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An Aviation Security official at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, said on Monday that new security measures had been introduced at the airport.

Retired Col. James Oladipo, the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Chief Security Officer at the airport, made the development known in Abuja during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

He said the new security measures taken by FAAN included the gathering of data for the identification of workers at the airport, introduction of a new gate pass and ban on motorcycles.

Oladipo said other measures were the total eradication of touts and hawkers as well as the screening of passengers and airport users at the gate before entry.

``One of the measures carried out was to eradicate touts and hawkers completely through our `Operation Flush Out the Touts’ that was carried out in collaboration with the police.

``Another one we have succeeded in is that all the parking lots at the airport have been designated and traffic flow has greatly improved; we have introduced a new gate pass to control the influx of people to the airport.

``We have equally ensured that all airport workers, including concessioners, car hire dealers, shop owners, airline staff, government agencies’ staff and all others are captured in the on-going identification process,’’ Oladipo said.

He said the aviation security and other security agencies, such as the army, police, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps and Federal Road Safety Corps, to ensure improved security at the airport.

Oladipo also said that sniffer dogs operated three times a week to check likely security threats at the airport, especially around the perimeter fence.

Oladipo said between January and March, 71 persons were arrested for touting and hawking, in addition to six motorcycles.

He said there was a report of car theft during the period.

``The car theft occurred at 9 a.m. and the owner of the car did not report it until about 4 p.m. Our investigation revealed that the car doors were left open while the owner was out of the car,’’ he said.

NAN learnt that although the activities of touts and hawkers have reduced at the airport, the hawkers have devised new strategies to carry out their businesses.

Malam Idris Danladi, a hawker of dried meat, called Kilishi, at the airport, said hawkers usually held polythene bags to indicate that they sold the product.

``People like to buy Kilishi from me but there is no provision for poor people like me to sell. Once we wave this polythene bag at customers, they will beckon on us and we will bring the amount they need to their car or close to their bag.

``This is what I depend on to feed my family and train my children, I want to raise my children and pray that they will enter the plane in future,’’ Danladi said. (NAN)

http://www.leadership.ng/nga/articles/49759/2013/03/11/abuja_airport_introduces_new_security_measures_security_officer.html

The Lagos State Government has made a passionate appeal to residents of the state living in flood-prone areas to vacate their homes as heavier rains with thunderstorms have been predicted to occur in this state this year.

Lagos Commissioner for the Environment, Mr. Tunji Bello warned residents in wetlands and flood-prone areas, such as Agiliti, Owode Onirin, Ajegunle, Aboru, Badiya, Arowojobe in Maryland, Elede, Iwaya, parts of Ketu, some areas in Ikorodu, some parts of Eti Osa, among others to relocate to avoid heavy rains which may affect them adversely.

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NIMET, has predicted massive thunderstorms, with 275 days of intense rainfall for Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria this year.

Speaking in Lagos at the weekend, Bello said NIMET had predicted heavier rains in for Lagos State than last year’s and that government was adopting proactive measures to mitigate the impact of flood.

According to Bello, residents in flood-prone areas must relocate in order to avert disasters as the rains, definitely would be very heavy.

“It has been predicted that rainfall will commence in Lagos between the first and second week in March, with a margin of error of three days, as probable onset dates for year 2013 rainy season. This prediction is being further confirmed with the rains which has come in torrents on Saturday/Sunday 1-2 March, 2013 as well as 4 Monday, 2013 respectively.

“It has also been predicted that the end of season for year 2013 rainfall is 17 December, 2013, with a margin error of four days, which is between 13 and 21 December, 2013 as probable days.

“From the year 2013 seasonal rainfall predictions, Lagos State shall experience a rainy season of about 249-275 days with intermittent stoppage in February and August. The magnitude of Lagos seasonal rainfall prediction for this year is that Lagos will experience heavy rainfall of high intensity, with thunderstorms just like last year,” Bello added.

According to him, Lagos is expected to record 1,722mm with marginal error of between 21 and 179mm, adding that thunderstorms had also been predicted to occur during the rainy period of June, July, August, September and October.

He appealed to residents to desist from acts that could lead to flooding, such as indiscriminate dumping of refuse in unauthorised places like drains and canals as well as evacuate all silted drains around their homes and premises.

“Illegal building of structures on drainage alignments, road setbacks and verges remains prohibited. We should not patronise cart pushers who will end up dumping the waste inside canals,” he stated.

The commissioner added that Lagosians should report cases of drainage blockages, dumping of waste into canals and other unauthorized places to government’s residents’ engineers in their domains.

http://pmnewsnigeria.com/2013/03/11/vacate-your-homes-now-lagos-warns-residents-of-flood-prone-areas/

Beaf!:
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Where is the source of this lie?

cnt u deduce that frm the man's speech? is dat not enof source?

[b]LAST WEEK I SAID IT HERE THAT THEY SHOULD JUST DISBAND THIS NIGERIAN POLICE COS THEY LACK WOT IT TAKES TO POLICE DESPITE ALL FUNDS CHANNELED IN THAT DIRECTION, IT BEATS ME, SERIOUSLY. IF AT THE TOP LEVEL, THEY CAN'T CARRY OUT A SIMPLE TASK LIKE INVESTIGATION WHICH IS ONE OF THEIR STATUTORY FUNCTIONS, THEN ITS A SHAME...WOT WILL THE JUNIOR OFFICERS DO, IT THEREBY MEANS WE WILL BE HAVING ALOT OF COCK AND BULL STORIES EMANATING FROM INVESTIGATION REPORTS AND SUBSEQUENT REOMMENDATION FOR PROMOTION AND INCREASE OF ALLOWANCES...MTCWWWWWW, RUBBISH...URGENT STEPS NEED TO BE TAKEN TO CORRECT THE INADEQUACIES OF THE POLICE, IF NOT SO..CASALA GO BUST O

THANK GOD THIS IS COMING FROM A POLICE MAN, SO IF I CALL THE NUMBER NOW, WILL IT BRING BACK THE LIFES OF THOSE WHO MAY HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF CARELESS INVESTIGATION? WILL IT PUT AWAY THE SHAME OF THOSE THEY PUBLICLY PARADED DUE TO INCONCLUSIVE INVESTIGATIONS? I DNT THINK SO..

IT WAS A SHAME WHEN THE DIG THAT HANDLED OYERINDE'S CASE WENT TO THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CONTRADICTED HIMSELF BY HIMSELF, THATS A VERY SENIOR OFFICER O, HE SAID THE WAS A LINK BETWEEN THE KILLERS OF OYERINDE AND THE INNOCENT MAN, UGOLOR, WHICH THEY PARADED..WHEN ASKED TO SHOW THE LINK FROM THE CALL LOGS HE MENTIONED....HE WAS LOST IN HIS OWN WORDS, ONLY TO SAY THERE WAS NO NEXUS JUST THAT INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING...CAN U IMAGINE? INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING WHEN U HAVE CHARGE UGOLOR TO COURT, WOT IF THE CASE WASNT ADJOURNED? THAT MAN WOULD HAVE BEEN HUNG,SMH...THANK GOD FOR THE OTHER SECURITY AGENCY, THE SS THAT HAD A FULL GRIB ON WOT WAS HAPPENING, MEHN I RESPECT THESE GUYS DIE, IF NOT FOR THEM THAT CAME TO THE RESCUE, POLICE HAD ALREADY FLOPPED...SO U SEE WOT I AM SAYING...I BELIEVE THE PRESIDENCY SHUD JUST GIVE ALL THIS TIRED MEN MASS RETIREMENT WHILE CONTINUOS TRAINING SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED TO THE THE ONES LEFT, BY SO DOING, THE FORCE WILL IMPROVE TO SERVE BETTER..[/b]

Nigerians just know how to make a mountain from a negligible piece...that APC has registered or officially told INEC of their interest, is dat a prob? does it matter which of the APC it is? all wot we shud be concern with now is the credebility of whoeva emerges as the president in 2015...probably som pple r just concerned becos it isnt de Buharis, tinubus and elrufais that submitted the appliction...is de any law dat states dat APC Should only be used by these set of people?afterall i learnt they were stl fighting over logo, flag and funding, de shud take some time to tidy their house before coming out cos i know that particular merging is a merging of interests, when the chips are down, all will be brought to fore, letz just wait and see...meanwhile any body can decide to use APC not necessarily thoes that make plenty noise in the media.

U neva can tell, dis cud be their own way of celebrating and showing their happiness ovA GEJ's visit...explosives hav become part of them

This will serve as a deterent to other corrupt office holders,and I believe such moves will help curb corruption in the system....GEJ abeg we need more sacking abeg...shine ur tourch light towards de Police too abeg

Mr. Maina had been declared wanted by the police.
The embattled chairman of the pension reform task force, Abdulrasheed Maina, has been removed from his position at the pension office.
Mr. Maina was Director at the Customs, Immigrations, and Prisons Pension Office.
The Federal Government has also appointed Olabisi Jaji as Mr. Maina’s replacement.
The National Assembly had ordered Mr. Maina’s sack by the government, and his arrest by the police. The police have since declared him wanted.
Details later

http://premiumtimesng.com/news/123742-breaking-news-jonathan-removes-fugitive-pension-boss-maina-appoints-replacement.html

i believe itz quite commendable, kudos to security agencies..

Demdem: NTA - Rubbish.

@demdem u want it on cnn or aljazeera? , NTA is naija's, regardless of their programs which i know u dnt like, i dnt either

i see the embolden...de shud just disband them, there are of no use

The Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said that the gross federally collectible revenue in 2013 budget was projected at N11.34 trillion.

Okonjo-Iweala made this known at a press briefing on the breakdown of the 2013 Budget, on Thursday in Abuja.

She said, “The gross federally collectible revenue is projected at N11.34 trillion, of which the total revenue available for the Federal Government’s Budget is forecast at N4.1 trillion.”

This she said represented an increase of 15 per cent over the estimate for 2012.

According to the minister, the projection is based on oil production of 2.53 million barrels per day compared to 2.48 million barrels per day in 2012.

“Benchmark oil price of 79 dollars per barrel, up from 72 dollars per barrel in 2012, Projected real GDP growth rate of 6.5 per cent and average exchange rate of N160 per dollar,’’ she said.

The minister said that the non-oil sector was expected to sustain the 2013 budget.

She commended the Federal Inland Revenue Services for attaining 20 per cent growth in non-oil tax revenue between 2007 and 2012.

On the expenditure provision, she said that budget made provision for an aggregate expenditure of N4.987 trillion.

This she said represented a modest increase of 6.2 per cent over the N4.697 trillion appropriated in 2012.

“This is made up of N387.97 billion for statutory transfers; N591.76 billion for debt service; N2.38 trillion for recurrent (non-debt) expenditure.

“Of which N1.717 trillion is the provision for personnel cost, while overhead cost is projected at N208.9 billion.

“And a total of N1.62 trillion has been provisioned for capital expenditure,’’ she said.

The minister added that an additional N273.5 billion had been provisioned for the subsidy reinvestment (SURE-P) programme.

Okonjo-Iweala said that with the development, the fiscal deficit was projected to improve to about 1.85 per cent of GDP in the 2013 Budget when compared with the 2.85 per cent in 2012.

She said that N497 billion was marked out for critical infrastructure such as power, works, transport, and aviation.

The minister said that another N705 billion was set aside for human capital development under education, water, agriculture and health sector

“We also allocated over N950 billion for national security purposes, comprised of [size=15pt]N320 billion for the police, [/size]and N364 billion for the Armed Forces, N115 billion for the Office of the NSA, and N154 billion for the Ministry of the Interior.

“For 2013, the SURE-P programme has a projected allocation of N180 billion, augmented by the 2012 unspent balances of N93.5 billion.

“This amount will be used to make further progress in the provision of social safety net schemes, maternal and child healthcare, youth development and vocational training for Nigerians,’’ she said.

Okonjo-Iweala said that budget had key priorities, which included the reduction in cost of governance, and debt management.

Others are infrastructure investments, job creation and the development of the manufacturing sector.

She said that the recurrent spending in total expenditure had reduced from 74.4 per cent in 2011 to 67.5 per cent in 2013 while capital spending increased from 25.6 per cent in 2011 to 32.5 per cent in 2013.

The minister said that N100 billion was saved for 2013 budget from the implementation of IPPIS.

On debt management, she said that N75 billion of maturing debt obligation payment was made last week and N25 billion had been set aside in a sinking fund to be used for retirement of maturing debt obligations in the future.

The minister said that government had reduced annual domestic borrowing to finance the budget deficit from N852 billion in 2011, to N744 in 2012, and now to N577 billion in 2013.

She said, “We are also making concerted efforts to defray the debts of our foreign missions.

“We have made a provision of N13 billion in the 2013 budget to help clear accumulated debts as at the cut-off date of June 2012.”

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/03/2013-budget-we-allocated-over-n950bn-for-national-security-purposes-o-okonjo-iweala/

teskyg: Sultan is also a Member and will benefit from Amnesty.

U dnt point accusing finger on somone like dat without any evidence...so i wudnt subscribe to dis sch of tot

Will dat bring an end to de menace? Which of the factions will accept the dialogue, cos it appears factions has emerge...but CAN should be more diplomatic, not just outrightly discarding wot de sultan said, and the sultan should start by identifying and talking with these BH guys first

The Nigerian Christian association disagreed with the Islamic leader on Boko Haram.
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, on Wednesday rejected the suggestion by the Sultan of Sokoto,  Sa’ad Abubakar, that members of the Boko Haram sect be offered amnesty.
This is contained in a statement issued and signed in Abuja by the CAN General Secretary, Musa Asake.
The association said it wondered the kind of amnesty proposed by the monarch and advised the Federal Government to reject such suggestion.
It, however, welcomed the idea of a stakeholders’ meeting to genuinely discuss the issues that concern the development of the country.
“We wonder the kind of amnesty contemplated by the Sultan, this is why we are puzzled.
“We therefore say categorically that we reject any offer of amnesty for members of the Boko Haram sect.
“We ask government to do same. One group of people cannot continue to pay the price for one Nigeria. We must sit together as brothers and discuss issues,’’ the statement added.
It stated that the reasons given by the Sultan for the offer of amnesty was not tenable and should not be accepted.
The association argued that the sect had not clearly stated its grievance with government or other elements of the state and hence was not qualified to be offered amnesty.
“We wonder what the Sultan meant by injustice in relation to the activities of the Boko Haram sect when members of the group are a bunch of fundamentalists who have killed, maimed, deformed Christians”, the statement read.
It said that for the talk about amnesty to hold water, the militant group must first of all renounce their extreme ideology and embrace the cease fire plan.
CAN added that President Goodluck Jonathan should first of all give the sect members a deadline within which they should organise a cease fire before any talk about amnesty would be considered.
The Sultan of Sokoto had called on government to offer total amnesty to members of the sect as part of the search for peace and security in the north.

http://premiumtimesng.com/news/123403-boko-haram-can-disagrees-with-sultan-over-amnesty-plea.html

greateros: [size=16pt]GOD DAMAGE YA ANUS THERE! NA CODEWIT.COM U DEY QUOTE AS RELIABLE SOURCE! stupid pdp paid lappy! na hunga go soon finish you after 2015! beta go learn handwork now idiot!

i gave u the first source (dailytrust) that published the news and you are giving us one useless bloger as your source! u r citing google that gives you result based on what is online! did u not see this your post on the list of search result? muntula![/size]

U b heavy oko oko, u tread in the path of foolishness...was it today dat google knew dat he is a Kaduna state CPC lawmaker? Abaki like u, u no wan get sense...Dei Dei is a popular CPC member and everybody knows dat even google,ok? i no say u de enjoy frm CPC largese,Oloku...

greateros: [size=28pt]Goat na so u go de lie!

show the source of your lies! Even the main paper that carried the news never mentioned the party the dis-honorable politician is from!

http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/index.php/news-news/51925-soldiers-find-rifles-bomb-making-items-in-kaduna-politician-s-house

meanwhile the idiotic politician is a PDP stalwart! everybody knows him as a PDP rabble-rouser in Kaduna!

NA SO UNA GO DE SPREAD FALSE INFORMATION![/size]

U r a bigger goat, u lack d'tendency to read, pry and poke
http://www.codewit.com/nigeria-news/6058-nigeria-weapons-bomb-making-devices-found-in-cpc-legislators-home

Even if u google Hussein dei dei, google will tell u he is a CPC lawmaker in kaduna state...ishie ewu

I'm not surprise at all, CPC have always displayed high level of love for violence right frm the period of electioneering and even after elections.they covertly give arms to all this criminal BH boys to press home their quest for power by all means. De saying goes- 99 days for the thief and one day for the owner, their attrocities is catching up on them, and soon all this will be a thing of the pass...kudos Nig Army

i'm not surprise, i knew it will only take a little time, all those behind Nigeria's security challenges and likes will be expose, as it has started already...yesterday thier leader was saying all sorts of rubbish in london, he didnt mention that his party was also involve in arms distribution...rubbish...i just hope the culprit will be brought to face the wrath of the law.

WHEN THE DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT POLICING IS ALL ABOUT...WHEN THE TOP LACKS CORDINATION, WOT HAPPENS TO THE SURBORDINATES...NA GOD HAND WE DEY O

lacasa: Remove PDP from the Helms of affairs anϑ BokoHaram will disappear

Shikenan!

so is pdp the prob? if cpc or ac takes ova, the will be no bokoharam...okkkkkk i seeeeee...invariably means that, boko haram are dancing to a tune played by some drummers somwehere...

the must be something fishy here that this house members are trying to achieve, cos i dnt no when the plight of nigerians suddenly began to get sentiments and concerns from them...probably the r looking at it frm their own point of view, for prompt payment of the salaries and allowances cos i remember they were complaining one certain time abt non payment of ur entitlements. they always stand to gain frm every bill initiated, greedy, selfish people.

.Garri (x7):
God Bless Fashola, Oshiomole and all the other APC Governors for showing Mr. President how to be a President..

the President is a smart man , he told his boys to go check out the place before he goes, that's exactly wot happened...now he goes like a KING which he is...go break a nail if e pain u...make una allow de man jooorrrr.

they prefer playing and galivanting, while gaining financially on side...this is really a wrong timing for this games..it wud have been even beter if they were working tirelessly, one wud hav seen reasons for them to relax thier mind, but the r not doing anything, instead de r just looking for shortcuts to do their jobs...the fg needs to re-orientate dis folks before the become more deplorable as de r now

ALL FOR POLITICAL GAINS...IF BUHARI DNT HAVE ANY BETTER THING TO SAY, HE SHOULD JUST KEEP SHUT, AFTERALL HE IS PART OF THE LEADERSHIP THAT HAS KEPT NIGERIA WHERE WE ARE, WHAT NIGERIA NEEDS NOW IS SOLUTION TO OUR CURRENT SITUATION NOT JUST POLITICAL CAMPAIGN AND BLAME GAME...THIS GUYS (FOREIGNERS) WILL NEVER AND CAN NEVER GO TO ANY COUNTRY AND SAY BAD ABOUT THIER COUNTRY, I CAN IMAGINE HOW THOSE PALIAMENTARIANS WOULD BE LOOKING AT BUHARI, THEY WILL JUST KNOW THIS MAN CAN GO TO ANY EXTENT TO GET WHAT HE WANTS, SO HE CAN BE USED..HIGH LEVEL OF SELFISHNESS...HOW CAN CAN HE SAY THAT THE CONDITION IN NIG IS SO BAD, YET HE CAN TAKE A FLIGHT TO LONDON WITHOUT ANY HITCHES, YET NIG IS THE NEXT INVESTORS DESTINATION, YET THE 43RD RICHEST MAN IS A NIGERIAN, YET WE ARE STILL FEEDING @LEAST TWICE A DAY, HABA BUHARI, WE DON'T WANT YOU TO RULE AGAIN, YOUR TIME HAS PAST, EVEN ELRUFAI SAID IT, JUST GO AND REST IN YOUR VILLAGE.

then give us jobs, make policies to prove that it isnt a problem, stop all this political statement.

THEY CAN'T BECAUSE IT WILL FURTHER EXPOSE THEIR INCOMPETENCE, INEFFICIENCY AND UNPROFESSIONAL ROLE THEY MUST HAVE SUCCEEDED TO HIDE IN THE PAST, THIS CASE HAS BROUGHT ALL TO FORE, IT'S REALLY SHAMEFUL.. I HAD TO WRITE IN CAPITAL LETTERS TO SHOW HOW INFURIATED AND DISSAPOINTED I AM WITH NIGERIAN POLICE, MOST IF NOT ALL DON'T DESERVE TO BE CALLED POLICE OFFICERS. I FOLLOWED THIS OYERINDE'S CASE SERIOUSLY, RIGHT FROM WHEN THE GOV PETITIONED THE PRESIDENT, AND THE PRESIDENT WENT AHEAD TO CHARGE THE POLICE AND SSS TO UNRAVEL THE KILLERS. UNFORTUNATELY FOR THE POLICE, LIKE THE USUALLY DO, LUCK RAN OUT ON THEM, WHILE THE PARADED SUSPECTS THEY HAD ALREADY DETAINED IN THEIR CELLS, INCLUDINGS ARMS AND AMMUNITION THAT WAS RECORDED IN THEIR ENTRY BOOK EVEN BEFORE OYERINDE WAS KILLED, AND ACCUSING INNOCENT OGBOLO, THE SSS WERE PAINSTAKINGLY TRYING TO GET THE MAIN PERPETRATORS WHICH THE FINALLY DID. IT JUST SHOWS HOW LAZY THE POLICE ARE, THAT MEANS, THEY CANT BE TRUSTED, ONLY GOD KNOWS HOW MANY INNOCENT CITIZENS HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF THEIR INIMICAL ACT..ITS JUST A PITY THAT NOW THAT THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO BE ONTOP OF THEIR GAME, THEY ARE STIL CRAWLING BEHIND..THAT IS WHY THE MILITARY HAS BEEN CO OPTED TO HELP..SMH.
MEANWHILE, I LEARNT NASS ASKED THEM TO FIND THE KILLERS OF THE LATE COMPOL OF KWARA CHAI! *hands on my head* ...HOW, WHY? THIS WILL CAUSE ALOT OF INNOCENT PPLE'S HEAD O, ALREADY I HEARD THEY HAVE ARRESTED ALL YOUTHS IN THE COMMUNITY, Chineke!...I PITY THOSE INNOCENT ONES SHA...IF I HAD MY WAY, THOUGH COMMON MAN VOICE NO DEY MAKE SENSE FOR NAIJA, I WUD HAV SUGGESTED THAT THE SSS SHOULD HELP IN TRAINING THIS RASCALS CALLED POLICE, MAYB IT WILL HELP SALVAGE THE SITUATION.

HAH: This guys are not terrorist but are obviously working for the iranian intelligence agency they same way we have so many CIA and mossad agents everywhere.

Infact most countries do have intelligence agencies that gather infomation for them in foreign countries mostly locals are recruited to aid in that. In Nigeria we have the NIA who are mostly in foreign land gathering infomation, I personally know of somebody planted by NIA in a foreign land as a clergy.

Nigerias problem is not iran but salafis who are funded by saudi arabia but because saudi is a major US ally they are untoucheable,

The SSS should please stay clear of international politics and focus on our domestic threats.

u spoke well, i was almost carried away not until i read ur last line...where de spies caught outside de country? or inside...as far as i no, the FBI handles internal security affairs while the CIA handles external and i believe the same goes for the NIA and SSS, de handle external and internal security issues respectively...if such a crime shud happen in Nig, and the SSS which i belive r charge to trace and arrest any spy network in Nig amongst other duties like the FBI does, were able to unravel this link, dnt u think the r focusing on their duties, or it is only boko haram dat is Nig's threat?c'mon na, dis guys tried and deserve some commendation, unless u intend to join the 'international politics'.