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Delta State Governor, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa has called on Christians all over the world to dedicate their lives to serving God.

Igbere TV reports that the governor made the call on Sunday at the dedication of St. John’s Anglican Church in Ibabu, Ndokwa West Local Government Area of the state.

Igbere TV gathered that the church was built by Mr Monday Onyeme, Chairman, Delta State Board of Internal Revenue.

According to the governor in a statement on his social media page, “building for the Lord is the best gift you can give when God blesses you.”

Continuing, Okowa said; “Building physical structures for the Lord is good, but, the greatest gift you can give is what you do in your heart; my prayer is that the prayers said in this place will uplift the people.

“Christians must continue to pray for the state and Nigeria, no matter the challenge, it is not time to grumble, it is time to pray for God to turn things around for our nation; we will continue to do more roads”, he added.

He commended Mr Onyeme for donating such edifice to the Church assuring that his administration will construct a six classroom block for Anglican Grammar School, Obiaruku.

In his sermon, Bishop of Ndokwa Diocese of the Anglican Communion, Rev. David Obiosa, said; “the whole duty of man is to serve the Lord; we are here for the dedication of this church and the vicarage built by Sir Monday Onyeme for a purpose; it is building a place for prayer for the worship of God who made us and has continued to empower us.”

He commended the donors of the church building and urged the people to utilise the church to seek the face of God.

Some of those at the event include Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori and other top government functionaries.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the newly introduced controversial charges on bank deposits was optional.

The CBN also said that charges on withdrawals from banks were optional for individuals and businesses.

Igbere TV reports that the apex bank made the claims on its verified/official Twitter handle Sunday morning.

“Under the cashless policy, please note that the payment of deposit/withdrawal charge is a choice by individuals and businesses”, it said.

“CBN has provided various options to receive and and pay out money above the limits without having to pay any charge”, the statement added.

The CBN, however, refused to disclose the said "option(al)" even when its followers demanded to know.

The Central Bank had recently introduced a controversial 2 per cent charges on deposits and withdrawals above N500,000.

According to the CBN, the new charges, which takes effect from five states, applies on individual and corporate accounts.

The President Muhammadu Buhari led federal government has reiterated its commitment towards reviving all dead refineries in the country by 2022, Igbere TV reports.

Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, gave the assurance when he toured facilities at the Port Harcourt refinery, on Saturday.

Speaking to newsmen on ground, the GMD assured that the nation’s refineries located in Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna would roar to live to refine crude oil in 2022.

According to the NNPC on its Twitter page, “GMD Kyari’s visit to the refinery was part of his strong determination and commitment to ensure that the nation’s refineries deliver real time value and address the petroleum needs of Nigerians.”

It quoted the GMD as saying that, “making the refineries to operate at optimal capacities was a mandate that NNPC group as a corporation would leave no stone unturned to actualize, saying a timely delivery of the asset was a priority.”

“We will stick to time, we will deliver this project by 2022. We will commence actual rehabilitation work in January. We will do everything possible between October and December to close out all necessary conditions for us to deliver on that project.

“I believe that with the support that we have from the shareholders - government of this country, the entire staff of this company and the contractors, I believe it is doable and we will deliver the project”, Kyari added

Nigeria has lost over $1.3 billion worth of crude oil to theft and pipeline vandalism, in the First Quarter of the year, Igbere TV reports.

This was disclosed by Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, at the end of today's National Executive Council (NEC) meeting.

Recall we had reported about the NEC meeting which was presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, with top government functionaries in attendance.

Addressing journalists at the end of the meeting, Obaseki warned that “if the situation is not arrested immediately, losses could be as much as $2.7bn by the end of this year.”

Meanwhile, the National Executive Council (NEC) has voted for the implementation of the recently suspended National Livestock Plan.

Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, who disclosed this during today's NEC meeting, said a budget of N100 billion was proposed for the implementation plan.

He said that the federal government would bear 80 per cent of the N100 billion, while participating states would support with the balance of N20 billion and land for the programme.

The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo led National Economic Council (NEC) has voted for the implementation of the National Livestock (RUGA) settlement plan, Igbere TV reports.

The decision to continue with the controversial programme, our State House correspondent reports, was reached at the monthly NEC meeting which held today, in Abuja, as earlier reported by us.

Igbere TV had earlier reported that Osinbajo presided over the meeting which had the 36 state Governors, Ministers, SGF, CBN Governor, top government functionaries, others in attendance.

Briefing newsmen at the end of the meeting, Chairman of the Farmers/Herders Clash sub-committee and Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, said that NEC proposed a budget of N100 billion for the implementation plan.

He said that the federal government would bear 80 per cent of the N100 billion, while participating states would support with the balance of N20 billion and land for the controversial programme.

Umahi explained that contrary to the widely held belief, the plan was not about cows alone but had three planks, including care for persons displaced by farmers/herders’ crisis and education programmes.

The Governor insisted that states were also free to use any animals of their choice, outside cattle, in implementing the controversial programme.

According to Umahi, the programme remained voluntary and would accommodate only states that expressed participation interest.

Though no date has been fixed for final take off of the programme, Umahi explained that the proposed N100 billion will still be reviewed in the next NEC meeting in October, next month.

The Akwa Ibom State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, on Thursday, upheld the re-election of Governor Udom Emmanuel of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Igbere TV reports.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Nsima Ekere, were challenging the result of the election that returned Emmanuel as Governor for a second term in the March 9, 2019 general election.

But delivering judgement on Thursday, the three-man panel of justices of the Election Tribunal unanimously dismissed their petition, and upheld the re-election of Governor Emmanuel of the PDP.

The Tribunal said the petitioners failed to call witnesses in 8 Local Governments out of the 21 they claimed they won, and therefore, dismissed the petition for lacking in merit and substance.

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the extension of tenure of seven retiring Permanent Secretaries in different Ministries, for a period of one year, Igbere TV reports.

Among those whose tenure were extended include Mr Olusegun Adekunle, the Permanent Secretary in Office of the Secretary to Government of the Federation (OSGF).

Others were, Georgina Ehuriah (Ministry of Interior), Ifeoma I. Anagbogu (Federal Ministry of Women Affairs), Grace Gekpe (Federal Ministry of Information & Culture), Umar M. Bello (Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development), Suleiman Mustapha Lawal (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and Comfort C. Ekaro (Federal Ministry of Water Resources).

The tenure extension was announced in a statement obtained by Igbere TV, which was signed by Willie Bassey, the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

The statement also directed the new Acting Head of Service to “commence the process for the selection of new Permanent Secretaries to replace all retiring Permanent Secretaries.”

Bassey said Buhari’s decision to extend the tenure of the permanent secretaries “is premised on the need to ensure that the new Ministers are properly guided, briefed about their sectors and to ensure that a solid foundation is laid for the delivery on the Presidential Mandate which they jointly signed.

“The Permanent Secretaries will also help the Ministers to manage the process for the preparation of the 2020 Budget in line with the commitment of Government to return to the January-December budget circle and help develop various policies and programmes aimed at lifting 100million Nigerians out of poverty in the next 10 years.”

BobiNick:
This igbere TV is beginning to piss me off the way they always write their news. Very annoying.

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, Sept. 19, approved the appointment of Dr (Mrs) Folasade Yemi-Esan, as the Acting Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Igbere TV reports.

In a statement obtained by Igbere TV, the embattled Head, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, was asked to proceed on indefinite leave to allow conclusion of her ongoing trial by the EFCC.

Until her appointment, Dr (Mrs) Folasade Yemi-Esan was the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Abuja.

Find below, the profile of the new Head of Civil Service, as compiled by Igbere TV News, Abuja.

1. The new Acting Head of Civil Service, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan replaces Mrs Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita, who assumed the position in 2015.

2. Yemi-Esan graduated as best student in Dental Surgery from the University of Ibadan in 1987.

3. Yemi-Esan’s career in the Federal Civil Service began at the Federal Ministry of Health.

4. In 2012, she was appointed Permanent Secretary, Service Policy and Strategy in the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation.

5. Yemi-Esan served as Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Information, before proceeding to the Federal Ministry of Education — retaining same position.

6. The new Acting Head of Civil Service served as Director of Information in the State House (Presidential Villa), Abuja, from 2012 to 2014.

7. Yemi-Esan had also served as Information Attach’e in the Nigeria Information Service Centre, Embassy of Nigeria, Abijdan, Cote d’ Ivoire from 1992 to 1995.

8. She was he Press Attach’e and Head of the Information and Cultural Service Centre, Embassy of Nigeria, Paris, France from 2001 to 2003.

9. Yemi-Esan was the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources, until her appointment as Acting Head of Civil Service on Sept. 18.

Ebuka478:
Wonders. I hope they are caught soon