman of the Sabon Gari Local Government instead of the council’s official account.

Some traders even paid in cash. When these traders were served with quit notice, it emerged that there was no record of their payment at the Sabon Gari Local Government secretariat. “I envisaged this. This was why, when they asked us to pay the money in cash, I insisted on paying into an account as that is the only way I can have a proof. This was why, when we went to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the ‘errand boy’ of the chairman denied receiving money from us, his account statement proved otherwise.

“What I want you to understand is that if the local government did not sell the houses to us, do you think it would be possible for us to go ahead and construct plazas on the land and went ahead to operate such plazas for many years before now? What we are just appealing for now is justice. If some local government officials have committed certain atrocities in the past, we shouldn’t be made to pay for their actions. We are just appealing for compensation to allow us resettle in other places and continue with our businesses,” one of the owners of the demolished plazas said.

On the other hand, after the expiration of notice given to the traders, the state government mobilised its bulldozers and pulled down shops in parts of the affected markets. Malam Sani Abdullahi, one of the traders whose shops were demolished, described moves by the government to modernise markets in the state as a welcome development. He, however, added, “The state government needs to take into consideration, the fact that this is our only means of livelihood. Therefore, our plight, being law abiding citizens who engage in genuine efforts of earning a decent living, needs to be given a serious consideration.

Many of us here don’t have another place to go as an alternative. The Sabon Gari township stadium provided by government cannot even accommodate 30per cent of those displaced by the demolition. “Apart from that, the temporary shops the government promised to erect were not done and people were asked to go to an open field. Some of us that are petty traders cannot afford erecting new shops because our capital cannot afford that.

We are now in a serious crisis because we were deprived of our only means of survival. I think it is always proper for the government to brainstorm over some of the damning consequences of its policies before it begins to implement them.” He appealed to Governor Nasir el-Rufa’i to look into the plight of the affected traders. Another trader in the Sabon Gari market, Alhaji Sani Yusha’u, also known as Quarter-Million, said most of the traders acknowledged the fact that the reconstruction of the markets was a good move that would bring about development if well executed.

He, however, faulted the government for not making adequate arrangements to mitigate the hardship the demolition would subject the affected traders to. Yusha’u said, “Measures should also be put in place to ensure fair and equitable distribution of the shops after the completion of the construction work. I am sure that if the government is able to finish this work at the stated time and the shops are fairly distributed, the governor would write his name in gold. “People like us who have houses that were collected by the government should be considered in the allocation of shops. We did not resist when the government showed its intention to take over our houses.

We are law abiding, therefore, we cannot challenge the government on its move to bring about development. But immediate measures should be taken to bring succour to those who are stranded following the demotion of their shops.” He explained that many traders relied heavily on companies and wholesalers who supplied goods to them on credit, but they would no longer do business with them due to the demolition of part of the Sabon Gari market.

“When you go round parts of the market that were left you would see most of us sleeping, either because there are no buyers or the shops are empty due to the refusal of companies and wholesalers to supply us goods on credit. Businessmen in Sabon Gari are in serious problem. We appeal to the government to look into our case with a kind heart,” he added. A trader, Malam Isa Kofa, said he had been in the Sabon Gari market for over 40 years, but his shop was one of those demolished.

He described his present condition as pathetic, saying he needs prayers. “The only thing we are doing now is reciting Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihir raji’uun (We are from Allah and to him we shall certainly return). Words cannot explain our predicament. Some of us can no longer feed their families. We now live on what I call daily ‘survival.’ This means that we come out in the morning and start struggling for what to take home in the evening. Most of us didn’t have what to eat the next day, even when we were fully at the market, so it is obvious that we are now in a bigger problem.

“The problem now is: Even if government finishes constructing the markets, who among us has the money to make the initial 10per cent payment? Therefore, even if the government is ready to consider us, constraint of money would make other people to take over our shops. Government can assist us in two ways because we are citizens and I am sure all its programmes are meant to positively touch our lives. “One of the ways government would assist us out of our present challenge is by providing us with alternative spaces to continue with our daily struggle. The Sabon Gari township stadium is too small to accommodate all of us.

Secondly, government should start thinking of how to assist petty traders that have shops but cannot afford the initial payment of 10per cent as would be required upon completion of the market reconstruction.” One of the owners of the plazas pulled down at the Sabon Gari market who did not want his name mentioned, said the state government acted on hearsay and swiftly demolished their shops without payment of any compensation. “We diligently followed due process in acquiring the land and in the construction of the plazas.

Therefore, when the state government indicated intention to reconstruct the market, we did not raise an eyebrow because we know that this government pays compensation to owners of properties whenever it is going to embark on developmental projects. “However, in our case, the state government acted on hearsay and moved in quickly to demolish our properties. Some people went to tell them that we were planning to go to court to obtain injunction that would stop the demolition of our plazas. I swear to Allah that it is not true. The demolition started in our plazas and nothing was paid to us as compensation. We are appealing for justice. We were the people that elected this government, therefore, it would be unfair to make us its victims.

We are now the laughing stocks of those who opposed their election,” he said. At the Danmagaji market, our correspondent observed that many of the “displaced” traders have moved to places in the market to continue their trading activities. Our correspondent saw some of the traders, especially those selling vegetables, under the Danmagaji bridge on the Kano-Zaria expressway. Others have erected temporary shops in front of the demolished market.

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/pain-hardship-as-kaduna-govt-demolishes-zaria-markets.html

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A recent baseline survey conducted by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that, in Kano state 800, 000 children of 6 to 59 months are stunted due to poor dietary intake. The Co-Chair, Kano Emirate Council Committee on Health and Human Development (KECCoHD), Dr Dayyabu Muhammad disclosed this at Bichi in a one-day town hall meeting organized by KECCoHD in collaboration with the UNICEF.

The town hall meeting was convened as part of the outreach programme to educate community leaders on dietary diversity with a view to save 23, 508 children aged 6-23 months by ensuring that they have their diet increased to at least five food groups including one animal source protein.

Muhammad added that, the committee is also aiming at ensuring that 25,075 mothers and caregivers to children aged 6-23 months in Bichi and Sumaila local government areas are reached by counseling and education messages on improving dietary diversity UNICEF Chief of Kano office, Maulid Warfa said that the dietary diversity initiative is a strategy to improve the feeding of children from 6 months to 23 months supposedly after the successful completion of exclusive breastfeeding.

According to him, the choice of Bichi and Sumaila for the model project was based on some proven scientific surveys done which he said had made it critical to start the practice with the 2 local governments, adding that the achievement to be recorded in these 2 local governments would determine the level of scaling up.

“Dietary diversity is a community driven process to help children grow healthy and to their full potential. Ingredients to help dietary diversity include among others like egg, milk, fish, soya beans, beans, groundnut paste, papaya, pumpkin, while continuing breastfeeding is critical in helping the baby grow healthy to his or her full potential,” he said.

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/nutrition-800-000-under-5-kano-children-suffer-stunted-growth-unicef.html

Manufacturers accuse officials of sabotage The cost of haulage has gone up by 32 per cent following the federal government’s decision to shut sections of the Apapa-Tin Can road since Saturday, December 7 for palliative work, investigation by Daily Trust has revealed. The government had in 2018 started the journey towards finding permanent solution to the gridlock on the Apapa area by reconstructing the Apapa-Oshodi-Oworonsoki-Ojota Expressway.

The Vice Chairman, Presidential Task Team on Apapa Restoration of Law and Order, Mr Kayode Opeifa, while speaking on the closure, said the restriction of movement would be for about 72 hours, and that the palliative work would ease movement when completed.

Opeifa also stated that truck drivers had been asked to leave the restricted portions for ease of movement during the repair work, adding that they were complying. He assured the general public that the discomfort would be temporary, and the project would be completed on schedule. He said the contractor had agreed to continue with the work even during the end of year holidays in order to complete it early.

However, no sooner was the announcement to shut sections of the port road made than the price of haulage skyrocketed, putting an extra burden on importers who have to pay higher demurrage at the port. Daily Trust investigation revealed that prior to the announcement by government, the cost of transporting a 40 feet container from Tin Can Port to Abuja hovered around N950,000. Similarly, transporting a 40 feet container to Kano cost around N1,050,000.

The managing director of a clearing firm, who preferred anonymity because of what he described as the sensitivity of the issue said, “the current cost of transporting a 40 feet container from Tin Can Port to Abuja is N1,400,000 while it cost N1,700,000 to Kano respectively.” Reacting to the endless delay of containers, the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Customs Service, Tin Can Island Command, Uche Ejisieme, said the customs service was only involved in the inspection of cargo in the entire chain and had nothing to do with exit of goods.

“Terminal operators are the ones who handle containers when they arrive. It is the terminal operators who decide when to position any container for examination. It is after the container is positioned that customs and officials of other relevant agencies saddled with such responsibility are invited into the terminal for inspection. “After inspection, the container is released to the owner.

Those who man the gate are staff of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), police as well as security operatives attached to the terminal. Customs officers have nothing to do at the gate,” he added.

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/closure-of-tin-can-port-road-haulage-cost-to-north-up-by-32.html

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Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), says the board has generated N20 billion from University and Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) between 2016 and 2019. He made the disclosure during a two-day meeting with Computer Based Test (CBT) Centre Operators, State Coordinators of the Board, Financial Institutions and Internet Service Providers on Thursday in Zaria, Kaduna State.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting, which was held at Kongo Conference Hotel, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), aimed at deliberating on issues affecting the board and way forward.

Oloyede urged CBT centre operators not to worry about their investments while transacting business with the board as long as they were doing their work in accordance with the agreed registration and examination guidelines. “You have nothing to fear and you should know that if you put your investments together, it can’t be up to N20bn and we have accrued N20bn in three years as an agency. “As an agency of government, we have to ensure that small and medium scale businesses thrive and if you multiply 11 staff by 700, you will know better.

“We are also adding value to the economy and job creation out of your employment market and we will continue to support you once you are doing your work well,” he assured. (NAN)

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/jamb-generates-n20bn-in-3-years-registrar.html

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) has said he cannot confirm whether or not his predecessor, Mohammed Adoke, has returned to Nigeria. Malami said this while responding to a question by our reporter during a media parley with journalists in his office.

He said he was yet to be officially briefed on the matter. On what the next step of the government will be, Malami said commenting further on the matter could be subjudice. Adoke’s counsel, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), said in a statement earlier that the former AGF was on his way to Nigeria after he was released by the police in Dubai.

He said Adoke’s release followed an undertaking that the former AGF will return voluntarily to the country. He said Adoke bought his flight ticket to Nigeria on Monday and is expected in the country by Thursday afternoon.

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/just-in-malami-reacts-to-news-of-adokes-return-to-nigeria.html

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