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oro dirun.

Jesusbabygirl:
Wow, his face is now perfectly clear. God is good and doctors are trying.

And money is good too.
skin grafting f life was conducted there.

MultiChoice, owners of DStv and GOtv, has increased subscription rates by five percent, with effect from May 1, 2017.
This is coming less than two years after Nigerians threatened to boycott MultiChoice Nigeria over 20 percent subscription hike.
Back then, a court ordered the company not to increase the rates pending the determination of a suit filed against it by some lawyers, but MultiChoice waved aside the order.
Under the new price regime, the monthly subscription on DStv premium bouquet, which is N13,980 will be N14,700. Compact Plus DStv subscribers will pay N9,900 as against the current N9,420, while Compact subscribers will no longer pay N6,000 but N6,300.
Family bouquet subscribers will now be charged N3,800 as against the N3,600 they are paying at the moment, while Access bouquet would be N1,900 and not N1,800.
Commercial bouquet, which is currently N1,720, has been adjusted to N1,850.
The new rates for, GOtv Value and GOtv Lite bouquets, are N1,300 and N450, against the current rates of N1,200 and N400.
GOtv Plus subscribers will have to pay N1,900 instead of the current rate of N1,800.
MultiChoice has defended its action, saying the adjustment was made after careful consideration and a review of its business operations.
“We announced last year that we would do everything possible to hold the price barring any extreme factors,” John Ugbe, managing director of Multichoice Nigeria, said in a statement.
“However, all our content is purchased in dollars and although we have done everything possible to hold the prices even with the price of everything else going up, we are now left with no choice but to adjust our subscription prices from May 1.
“Our key priority is to put subscribers’ needs at the heart of everything we do and therefore, in determining the price adjustment, we took into account many factors including, the impact on the customer, current inflation which stands at 19 per cent, programming costs and efficiencies within the company. Please be assured that we have worked really hard to keep this year’s fees manageable.”
Source: https://www.thecable.ng/may-1-dstv-gotv-subscribers-will-pay

thank you very much. indeed it very true and I can attest to it. it even worked for those on your contacts too. weldone ma.

on top how much sef

Two indigenous downstream petroleum firms are involved in a major scandal that could lead to the sack of three officials of Nigeria’s state oil firm, NNPC, PREMIUM TIMES learnt.
The scandal mainly involves Capital Oil, the firm of controversial businessman, Ifeanyi Uba, and NNPC Retail Services, a subsidiary of the NNPC.
Another indigenous firm, MRS, is also partly involved in it, multiple sources told PREMIUM TIMES.
The scandal involves the illegal use of about 130 million litres of petrol imported by the NNPC downstream and stored in the two depots, one belonging to Capital Oil and the other MRS.
Already, an investigation committee set up by the NNPC Retail, a downstream subsidiary of the NNPC, has recommended the sack of three officials, whose actions or inactions may have led to the scandal occurring.
HOW IT STARTED
Sources at the NNPC told PREMIUM TIMES the scandal was revealed due to an ongoing rivalry for profit between various subsidiaries of the NNPC.
Another subsidiary, PPMC, had approached NNPC Retail sometime in January to borrow 30 million litres of petrol, a source said.
The NNPC Retail then directed the PPMC to go to MRS depot in Lagos where the NNPC had stored 40 million litres of petrol.
“By the time PPMC trucks got there, they were told by MRS officials that there was no petrol,” a source at the agency said.
“Rather than PPMC going back to the NNPC retail, they just wrote directly to the GMD (of the NNPC, Maikanti Baru) alleging a possible fraud in the NNPC retail,” another NNPC official said.
Multiple sources at the oil firm said the report by the PPMC may have been fuelled by the ongoing rivalry between the various subsidiaries of the commission.
As part of the reform of the NNPC since the Muhammadu Buhari administration came into office in May 2015, Ibe Kachikwu, the Minister of State for petroleum who was former GMD of the NNPC, has spearheaded a reform to make the various subsidiaries of the NNPC profitable in a sort of semi-autonomous way.
The reform, which has continued since Mr. Baru was appointed the GMD, has led to monthly publication of the financial status of the various subsidiaries.
The NNPC retail is seen as one of the more profitable subsidiaries unlike the PPMC. According to the last official report for December 2016, the NNPC Retail made a profit of N7.479 billion, against PPMC’s loss of N683 million.
THE CAPITAL OIL, MRS ROLE
Following the complaint, Mr. Baru queried the Group Executive Director and Chief Operations Officer who supervises the NNPC Downstream Unit, Henry Ikem-Obi.
Mr. Ikem-Obi then queried the Managing Director of the NNPC Retail, Esther Nnamdi-Ogbue, who set up an investigation committee to find out the true status of all the petrol stored by the firm in private depot.
In its investigations, the committee found that the NNPC had stored 90 million litres of petrol at the Capital Oil depot in Lagos and another 40 million litres at the depot in MRS.
The NNPC Retail pays N2 for each litre of petrol stored in a private depot, sources told PREMIUM TIMES. About N180 million was thus paid to Capital Oil and N80 million paid to MRS for the petrol stored.
However, to the shock of the investigators, both firms had sold all the NNPC petrol privately without seeking permission or informing the NNPC Retail.
“They did not notify us in anyway,” a staff of NNPC Retail said.
According to our sources, MRS Petroleum management admitted it sold the stock in its possession, but explained it was expecting a vessel of petrol and would replace the NNPC petrol immediately its stock arrives.
“That is a standard industry practice in the downstream,” a source who works for another private oil marketer said.
“The only mistake they made was that they did not inform NNPC before selling it.”
For Capital Oil, however, not only did it sell the NNPC petrol without permission or remitting the money, it also has no immediate plans to replace the oil as it is not expecting any vessel.
“This is not the first time Capital Oil will be doing this to us,” an NNPC official told PREMIUM TIMES. “We’ll see what the management will do on this.”
A junior staff who works at the Capital Oil depot in Lagos expressed surprise that the NNPC was not in the know of the sale.
“Everybody here (at the depot) knows we’ve been selling the NNPC petrol. We have not been importing but have been selling. I’m surprised they are raising issues about it now.”
The investigation committee also found that the NNPC official who monitors the petrol stock at the various Lagos depot had since January been raising red flags about Capital Oil selling the petrol, but no action was taken.
“He raised at least two memos indicating what Capital Oil was doing, but the appropriate officials in Abuja did not act,” a source at the NNPC Retail said.
Three officials of the NNPC Retail in Abuja were thus found culpable of inaction and recommended for dismissal by the investigation committee.
A source knowledgeable about the investigations, however, said believed the officials acted out of ignorance or incompetence and not fraud. He said he would have preferred the management caution the affected officials rather than sack them.
The recommendation for dismissal, PREMIUM TIMES learnt, is to be reviewed by an already established disciplinary committee which will then make final recommendations to Mrs. Nnamdi-Ogbue before the NNPC takes a final decision.
OIL FIRMS SPEAK
When PREMIUM TIMES called the Capital Oil chief, Ifeanyi Uba, on Monday, an aide who identified himself as Ugochukwu, picked the call.
After listening to the questions, he promised to get back to PREMIUM TIMES for an explanation. He was yet to do so as at the time of this report.
At the N145 retail price, the 90 million litres of petrol sold by Capital Oil would have fetched the NNPC at least N13 billion.
In his response to a text message on Monday, MRS Petroleum representative, Enock Kanawa, dismissed his company’s involvement in the alleged fraud as untrue.
“The allegation is not true. They (NNPC) have no product any more with us. NNPC have loaded all their products (sic)”, Mr. Kanawa said.
PREMIUM TIMES confirmed that MRS has indeed replaced the 40 million litres which has since been loaded for sale at various stations by the NNPC.
Each of the NNPC subsidiaries do not have their own spokesperson. However, Ndu Ughamadu, who speaks for the whole NNPC, said the management was aware of the allegations and was already doing something about it.
“Management is aware of the allegation and has already directed that it should be investigated. I am not aware of any official recommended for sack as a result of the allegation,” he said.
Mr. Ughamadu added that “The names of the oil marketing firms and the volume of petroleum products involved are part of the investigation. For now, it’s a mere allegation. All the details would be known as soon as investigations are completed. It’s a total packet.”
Source: http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/226156-exclusive-capital-oil-nnpc-officials-fresh-90-million-litres-petrol-scandal.html
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randomperson:
This man is using all the cards available to him to make this scandal go away... Religious, political, emotional blackmail... This is desperation...
Licky Licky pastor

And to even think the said gov is not around at the moment and was even flown out due to health reasons calls for concern as to his Suleiman defence.

Hmm. na wa oo

too many duplication of functions here and there.
which one is go to VIO,FRSC and so on?
this FRSC just want to prove relevance at all cost and before you know it, their only business of checking and inspection of drivers licenses and safety worthiness of your vehicle will now become checking of your vehicle particulars.
I just tire.

abegi, no be for 9ja here

Hopefulman:
Till now I still dey para, this happened in December, December 4th precisely, and I had plans for her birthday which was 8 days away. She still dey beg dey form gf but guy my mind don comot, I will still leave her cos I don't feel desame way anymore, if she's around me sometimes I snap and get angry

baba, trust me. it will never be the same . every of her move, either genuine or otherwise will be suspicious. ur mind no go rest at all because you wil continue to monitor her.
you will always keep finding fault unnecessary . the more you see her, the more your heart boils with rage and hatred. my advise, just allow her waka. the earlier the better for you. trust me,its never gona work no matter how matured you matured you think you are.
am talking out of experience

its a pity.
i watched this same budget defense session yesterday on channels TV and you need to see the expression on fasola's yesterday. budget padding will never stop in this country.

By Henry Umoru & Joseph Erunke.
ABUJA — Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, yesterday, shocked the Senate with the denial of N2 billion allegedly voted for regional housing scheme by the Ministry of Finance.
The money is part of the N64.991 billion budgetary proposals for the housing sector this year.
Speaking, yesterday, in Abuja when he appeared before the Committee on Land, Housing and Urban Development, led by Senator Barnabas Gemade, APC Benue North East, to defend the 2017 budget, Fashola said the Ministry of Finance planted it in the 2017 budgetary profile of the Ministry of Housing as its own initiative, tagged “Regional Housing Scheme.”
He was merely responding to the question raised by chairman of the committee, who requested to know how the ministry came about the regional housing scheme.
Fashola said: “I know as much of it as you do because it is not our initiative.”
Following the denial, Gemade ordered the committee clerk to write the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, to appear before it for explanation on what she knew about the N2 billion allocation which Fashola disowned.
Fashola requested the committee to add N6 billion to the total budget estimate of the ministry as an appropriated vote for payment of the $11.9 million Nigeria was owing Shelter Afrik, a Housing Development and Financing Organisation which has membership in 44 African countries.
He added that as one who currently chairs the governing board of the organization on the slot of Nigeria, indebted nations, as Nigeria, were set to be expelled from the organization by the end of this year if they refused to pay their dues to avoid total collapse of the development organization.
In his presentation, Fashola said other votes in the N64.199 billion 2017 budgetary proposals of the Housing Ministry, aside the questionable N2 billion earmarked for regional housing scheme, were the National Housing Progromme, N41.89 billion; construction, completion and rehabilitation of federal secretariats, N5.379 billion; Zik Mausoleum and Prototype Housing Scheme, N1.325 billion and Projects and Programmes under PPP, N3.367 billion.
Others are Cadastral URD and Lands, N3 billion; URD/Special Projects, N2.140 billion; payment of outstanding local debts, N1.2 billion; and Constituency Outreach Intervention Projects, N1.69 billion etc.
The committee asked the Minister to forward a written request through the Ministries of Finance and Budget and National Planning.
There was, however, disagreement between the two parties when the seemingly moribund status of the Federal Housing Authority, FHA, was raised.
Source : http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/02/fashola-disowns-n2bn-planted-housing-ministry-budget/

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has berated the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state for organizing another stakeholders meeting with Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, a day after the town hall meeting held in Government House.
Governor Wike expressed his displeasure while receiving leaders of the APC from Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local government area led by Chief Ofili Enebeli, who were defecting to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
The Governor said the meeting which was organized by the leaders of the APC in the state was ill-conceived and aimed at further straining the peace in the state.
He also said he felt a level of satisfaction seeing former Governor Rotimi Amaechi return to Government House after allegedly leaving it in shambles.
Governor Nyesom Wike said he would not be deterred from his promise to continue to develop Rivers State.
“Since the Acting President began his tour of the Niger-Delta, this is the first time he will be sleeping in a state. This is the first time he will be passing a night outside his region. What does that tell you. It means Rivers state is safe.
“But you know Satan will never sleep. Lucifer will always stay awake. Anywhere Satan sees light, he will always want to turn it into darkness.
“You are all aware that the Acting President came and held a stakeholders meeting with all of us irrespective of affiliations. Even the Minister of Transportation was there. But as you know, chameleon will always be a chameleon.
“Just because the Acting President decided to stay in Rivers state Lucifer went on rampage. I had no problem with the fact that Prof. Osinbajo wanted to hold a meeting with his party member. They are all members of APC but I was surprised that a meeting they tagged APC stakeholders meeting turned out to be something else.
“They left what they gathered for and started making demands for the people of Rivers state. Who sent them?
“If I were them, they should go for psychiatric test. I have never been treated by a psychiatrist. I don’t even have one as my Doctor but when your personal Doctor is a psychiatrist, then you should know there is a problem.
“I don’t want to talk about what his boys (Dakuku Peterside and Magnus Abe) were saying but I was happy for one thing. I was happy that the Minister of Transportation could not believe his eyes when he came into Government House. It was like a paradise. When he came to the Presidential lodge, he couldn’t believe it.
“Remember this was a man who said over his dead body will I become a Governor but he entered my car, my 7 BMW series with the acting president.
Chairman of the PDP in Rivers State, Felix Obuah assured the new defectors of equal rights in the party.
Source :http://dailypost.ng/2017/02/15/amaechi-lucifer-psychiatric-patient-wike-reacts-apc-meeting-osinbajo/

nice job by our police and i also think thats the way to go.
there should be a level of sanity and discipline in our society. he may not be arrested as the publication reads but can be called to order.

emerged01:
The article is saying we can achieve atleast 8000mw if there is enough gas supply to the plants but people will not read it before shouting minister of darkness.

seriously you get sense. wish i can send you airtime because of what you just said.
respect! !

that child is already a US citizen upon arrival. all this celebrities sef!! God dey.

no p. they can go ahead and worship it.

a doctor and graduate of ABU Zaria. he should just jejely continue his practice.

all these ones na omo ita

BBM has this feature but if this upgrade on whatsapp is successful, it means BBM don finish be that.

am watching it live and the crowd here looks impressive but i still cant fathom why the celebrities were absent?

herzern:
And does that warrant a Nairaland thread..??

Kids!

pls epp me ask him.

warri again?
this is the 4th incident a car reported stolen on this forum.
Na only God go help una for that warri because this yeltide season dey always hot for there.

abeg make una leave story and stop all this 'he is too matured for this' shit. besides, is it on record that he is married ni? cant omo boi enjoy his life as a bachelor?

MChaze25:
If simple IQ tests isn't important, then why not dash beauty queens without brains the crown for free?
As a guy I knew I have been tested too and I knew the times I failed and moved on but smarter

spot on bro.i love this

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God bless us all.

meaning PMB own small pass this nau.

hmm.
shes already famous and internationally recognised afterall. this are the type of rubbish they will most def recognise and adore.

it was a terrible scene this morning because i also experienced it . commuters were stranded trying to get the blue bus to the island.