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AD agent caught inducing voters with money at Units 16,17 & 18, Ward 7, Ondo West LGA.. The DSS has arrested him

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The Kebbi State Executive Arm of Government has expressed willingness and commitment to enhance good working relationship with the legislature for rapid development of the State.

This is contained in a press statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Abubakar Mu’azu Dakingari.
Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu affirmed this while presenting 25 brand new saloon cars to the members of State House of Assembly at the Government House, in Birnin Kebbi.

Senator Atiku Bagudu commended the leadership and members of the House for their understanding and identifying with aspirations of the Executive Arm to formulating laws designed to uplift the living condition of the people.

He acknowledged that since assuming power the House has been active in operating jointly with the administration in harmony.
The Governor told the members that the presentation of the vehicles would assist them in carrying out their constituency responsibilities especially oversight functions.

In his response the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Sama’ila Abdulmuminu Kamba expressed happiness about the presentation of the Saloon cars and assured the Governor of full support and encouragement for a better working relationship between the two arm of Government.

The Speaker, said the House was in full support of all government policies and programmes towards delivering the dividend of democracy to all nocks and crannies of the State.

He commended the Governor for making approvals of all requests presented by the Assembly which has facilitated the synergy between the Legislature and the Government.

Earlier, the Secretary to the State Government, Babale Umar Yauri said the State Government decided to purchase the new vehicles for the members to enhance projects and constituency monitoring.

The SSG and the 25 vehicles were purchased at the cost of two hundred and fourty nine million (N249 Million) for all members including comprehensive insurance. Each HYUNDAI brand of the Saloon cars was given to each member of the House.
The presentation was performed by Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, who drove one of the vehicles with the speaker as the passenger in a Jolly ride.

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Top Sokoto state Government official receiving an award on behalf of Sokoto state Governor Tambuiwal as the best performing state at the E Nigeria2016, the award was given at E-Governance award dinner night. See photos below

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Senate committee on Army as part of their oversight functions today visited Headquarters of Nigerian Army Abuja. See photos below

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Kaduna state Governor Nasir El Rufai paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed at the Headquarters of the Ministry of Environment. See photos below

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The Lagos State Government has bagged an award as the best security and most safety conscious State in Africa.

At the award ceremony held in Johannesburg, South Africa and put together by the Security Watch Africa (SWA), the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command also emerged as the best anti-crime police squad in West Africa, while the RRS Commander, ACP Olatunji Disu took home the award of the most outstanding police operational officer in West Africa.

The awards were presented to officials of the State Government at the 2016 lecture series of SWA organized in partnership with Security Institute for Governance and Leadership in Africa (SIGLA) and the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.

The lecture, which had the theme: "Tackling Security Challenges In Africa's Land and Maritime Domains," was well attended by security experts and officials from across Africa.

Lagos State and its officials, according to organizers of the awards, were honoured in recognition of the outstanding efforts and achievements in securing residents, especially the massive improvement on security architecture of the State.

While receiving the award for the State on behalf of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tunji Bello, thanked the organizers for recognizing Lagos State, saying that it was gratifying to note that the efforts of government on security were appreciated.

He said ever since emerging as Governor of Lagos State, Mr Ambode has made safety and security one of the focal objectives of his administration as he believes that there cannot be any development in the absence of security.

"I want to assure this gathering that Governor Ambode is very much committed to the security of lives and property of the people of the State and he is not tired of daily improving on the security situation in the State. The Governor believes that businesses cannot thrive in an environment devoid of safety and security, hence the massive efforts and initiatives geared toward security," Bello said.

On his part, RRS Commander, who took time to lecture the gathering on the duties of the RRS, said being a unit of the Lagos State Police Command, the Squad is responsible for robberies and emergencies like collapsed building and other related situations.

He said the RRS is usually the first responders in emergency situation, adding that the Unit was also blessed with highly dedicated officials who carry out 24-hour job on a daily basis.

Speaking on the awards to RRS and to him, Disu said: "We like to appreciate the awards given to us and this will surely go a long way in motivating our men back home to know that everything they do is appreciated because the belief of an average police man in Nigeria is that police job is a thankless job and nobody appreciates what they do, but the awards will also spur us to better serve the people," the RRS Commander said.




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HABIB ARUNA

CHIEF PRESS SECRETARY

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

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Several women group stormed the Federal High Court Lagos this morning to show their support to former first lady, Patience Jonathan, whose case on the $15 million found in the accounts of four companies linked to her, comes up for hearing today. See more photos after the cut...

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Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi with senators at the briefing of the Joint Committee of the National Assembly on Land Transport by the Ministry Transport yesterday. See photos below

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At least 25 people were killed, scores injured when gunmen stormed three communities in Zamfara State on Saturday, November 19th.
The incident occurred at Dole, Tudun Bugaje and Kwangwami in Zurmi Local Government Area of the state.


Spokesperson for the Zamfara State Police Command, DSP Muhammad Shehu, who confirmed the incident said a joint security patrol was already on the trail of the bandits, assuring residents that they would be arrested soon.

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President of the African Development Bank, Akinwunmi Adeshina, Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh and Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed pictured at COP22 Nigeria event. See photos below

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Speaker of The House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and other Members of the house during a condolence visit to the family of late Sultan Dasuki. See photos below

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Academic Staff Universities Union (ASUU) delegates met with the Senate President , Bukola Saraki today shortly after the senate plenary session. See photos below

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Alhaji Aliko Dangote today paid a condolence visit to the Sokoto state Governor Tambuwal over the death of Sultan Ibrahim Dasuki. See another below

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His Excellency Professor Yemi Osinbajo SAN GCON, Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria been Conferred the prestigious Fellowship Award of The Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies by Prof. Adedeji Adekunle Director General of the Institute at The National Judicial Institute, Airport Road, Abuja. See photo below

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, on Wednesday, played host to a delegation from the Parliament of Ghana at the lower chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja.

This was made known on the Twitter handle of Rt Hon Yakubu Dogara ‏@SpeakerDogara with the caption: I just received a delegation from the Parliament of Ghana, led by Hon. Alfred Agbesi, the Deputy Majority Leader.

The delegation which was led by the Deputy Majority Leader, Hon. Alfred Agbesi were in a closed door meeting for several hours with Speaker Dogara.

The outcome of the meeting has not been made public yet but it is believed that the lawmakers would have discussed among other crucial issues, how to strengthen synergy between both countries.

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Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday said that investors willing to do business in the agric sector in the State can be rest assured of a ready market and returns on investment as the daily consumption of food items in the State is worth over N3billion daily.


The Governor, who spoke at the maiden edition of the Lagos Food Security and Exhibition Summit with the theme "Actualizing Sustainable Food Security in Lagos State: A New, Comprehensive Agenda', said his administration remains committed in its efforts towards maximising its comparative advantage in the sector to achieve food security.


He said Nigeria had no business resorting to importation to feed its citizens, adding that there was no alternative to achieving food security other than tilling the land and embrace best practices that will improve efficiency in the agricultural value chain.

The Governor said, “Our core policy thrust towards achieving food security is to maximize the comparative advantage of the State in agriculture and establish partnerships with other States of the Federation with comparative advantage in specific areas.”


Listing some areas of collaboration already activated, Governor Ambode said his administration has sealed a landmark partnership with Kebbi State Government for the development of agricultural commodities such as rice, wheat, groundnut, onion, maize and beef value chain, expressing optimism that the partnership can result in the supply of 70 per cent of the total national rice consumption.


“We have also acquired agricultural land in other neighbouring States of Ogun and Oyo as well as Abuja. Specifically, 500 hectares of farm land has been acquired for rice cultivation in Eggua, Ogun State, 84.7 hectares at Okinni in Oshogbo for oil palm processing, among others,” the Governor said.


He said the Lagos Food Security Summit and Exhibition was organized to bring together stakeholders in the Agricultural sector to proffer solutions to the challenges militating against the achievement of food security, noting that the success recorded in the last "Traffic Summit' that has eased the traffic situation in the metropolis can be replicated in the area of food security in the state.

He therefore said that in the wake of the economic challenges facing the country there was no better time for the nation to review its approach and the redirection of its energies to food production.

“Behind every dark cloud, they say, is a silver lining. One of the challenges the current economic recession has brought to the fore is the urgent need to develop a sustainable programme that will guarantee food security for our people. As a nation, in the past, we spent billions of Foreign Exchange on importation of food and food items many of which can be cultivated in our country.


“Our country is blessed with very good arable land and a climate that supports food production. We can achieve food security and create employment opportunities for our teeming youth if we put in place the right policies and incentives that will attract significant investment into the Agricultural sector,” he said.


Also, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Food Security, Mr. Sanni Ganiyu Okanlawon, noted that that the summit was being organized to institutionalize a food security framework that would guarantee sustainable food security for its growing population.


He said the summit was designed to realign emerging realities with new global trends on food safety, food processing, food storage, food handling, funding of agribusiness and agric insurance”, adding that it will attract major stakeholders from the Agricultural sector and academia, foreign and local investors, media, civil society and policymakers in government.


Earlier, Chairman of the Summit, Alhaji Sani Dangote, commended the Governor Ambode-led administration for leading being in the forefront in addressing the challenge of food security, saying that the State boasts of a large population with an economy ranked as the fifth largest in Sub-Saharan Africa, a bulging youth population and capital of the nation’s industrial base.


He said despite the shortage of arable land in the State, the State Government can leverage on its comparative advantages to not only guarantee food security in the State, but also feed the neighbouring South West States.


He said the State has the capacity to make agriculture a profitable business, which according to him, would encourage youths to take up agriculture as a profession and contribute their quota towards achieving food security.



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HABIB ARUNA
CHIEF PRESS SECRETARY
NOVEMBER, 10, 2016

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Lagos state Governor Akinwunmi Ambode pictured at the first edition of the Lagos food security summit and exhibition. The Governor recognizes the urgent need to develop a sustainable programme that will guarantee food security for our people. See photos below

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Former President Jonathan is pictured with Lt. Col. Muhammad Abu Ali, who was killed in an ambush attack by Boko Haram members at Mallam Fatori, Borno State last Friday. This was during Jonathan's his trip to Mubi, Adamawa State and Baga, Borno State on February 2015, where he met with troops who are fighting Boko Haram.

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Protest was seen on major roads in Ikorodu, Lagos today following the ban of LAGBUS on those road. RRS arrest 4 vandals for destroying BRT buses. See photos below

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Minister, Women Affairs And Social Development, Sen. Jummai Alhassan pictured as she distributes relief materials at the Gombe IDPs camp. See photos below

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The Lagos State Government on Monday said that it has set a target to utilize the N25billion Employment Trust Fund to provide financial support to over 100,000 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) within the next three years.


Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), Mr. Akintunde Oyebode, who spoke while briefing journalists at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre said the fund, was in line with Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s vision to create employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for all Lagosians.


Acknowledging the fact that Lagosians are eagerly awaiting the commencement of the fund, especially with the challenging economic recession, the Executive Secretary said the Board set up to manage the funds had spent the last few months perfecting strategies and addressing grey areas ahead of the commencement of the disbursement of the funds later this year.

Explaining further, he said the Board of Trustees embarked on several strategy sessions to define the mission, vision, core values and strategic framework to guide the Fund’s activities.


“After the completion of the research exercise, the Board working with its appointed consultants developed a strategic framework articulating the goals of the Board, the key interventions designed to enhance job creation, and the supporting infrastructure needed to deliver the set goals. This exercise has now been concluded and approved by the Lagos State Executive Council,” he said.

Highlighting some of the framework for the disbursement, Oyebode said the fund would provide loans to MSMEs at a single digit interest rates per annum, while training and capacity building and technical support would be provided to drive growth and job creation.


“The businesses we support must demonstrate capacity to repay our loans; be owned by Lagos residents duly registered by the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA); show evidence of tax payments to the Lagos Inland Revenue Service (LIRS); and have valid Bank Verification Numbers (BVNs). In addition to our MSME financing schemes, we will also train unemployed residents to either take up identified jobs or run their businesses,” he said.


Oyebode added that in adherence with Section 6 of the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund Law of 2016, the Board has forwarded the Operating Guidelines outlining the proposed interventions and eligibility criteria for approval by the Lagos State House of Assembly.


Oyebode expressed optimism that the fund would have multiplier effect with the capacity to create 300,000 direct and 600,000 indirect jobs while about 200,000 new tax payers would be added to the State’s tax net.

He said that the LSETF Board, in order to ensure sustainability of the Fund, has set its target to raise a minimum of N25 billion from domestic and international donors, in addition to the N25billion already committed by the State Government.

“Once the pilot phase is completed, we will rollout our loan schemes in all 57 LGAs and LCDAs across Lagos State. The full rollout will see us visit all LGAs to hold stakeholder sessions, where our staff will educate applicants on the application process, and the eligibility criteria for our various schemes. We are also in the process of setting up liaison offices in 20 LGAs, to bring the Fund’s activities closer to the people, and increase our points of representation to serve Lagos residents,” he said.

Corroborating him, Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Dr. Babatunde Durosinmi-Etti said Governor Ambode’s administration was committed to ensuring the fund impacts on the lives of Lagosians.

He lauded the plan by the LSETF Board to set up offices in 20 Local Governments in the State, saying that it would go a long way to ensuring that no area is marginalized.

“It is important that this process has taken considerable time, we need to make it work and also ensure that it is to the benefit of all Lagosians,” Durosinmi-Etti said.


Adding his voice, Chairman, House Committee on Wealth Creation and Employment, Hon. Sola Giwa, assured that members of the House would give the Operational Guidelines of the fund expeditious passage.

“This is one of the pivotal promises of Governor Ambode and I can assure you that the House would do its best to ensure that we do it right,” Giwa said.




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HABIB ARUNA

CHIEF PRESS SECRETARY

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

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Triple MG Boss, Ubi Franklin last night celebrated his birthday at his new restaurant in Lekki phase 1.

His new joint, Tilt Terrace also came alive as the grand opening of his restaurant and bar kicked off at 11pm. The occasion which featured a red carpet event was attended by Olamide, Psquare, Teckno, Annie Idibia, Gbenro Ajibade and many others. See photos below


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As seen on the Verified Twitter account of the Nigeria Police Force....Recession time

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Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola received Executive Council Members of Nigerian Institute of Architects earlier today. See photos below

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The Bankers committee led by the Access Bank MD, Herbert Wigwe paid courtesy visit to Inspector General of Police, Idris

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