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PORT HARCOURT

Corpus Christi Cathedral to St Mary's Catholic Church, Aggrey Road

10:00AM
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mogbeyiteren:
Sapele is from St. Patrick by Yoruba Road at 10 am

OKKO:
BAYELSA

From St. Mathias Parish Amarata, Yenagoa to Government House Gate and back.

Time: 10am

Ishilove:
Elepon?

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Ebola won’t stop Eagles/DRC Leopard friendly ―Minister

May 21, 2018
Leon Usigbe - Abuja

THE reported outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will not stop the scheduled international football friendly between the country’s national team, the Leopards and the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Minister of Youth and Sport, Solomon Dalung, has asserted.


Speaking in Abuja to State House correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, he assured that members of the visiting team will be screened before departure from their country to be sure that they pose no risk.

He said Congolese delegation will arrive in a chartered flight and will again be screened in Nigeria on their arrival.

The minister said he had interfaced with the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization and they had agreed on the measures to take.

He said: “Nigeria is going to play the friendly with DRC. I have discussed with the Federal Ministry of Health with the World Health Organization. We have reviewed the situation and received adequate information about it.

“So, we have agreed on major approaches. One, the DRC team is coming through a chartered flight and those coming for the match will be using that chartered flight and they would have been screened from the DRC and they will be screened here in Nigeria.

“There is going to be no other person that is going to be admitted using any other means of transportation for the match.

“We also discovered that the Ebola outbreak is limited to a particular place and it has not escalated. So, we wouldn’t want to run the risk of setting a precedent which we will later be a victim.

“Based on that, we only introduced strict policies to ensure that the match takes place and the match will take place.”


The friendly match between the Super Eagles and Leopards has been scheduled to take place at Adokie Amasiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt on May 28.

FERNANDO TORRES, JAN OBLAK AND GABI HEADLINE ATLETICO MADRID SQUAD FOR NIGERIA FRIENDLY

Fernando Torres, Jan Oblak and Thomas Partey are in Atletico Madrid’s squad for Tuesday’s hybrid friendly with Nigeria in Uyo.

Torres got a brace on his final Atletico LaLiga appearance as they were held at home to a 2-2 draw by Eibar on Sunday.

Ghana international Partey who played a key role in Los Rojiblancos’s Europa League triumph is also selected in the 20-man squad to feature in GOtv MAX Cup billed for the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium.

Diego Simeone’s men are expected in the Akwa Ibom state capital on Monday evening.

ATLETICO MADRID SQUAD IN FULL

Goalkeepers: Jan Oblak, Axel Werner

Defenders: JuanFran, Sergio Gonzalez, Francisco Montero, Rafael Munoz, Andres Solano

Midfielders: Gabi Fernandez , Angel Correa, Victor ‘Vitolo’ Perez, Thomas Partey, Roberto Olabe, Juan Aguero Nunez, Antonio Moya, Mikel Carro, Joaqiun Munoz, Jot

Strikers: Fernando Torres, Kevin Gameiro, Borja Garces

Ishilove:
M

ELECTRIC POWER SECTOR REFORM ACT (AMENDMENT) BILL 2018

A BILL FOR AN ACT TO AMEND THE ELECTRIC POWER SECTOR REFORMS ACT TO PROHIBIT AND CRIMINALISE ESTIMATED BILLING BY ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES AND PROVIDE FOR COMPULSORY INSTALLATION OF PRE-PAID METERS TO ALL POWER CONSUMERS IN NIGERIA AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS

April 18, 2018

SPONSORED BY HON. FEMI GBAJABIAMILA.

COMMENCEMENT

ENACTED BY THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AS FOLLOWS:


The Electric Power Sector Reform Act (herein referred to as “The Principal Act”) is hereby amended as set out hereunder.

Section 35 (2) of the Principal Act is amended by inserting immediately after the word “term” the phrase “except reappointed under sub section 4 of this section”.

Section 67 sub section 1 of the Principal Act is amended by deleting the entire paragraph (b) and replacing same with a new paragraph (b) as follows:

“the installations, maintenance and checking of pre-paid meters, tariff methodology and proscription of estimated billings”.

The Principal Act is amended by creating new sections 68 to 72 as follows:

68 -(1) Estimated billing methodology is hereby prohibited in Nigeria.

– (2) Every electricity consumer in Nigeria shall apply to the Electricity Distribution Company carrying out business within his jurisdiction for a pre-paid meter and such consumer shall pay the regulated fee for pre-paid meter to be installed in his premises and the Electricity Distribution Company shall within 30 days of receiving the application and payment install the pre-paid meter applied for in the premises of the consumer.


-(3) Customers who elect to buy their pre-paid meters through Credit Advancement Metering Implementation must state it in their applications and such customers must be metered within 30 days of the receipt of their applications.


-(4) All electricity charges or billings to the premises of every consumer shall be based strictly on pre-paid metering and no consumer shall be made to pay any bill without a pre-paid meter first being installed at the premises of the consumer.


-(5) If a Customer is not metered within 30 days after application has been duly made, the relevant electricity distribution company is prohibited from refusing to connect the customer or disconnect the customer in the event that the customer has been connected or estimate his bills


S. 69. Upon connection, the Electricity Distribution Company serving the Consumer must inform the customer in writing on the nature of the meter installed, tariff methodology and all other services available to the customer.


70. In giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the National Electricity Regulatory Commission as the Regulatory body must ensure that all licensed Distribution Companies comply with the provisions of this Act.


71. All cases of illegal disconnection, refusal of the relevant Distribution Company to connect a customer after application, un-metering within 30 (thirty) days of a customer applying for a pre-paid meter and estimated billing shall attract both civil and criminal liability.

and any officer found guilty shall be liable to a fine of N500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira) or imprisonment for a term of 6 months or to both such fine and imprisonment as the Court may deem fit.

Section 94 sub section (2)of the Principal Act is amended by creating a new sub-section (4) as follows:

“any person who performs any act or does anything or refuses, fails and/or neglected to carry out his lawful duties with intention to contravene or frustrate the Implementation of sections 68 and71 of this Act is said to have committed an offence; and upon conviction shall be liable to 6 (six) months imprisonment or a fine of N1, 000,000, (One Million Naira) or to both such fine and imprisonment without prejudice to the right of the Commission to cancel or suspend any license under this Act”.


This Bill may be cited as the Electric Power Sector Reform Act (Amendment) Bill, 2018.


EXPLANATORY NOTES

This Bill seeks to amend the Electric Power Sector Reform Act to prohibit and criminalize estimated billings by distribution Licensee and other related matters.

akmaldini:
naptuz please do you remember this old school song

it goes this way,can't remember the song very well

let the children calling,see the children crying

nna mo,iya mi ooo

I think is Christy igbokwe,can't remember....


please remind me....