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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) unveiled what has been described as ‘the world’s largest pictorial book’ titled, Discover Nigeria.

The President did the unveiling on Thursday and announced by his Personal Assistant on Broadcast Media, Buhari Sallau, via his Facebook page.

Discover Nigeria, authored by Buhari’s official photographer, Bayo Omoboriowo, is 60 sqm and have reportedly been certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s largest pictorial book.

Buhari conducted the unveiling at the State House Banquet Centre, Abuja on Thursday, according to the post.

Sharing photos from the event, Sallau said, “President Muhammadu Buhari unveils the largest pictorial book in the world as certified by the Guinness Book of World Records at 60 Sqm Discover Nigeria by Bayo Omoboriowo at the State House Banquet Centre, Abuja. 30th Sept, 2021”

He also gave photo credit to Tolani Alli.
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Officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Anambra State command have arrested four suspects with 90,000 litres of adulterated petroleum products referred to as Low Pour Fuel Oil (LPFO) in two trucks along the Onitsha-Owerri Expressway in Ihiala.

The State Commandant, Everestus Obiyo, who assumed office a week ago stated this on Tuesday during a news briefing with journalists.

Obiyo said an investigation revealed that the suspects were not licensed to deal in petroleum products, while the trucks used had no permit for the conveyance of the product.

He said the suspects had all confessed their various roles in the crimes, and that investigation was ongoing, after which the suspects would be charged to court.

He gave the names of suspects as Mohammed Nuradden, 30; Sani Zubaru, 43; Abdulahi Lawal, 33 and Suleman Mohammed, 36 all from Kaduna State.

The Minister of HumanitarianAffairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, has disclosed that 330,000 Nigerian refugees are currently residing in Chad, Cameroun and Niger Republic.

This is a result of the protracted insurgency and armed banditry in the north east and north west,communal and the farmers/herdsmen clashes in the Middle Belt and the Southern region, riverine floods, drought, as well as fires and industrial accidents,among other things.

The Minister made thedisclosure when she was hosted in a Chatham House Webinar to discuss Nigeria’s humanitarian challenges and worsening food crises in Nigeria, yesterday.

The breakdown of the 330,000Nigerian refugees in neighbouring countries, according to the Minister, include 16,634 in Chad, 118,409 in Cameroon,while Niger Republic has 186,957.

It would be recalled that the World Food Programme (WFP) estimated that 3.4 million people are currently facing acute hunger in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states, and that another 4.3 million are entirely dependent on food assistance from the government or multilateral organisations across the country.

Sadiya Umar Farouq, however,disclosed that her ministry has launched two key frameworks aimed at boosting humanitarian actions and making them more practicable and impactful.

According to her: “The first is the Humanitarian Development Peace Nexus Framework, which is derived fromthe UN Triple Nexus principles that believes development causes peace and that humanitarian actions can bring about development.

“Second is the LocalizationFramework, an initiative adopted after the commitment of stakeholders at the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit to reenergize the concept of localization ofaid.

“The concept seeks to make the humanitarian system more effective and relevant by ensuring that humanitarian preparedness and response capacity is domiciled with those nearest to the crisis- affected populations as they are best placed to respond quickly and appropriately”.

The Minster, however, said that her Ministry has adopted some approaches aimed at mitigating the sufferings caused by humanitarian situations leading to food crises in thecountry.

The Minister said: “The food security challenges in the Northeast are peculiar due to the fluid and volatile situation in the region.

“Nevertheless, the Ministry has been working effectively with both humanitarian stakeholders and theMilitary to facilitate humanitarian access and promote accountability in the humanitarian space within the Civil-Security Framework and coordination platform.

“The recently approvedNational IDP Policy also provides leadership and guidance framework towardsfood security for the North-East region, as well as promotes minimum standards and thresholds to tackle ongoing displacement until a durable solution is established for the IDPs”.

Responding to a question onthe Q&A segment of the meeting, Sadiya Umar Farouq disclosed that her ministry has put together some programs with the aim of addressing food crisesand other humanitarian issues faced by People of Concern in Nigeria.

“The Federal Government,through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) provides rationed fooditems to IDPs in the Northeast, especially in Borno State.

“In addition, Stategovernments and other MDAs also channel food through the Ministry or directly to IDPs.

“For example, the NationalEmergency Management Agency (NEMA) is currently distributing seedlings, farming inputs and insurance packages to farmers who were affected by the 2020 floods.

“The objective is not toreplace lost goods and farm produce, but to enhance better quality yields and build resilience among vulnerable farmers and adopt a more sustainable approachto ending food scarcity,” the Minister said.

While commending what shedescribed as the robust support and partnership her Ministry received from donor agencies and development partners, the Minister, however, appealed for increased partnership in key programs, policies, and structures to address the prevailing humanitarian challenges of Nigeria through collective planning and agenda shaping in a coordinated and sustained manner for better impact.

The Minister further calledfor increased cooperation in the Nigerian humanitarian space.

According to Sadiya Farouq:“It is my fervent hope that an effective technical, operational and financial cooperation and support from the UN will significantly contribute towards theeffective realization of the Ministry’s twin objectives of achieving effective coordination and impactful implementation of its programmes in a sustainable manner.”

pu7pl3:
This should never be allowed to happen...wtf

Taazenga:
Can Everton win Norwich this weekend?

Lagos State says it will continue to push for a special status for the State in the sharing formula of revenue allocation by the Federal Government.

The government insists that the time for a review of the subsisting revenue sharing formula was long overdue.

Speaking at a pre-southwest meeting with stakeholders held in Lagos, which included representatives of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), members of the Lagos State Executive Council, Lawmakers, Local Government representative, all agreed for upward review of revenue allocation for Lagos State.

The Lagos State Commissioner for Finance, Dr. Rabiu Olowo, said the effort was a proactive move to gather data towards an upcoming Southwest regional stakeholders’ meeting on the review of the subsisting Revenue Allocation formula.

He argued that the revenue allocation formula inherited from the military was skewed largely towards the Federal Government which, according to him, is inconsistent with present realities.

Arguing that the last review dated back to 1992, he mentioned that the prevailing situations have outgrown the subsisting provisions with variables which call for a review of the allocation formula.

“At this point in the national life, it was important that contributions be made to raise submissions to justify why the review should be effected on articulating positions in asking for a fairer allocation formulas.

“The constitutional mandate to review the Revenue Allocation formula is vested in the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).

“Unfortunately, since the establishment of RMAFC in 1989, the last time we had a successful review was in 1992 and several other attempts to review it within the last 29 years have proved abortive!

“The current revenue allocation formula is far from being realistic. For instance, the number of states have increased from 30 to 36 states, number of local government increased from 589 to 774 local governments and, in Lagos, 37 LCDAs have been created to bring government closer to the grass root. The Constitution prescribes a minimum limit of 5years to operate an agreed formula before further review.

“From the publication credited to the RMAFC, Stakeholders at all levels and sectors are expected to participate and express their views which are expected to be the representatives of the views, concerns and yearnings of their all constituents across the country,” he said.

Olowo reiterated that with the status of Lagos as the economic nerve centre of the Country, the demands for a special status to Lagos had been long overdue.

Review of revenue
A Federal Commissioner representing Lagos State at RMAFC, Dr. Adekunle Wright, said in view of the changing situation and demands, the Commission has been prompted to host stakeholders across the the Country towards reviewing the revenue formula.

According to him, the Commission was desirous to “within the shortest possible time” come up with a feasible review for workable formula that suits present realities.

Explaining the expectations from the stakeholders in respect of the proposed formula, the Director, Inland Revenue Service, of the RMAFC, said the Commission looks towards arriving at a fair, just and equitable revenue formula.

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mrs Ayoola Oyeyemi said since its introduction for over 32 years, stakeholders have never come under a forum for deliberation to review the revenue formula.

She mentioned that the biggest challenge was that there is an absence of explicit vertical sharing factors in the constitution, against the horizontal factors, which according to her, makes it problematic to come with fair, just and equitable formula.

She submitted that it was important for the State to bring up robust memoranda for onward submission towards the upcoming zonal public hearing.

National Asset
The State’s Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr. Sam Egube, mentioned that “Lagos is a significant national asset,” not just for Lagosians but for national development.

Egube said with such indices as Lagos’ extreme high population density; a home to economic drivers; holding about 70 per cent of sea and air movement in the Country, the State deserves a special status.

He further argued that the continental free trade agreement holds bearing to the status of Lagos for its effectiveness.

According to him, “if it is good for Lagos, it certainly will be good for Nigeria because the call for special status for Lagos supersedes native expression but the national character of the State.”

He argued that leaving the State with challenges without special attention would pose problems for the entire country, stressing that the State needed more funds for infrastructure, policing, among several other demands.

A bill to provide more representation for women in government by creating 111 additional electoral seats has scaled second reading on the floor of the House of Representatives.

The Gender and Equal Opportunity Bill codenamed, ‘House 1301’, is being sponsored by Chairperson, House Committee on Aviation, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha.

It is co-sponsored by House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila.

Onyejeocha, while speaking to newsmen in Abuja, yesterday, explained: “If women are given the opportunity for the next four electoral seasons, at the end of that, they will need to vie for electoral seats. It’s not a permanent thing; it is just to give them the leverage, the platform where they will be tested. Since women are clamouring for so much, it is like giving them a chance temporarily, to see how they can perform.”

Onyejeocha said the Speaker’ s emphasis that gender is at the centre of his administration proves he would ensure it takes priority over several issues including youth, the less privileged and handicapped.

“Yesterday, there was a men’s conference where he gave a powerful commitment.

Today, again, he came here himself and gave the same commitment. It goes a long way in providing equal opportunity for women,” she said.

She said a female Presidency is possible in 2023 if politicians and kingmakers give them the opportunity.“ All the people that have become Presidents were supported by people. If the players, the kingmakers decide that a woman should become the next President , then that is it,” she said.

Onyejeocha added: I am not dreaming to become President. There are people dreaming to become president and I am supporting them.”

bukatyne:


This thread is shocking!

Same people clamouring that adulthood starts at 18 are sooooooooo convinced that a 19yr old is not adult enough to care for a baby.

Would it be rough? Yes!

But the guy is ready to face the consequences.

See them supporting abortion as if it would change the fact the girlfriend is/was pregnant.

AuroraB:
My daughter(s) will not put me to shame and disrepute, in Jesus' name; Amen �


Just negodu ☹️���

thatthickgurl:
Can someone please change the topic of the thread to

"What movie (do others find approving) are you watching now"?

Because I don't seem to get why my preference of movies should be a problem.

You like mangoes, I like apples

Should I be beheaded for that?

Abeg miss me with this BS

Kaycee7:
You rate movie. I rate your rating of the movie. Your medulla begin dey shake. Can't take what you dish out.

Ishilove:
Mekaprime?

Ishilove:
How about you fúck off?

Ishilove:


I watched The Suicide Squad yesterday, and unfortunately I was eating beans and yam at the same time. Last last I didn't finish the beans because the gory content looked like the beans I was eating.

Very hilarious and definitely better than the 2016 movie.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) started its weekly activities by throwing more light on the controversial areas of its 2020 audited financial report that placed the corporation on a profit lane.

It will be recalled that on Aug. 26, President Muhammadu Buhari announced a profit after tax of N287billion by the corporation in 2020, the first of its kind in the oil giant’s 44-year history.

This feat which was commended by President Buhari had also won the Group Managing Director of the corporation Malam Mele Kyari-led management accolades from stakeholders and Nigerians from all walks of life.

Kyari however, explains how the corporation’s performance turn out positive at a time the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic affected businesses worldwide?

Also. the Group Executive Director, Finance & Accounts, Mr Umar Ajiya, also shed more light on the development and equally addressed some of the issues raised by those who doubt the veracity of the profit declared by the Corporation.

He said the trend of real openness has begun not only in the NNPC but also in the Nigerian petroleum industry, especially with the signing of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).

He said that during the period under review, the NNPC took some unprecedented steps among which was cost optimisation aimed at refocusing its businesses.

Also, in the week, the Nigerian Gas Marketing Company Limited (NGMC), a subsidiary of NNPC, restated its commitment to the development of its host communities.

Managing Director of the Company, Mr Justin Ezeala, made the commitment at the opening ceremony of the Women Skills Acquisition Program for its host communities in its Northern operations

He said NGMC was committed to developing a robust sustainable relationship with all its host communities and disclosed that the beneficiaries were carefully nominated by executives of their respective communities and would undergo intensive three-week training in catering, tailoring/fashion design, hairdressing and make-up (including pedicure, manicure andgele tying).

He tasked the host communities on the sustenance of the existing peaceful relationship while assuring them of the company’s continued support.

Addressing the beneficiaries, the Lead Consultant, Bernard Emekpe, said the program was a testament to NNPC’s vision of engaging the communities in which it operates.

He advised the beneficiaries to see this as a lifetime opportunity and take control of their destiny.

A representative of the host communities, Otokina Goodluck, and some of the beneficiaries said the program was a life-changing opportunity and promised to make judicious use of it.

The beneficiaries were drawn from Ajaokuta, Geregu, and Aku communities in Kogi State.

Meanwhile, the Republic of Norway has commended the federal government on the successful signing of the Petroleum Industry Act, PIA.

The Norwegian Ambassador to Nigeria, Knut Eiliv Lein gave the commendation during a business visit to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Chief Timipre Sylva in Abuja.

He said they were delighted at the signing of the bill which he said would accelerate development and strengthen the oil and gas industry.

On his part, Chief Sylva said the difference between past efforts and the eventual PIB that was passed by the National Assembly was that all industry stakeholders, including government agencies were carried along.

Still, on the week under review, the GMD was conferred the BusinessDay Energy Executive of the Year Award by Businessday Newspaper Management in recognition of his giant strides in repositioning the oil and gas industry in Nigeria.

Receiving the award in Abuja, Kyari said the trust by President Buhari was the propelling force behind the many achievements recorded in the nation’s oil and gas sector within the last two years.

He described his position and the confidence that he enjoys from the President as a privilege, stressing that he and members of his management team were working hard to justify the trust in the interest of the nation and to the benefit of Nigerians.

He attributed the transformation and recent profit by the Corporation to quality leadership and prudent management of resources, noting that it was part of his efforts towards keeping the trust.

The GMD stated that the Corporation’s courage to publish its 2018 Audited Financial Statement with a huge loss was in line with his management resolve to be transparent and accountable to the public, emphasizing that the success story of ₦287bn profit in the 2020 financials was a result of the determination to do things differently.

The NNPC helmsman, while appreciating the management of BusinessDay Media Limited for the award, declared: “As the biggest company with the largest assets in Africa, NNPC has no reason not to make a profit.”

Earlier in his remarks, the Managing Director of BusinessDay Media Limited, Dr Ogho Okiti, said globally acceptable parameters were adopted in selecting the awardees.

“In addition, our Business Research and Intelligence Unit (BRIU) in conjunction with our Oil and Gas Editorial Team have carefully analysed the data available on each company as well as their work programme recorded with the DPR for the period between 2019 and 2020 to arrive the selection”, he said.

Also speaking at the event, the Father of the Day, HRM King Alfred Papapreye Diete-Spiff, acknowledged the contributions of the oil and gas industry to national development and called for diversification of the economy.

For piloting the Corporation into the post-Petroleum Industry Act era, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has pledged its unalloyed support for the Management of the NNPC.

The Group Chairman, PENGASSAN, Comrade Victor Odor, disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division (GPAD), Garba Deen Muhammad, in his office in Abuja.

Comrade Odor, who said the visit was to felicitate with the Corporation’s spokesman on his appointment, declared that the union would stop at nothing to defend the Corporation’s current position as a profit-making company against those who believe that NNPC could never do well, adding that the NNPC GMD and his management team have done well in repositioning the Corporation and deserved support.

He said the union would focus more on functional conflict management than disruptive conflict management in its constructive engagement with the Management to ensure sustainable growth and profitability for the Corporation.

Responding, the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Garba Deen Muhammad, who appreciated the union leaders for the kind gesture, said the GMD was very passionate about repositioning the Corporation and the entire oil and gas industry.

He assured the union leaders that Management was appreciative of their support and was always ready to work with them to take the Corporation to greater heights.

The Group Chairman of PENGASSAN was accompanied on the visit by the Group Vice Chairman, Comrade Eghosa Aghimien, and Group Secretary of PENGASSAN, Comrade Olugbenga Shokunbi.

Governor Godwin Emefiele of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said the apex bank has discovered that a significant portion of the dollars bought by the BDCs went into illegal arms deals.

He said this, on Friday, while briefing journalists at the end of the September Monetary Policy Committee meeting of the bank.

The MPC retained all key rates, citing economic recovery as an incentive.

Emefiele vowed that the bank will go after those who are accessing dollars illegally.

“Whether it’s Boko Haram, kidnapping and all sorts of nefarious activities, BDCs take our country’s dollar and sell to people to go and buy arms and ammunition to come and hurt us.”

“That’s what people want us to continue to do. We cannot do that any longer. We can’t. If you have any legal, legitimate business you want to conduct, please take your business to a bank, they will sell you forex.

“If the amount you want is even above the limit that is recognised and we find that the reasons you are making this demand is legitimate, your bank will speak to us and we will give you more than what is the limit,” he said.

He told individuals and businesses to always approach the banks for legitimate forex needs.

He also said the CBN will continue the crackdown on those who obtain forex for fraudulent means.

“We go after people who use fake visa and other travel documents to fraudulently procure forex from the commercial banks through EFCC and other anti-graft agencies.”

“The only exchange rate that I recognize today in the Nigerian foreign exchange market which is the dominant market remains the Investors & Exporters window, which is the market that we expect everybody that wishes to procure foreign exchange or somebody who wants to sell foreign exchange, go to your bank, the Investors & Exporters window will attend to you. I’m sorry to say that I do not, and I do not intend to recognise there are any other rates in the market” he said.

BlueMann:
Kante is back. Who drops out tho?

Kiva had been our best plater these past two games, Jorgo had been steady too.

Don't think TT will throw Kante back in anyways. Maybe Jovacic against Spurs, then Saul & Kante against Villa.

thatthickgurl:
Whattttt
I've been scammed So I masturbated to fake acting
I feel foolish now

pu7pl3:
There is no real sex scene in GOT...but some movies have real sex scenes but they are mostly Low budget with unknown actors