₦airaland Forum

Jumlek2411:
Amen, let our dreams come through.

So you believe that trash?

Joseph, day don break o. Stop dreaming!

This government has nothing to offer, we have seen best and what is left is for them to leave the price of petrol at N300/L come 2023.

Ma Abasi!

It is not well with the Yorubas.

But their people are still trolling Abians over Gov. Ikpeazu's kerosene. Now, Akete is bring slippers and Ludo

I think the era of vague reporting should be over. At least that road where the "designer" is doing that wonderful piece of art has a name.

So feel free to say the name and even that of the police officer on escort protecting the designer

bibelo:
bros u no dey taya ? multiple accounts just to dupe innocent people of their hard earn money.....

ghen ghen

I talk am.

Internet don suffer

SUFFERInSMILIIN:
Illiteracy is Nigeria's problem the private jets travel at around 500 kilometres an hour and above. When kanji Dam is not even up to 10 kilometres wide so in about 3 minutes the jet will fly over the whole dam, I wonder Watch she can see

So the jet no get brake?

E no fit just break small mek mama see something?
lolssss

vengertime:
That diamond company should quickly sue for $100 billion dollars. The zoo must pay

out don't have a heart for the Nigerian masses.

Should the Court award such cost, our leaders will make the following expenses:
1. Setting up of Committee - $500m
2. Committee Sitting Allowances - $10b
3. Legal Team (Court Representations only) - $30b
3. Legal Team (Scrutiny of Court Papers) - $100m
4. Actual payment
5. Bank fees - $300m
6. Miscellaneous - $50b
7. Ministry of Justice (10% of the fine)

if Lauretta Onochie has made more enemy for Buhari click Like if not please share?

So they had wanted to force it on the general public when it was meant for a particular set of people?

Who said wailing is not good?

BlackfireX:
I am beginning to wonder why I voted against jona in 2015, and reinforced it in 2019 after I I said I wouldn't..

so it has "Backfire on Xtra level?

Please enjoy your Change

Nothing will not make news in Nigeria. What on Earth would stop the individual from filling his customer's need after successfully convincing same to make buying decision? I mean buying the goods anywhere that he can have a margin.

Please, don't just post that kind of ads again. It is too mean.

princepee:
who u bi?

Otedola Son-in-law

There's anything one can do about it. Until we're ready, our efforts should be for 2023.

For now and till then, we're all in this together.

Tàx things.

But this government is truly bereft of ideas. Revenue are raised by expanding the tax base/net and not stifling businesses. How many businesses would have sprung up should government has generated and distributed steady power, expand road infrastructure, encourage local production, enhance education, etc.

But all they are after is who drives Benz.

Arrewa:
why didn't you Blame Ortom when innocent people were being killed in Benue??

Why didn't you blame Jonathan when he was the president about the killing of Christian in southern kaduna and Benue?

Your hatred for Elrufai is just for the fact that he is a Fulani man and a Muslim.

Your hatred for elrufai is making him more popular in the north.

And he will one day rule this country.

You bigots might be the majority online but we are the majority in where it actually matters...

Ortom, was handicapped while in APC as his actions were almost always dictated and influenced. Until he left the party to PDP, Benue has had a little bit of relief. Guy, one day the truth about the goings on in this country will be told.

As for the killings during GEJ administration, you will agree with me that it was a promise fulfilled by some people who said they'll make the country ungovernable. Truly, they make good their threat.

Hahahaha but he said the truth. "Depart from me I know you not" but just mad with short.

Arrewa:
don't go and hold your governor accountable for your Allocation.

Be here signing rubbish while Underdevelopment is seriously hitting your state.

Make una dey decieve each other

It is a pity Lord Lugard brought this calamity called Nigeria where I have to share a nationality with such people as you.

So, in your estimation, one should keep quiet and watch you people killed in droves? Or when has killings been synonymous with development? When it comes to development, I praise the ones who got it right and knock those who do not. Check my posts.

Please, life is very precious and so let's preserve it.

El has not done well and of course, h doesn't hide his feelings when it comes to that, he provides body bags and pay killers to stop. I hope these too are developments?

Please can you explain the meaning of:
1. Repo cars
2. Salvage cars
3. Clean Title

and others as used to clarify the cars on sale?

Emos?

DadaStephen1:
What kinds of laws?

Is politics the problem?

There is almost no hope for this country to get well again. No, not in the foreseeable time. Politics has been made the gold and if you can dig deep, you already crossed the robbicon. Such that there is absolute resolved of the politicians against the masses.

2. Youths are the leaders of tomorrow. They, rightly carry the ambience of hope for the future. But here in Nigeria, the reverse holds sway. The youths who are groomed by our leaders (our grandfathers), who possibly are to take over are more dangerous than their mentors. E.g. Yahaya Bello, even your very friend who happens to be elected or appointed into office. Your calls no longer go through or at best he is so busy that he cannot return your missed calls.

3. There is no law that can be passed, let alone signed or implement, if it is not to open more avenues for looting. Infact, a careful study of our laws will show that they are deliberately coined with loopholes so that even where it is glaring that their partner has infringe on the law, there will be an escape for him/her.

4. Nigeria can only be redeemed if it is broken into several nation states where the people will sit to draft a new law for themselves.

Not again! Not when the president had directed all Int'l donor agencies to "focus on the north".

Now we see the Army University, Maritime University, and other projects going north.

Even the Ogoni Cleanup project that would have been a signature project for Buhari has already been jettisoned.

Before midnight, I am sure that target will be met.
El is an extremist.

JosycontentSep 17, 2020 12:16 PM

The Director, Department of Petroleum Resources, Sarki Auwalu, has convincingly said that the Federal Government of Nigeria is ready and committed to making sure that a good number of vehicles in Nigeria are switched to autogas in couple of years ahead.

The DPR Director, Auwalu made the statement on Wednesday September 16th, 2020, in the course of an oversight visit of the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) to the DPR headquarters in Lagos.

He maintained that with the ongoing effort by the Federal Government towards the conversion of vehicles to subsequently use Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), it will only be the rich that would be left for the usage of petrol for their cars by two years to come.



He further shared his firm believe that gas was a more cheaper and cleaner replacement to the popular Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS), likewise referred to as petrol or fuel, pointing out that gas utilization would no doubt prevent or reduce the impact of the newly deregulation policy of the federal government in the sector.

The DPR boss was quoted saying, ‘’Nigerians should have a choice of energy they want to use. That is price freedom. We want motorists to switch to autogas (CNG, LPG, or LNG) because it is cheaper and cleaner than petrol.




‘’In the next two years, PMS will be for people who have money. We believe that this will reduce the cost of transportation, which will positively affect other sectors of the economy’’.

Mr. Auwalu reassured a serious engagement established among stakeholders which had already resumed efforts to convert and grouping of the autogas in petrol stations across the country.

The DPR boss further decried that despite the proven gas reserve of about 203TCF and Nigeria being a leading country with the resources, it is unfortunate that only about 5.5 percent amount of gas is utilized irrespective of government progress made in the last ten years.



He also said that away from autogas, the federal government has its commitment towards the proper utilization of gas to be used for industries, power, agriculture as well as cooking which it has shown through numerous policies and initiatives of the government.

In his words, ‘’President Muhammadu Buhari declared the year 2020 as the year of gas, and programmes are being implemented towards achieving this, such as the Nigeria Gas Flare Commercialization Programme (NGFCP) and flag-off of the National Gas Transport Network Code (NGTNC).

According to him, the recent deregulation of PMS, will usher in more investors into the sector who has interest in building modular refineries in addition to existing ones at their increased levels of completion.

He shared his optimism that by 2022, Nigeria will be one of the leading exporters of refined products as more of these refineries commences operation with expectations of 750,000 barrel per day production capacity as the current contribution of the product to national GDP is low and unacceptable even with the huge potentials.

It is therefore expected that the government plans come into reality as it opens up the economy, make petrol products easily accessible and also fall in line with global standard and practice of clean energy.

Transitions:
Kindly go to your Lg Secretariat sir, ask for FMARD Enumerators there pls.
The Enumerator needs to be taken to your farm for a live capture...

Mine was captured around June, but no more info from them.

Please do you have an idea?

This people can't be trusted. Not at all! Not now when the interest of those nearer to power are after bullion vans, and the rest after money.

All it takes is for the FG to send 2 bullion van, and army will take over the whole place

If you take his statements, there are always fulfilled in the opposites.

So we know what he meant. He is just giving credence to the Poverty Capital of the world status he has fought and won for Nigeria.

Of a truth, the UN is the most useless Organization. They are more interested in war than peace. If not, how do they explain away the killings in Nigeria.

But it pleases them that the blood flows provided Nigeria remains one.

I hope Reno's petition will receive the attention it deserves.

Las Las by December, 2020 petrol pump price will attend the next level of N200/L and by 2023 at handing over, we will be buying at N300/L.

Scorecard:Akpabio’s first year as Niger Delta Affairs minister blighted by corruption scandals
The Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs under Mr Akpabio's has been overshadowed by corruption scandals in NDDC which it supervises, although some of the cases predate his appointment in 2019.
ByCletus Ukpong September 16, 2020 6 min read
When Godswill Akpabio, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, and some federal lawmakers squared off in July during a National Assembly investigative hearing, the minister’s aides and his political supporters celebrated it as a victory for him.

Rattled by Mr Akpabio’s assertion that National Assembly members were involved in contract-awards in the tainted Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), the chairman of the panel, Thomas Ereyitomi, asked the minister to discontinue his testimony which was broadcast live.

“Honourable minister, it’s okay, it’s okay. Off your mic!” Mr Ereyitomi told Mr Akpabio.

An enraged Mr Akpabio, after the public hearing, went ahead to name lawmakers who got contracts from NDDC.

‘Off your mike’
However, much to Mr Akpabio’s disadvantage, the infamous remarks by Mr Ereyitomi has become well-known among Nigerians, much more than any programme or project of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs.

The Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, in fact, has been overshadowed by corruption scandals in NDDC which it supervises, although some of the corruption cases predate Mr Akpabio’s appointment as minister.

The notable corruption cases in NDDC during Mr Akpabio’s first year as minister include the admittance by the acting Managing Director of the commission, Kemebradikumo Pondei, that the commission spent N1.5 billion for its staff as ‘COVID-19 relief funds’.

A recent report by the Senate said top management of the NDDC paid themselves N85.6 million to attend a graduation ceremony in the United Kingdom at a time Nigeria was on lockdown and airports shut because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Senate also said NDDC officials paid themselves scholarship grants at a time hundreds of deserving scholarship beneficiaries had not been paid for years and were stranded in different countries.

Two directors in the NDDC were arrested and detained in August by the Independent Corrupt Practices & Other Related Offences Commission over corruption allegations, while a former managing director of NDDC forfeited N250 million to the federal government a few days ago.

Mr Akpabio himself has been accused of inserting N500 million worth of projects into the 2017 budget of the NDDC when he was the Senate minority leader, an accusation the minister’s spokesperson, Anietie Ekong, dismissed as “nothing extraordinary”.

“In fact, it would have been a dereliction of duty if Senator Akpabio did not try to influence projects to his constituency. It was part of his legislative duties as the Senate minority leader to attract projects to his constituency.

“I don’t know what the hue is about,” a smug Mr Ekong said.

A former acting managing director of NDDC), Joy Nunieh, said Mr Akpabio had wanted her to take an oath which would have restrained her from exposing fraud at the commission.

“For instance, he told me to raise a memo to fraudulently award emergency contracts for flood victims in the Niger Delta,” she said.

Ms Nunieh also said she once slapped the minister at his guest house in Abuja for sexually assaulting her.

Mr Akpabio denied Ms Nunieh’s allegations and has sued her for defamation.


‘Project ministry’
The Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs was created in 2008 by the administration of President Umaru Yar’adua “to promote and coordinate policies for the development, peace and security of the Niger Delta Region”.

It is generally seen as a ‘project’ ministry – meant to take roads, jetties, bridges, modern school and hospital buildings to the nine states that make up the Niger Delta region.

The ministry’s budget in 2019 was N37 billion, with more than 70 per cent of it allocated to capital projects.

The budget, which increased to N69 billion in 2020, with N21 billion allocated to capital projects, is replete with several roads, water, school building and other projects which could help improve the standard of living in the region.

But it unclear to what extent the ministry’s budgets have been implemented.

PREMIUM TIMES could not get the list of the actual projects undertaken by the ministry since Mr Akpabio assumed office. The ‘projects’ section on the ministry’s website had no item when this newspaper checked it out on Monday.

When contacted, the minister’s spokesperson, Mr Ekong, said he would have to contact a senior ministry official for the list of the ministry’s projects.

But Mr Ekong, for almost seven days, did not respond to further calls from a PREMIUM TIMES reporter.

And when he eventually did, he requested he should be given some hours “to gather information on the ministry’s projects”. Again, he did not respond when the reporter called him.

Thousands of uncompleted NDDC projects, many of them poorly executed, have been abandoned across the Niger Delta region, as shown in recent investigative reports by the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ).

Even Mr Akpabio, on assumption of office, said about 12,000 projects have been abandoned by NDDC.


A group, Niger Delta Rights Advocates (NDRA), said there was no clear cut roadmap to the completion of the abandoned projects.

“On February 5th 2020, the FEC gave approval for the completion of 12,000 abandoned projects and setting-up of nine (9) skills acquisition centres in each of the mandate states of the NDDC.

“As at today, 7 months down the line, nothing has been heard of these skills acquisition centres which to our mind will take the teeming unemployed youths in the region off the streets,” NDRA spokesperson, Darlington Nwauju, said in a statement on Tuesday.

Forensic audit of NDDC
The planned forensic audit of the NDDC appears to be Mr Akpabio’s signature project – he speaks about it at various forums and even said it was the reason his ‘enemies’ within and outside the National Assembly were ‘fighting’ him and the current interim management of NDDC which enjoys his backing.

But the planned audit appears to be at very slow pace, to the consternation of many.

The Federal Executive Council only recently, in August, approved the appointment of auditors, 10 months after President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the forensic audit which could possibly uncover decades of corrupt dealings at the commission.

Besides, some people feel the NDDC forensic audit is being unnecessarily politicised by Mr Akpabio.

“The NDRA frowns strongly at the dramatisation and politicisation of the forensic audit. Audits all over the world are diligently, thoroughly and silently executed not dramatized,” the group said.

“It is quite strange for managers of agencies under probe to bamboozle Nigerians with pedestrian stories such as, ‘if we release the names of contract beneficiaries/looters, Nigeria will break’.

“The NDRA considers this an alibi to confirm our fears that those trumpeting and sloganeering the forensic audit exercise may actually be acting out a script or intending the exercise as a tool for blackmail.”

East-West Road Project
The East-West Road, an ambitious project meant to connect the various states of the Niger Delta region, remains uncompleted 14 years after it was initiated by the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo.

Mr Akpabio’s spokesperson, Mr Ekong, said the project has just been “moved” from the Presidential Intervention Fund to the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs and that the contractors handling the project have just been “mobilised” to resume work.

Several people who spoke with PREMIUM TIMES said Mr Akpabio’s ministry, in the past one year, has not created any noticeable impact in the Niger Delta.

“They have failed,” Ken Henshaw, the Executive Director of We The People, a non-governmental organization, said of the ministry’s performance.

Mr Henshaw said the Presidential Amnesty Programme has been a “flagship project” of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs.

“The fact that after 2009 when the amnesty programme was initiated and up till now we are still talking about the payment of stipends to ex-combatants, simply shows that that system has failed.

“We are still seeing the escalation of insecurity and violence in the region, it shows that something is not right,” Mr Henshaw said.

He said the uncompleted East-West Road is another indicator that the ministry has failed.

“I can tell you authoritatively that I have not in my various survey seen any tangible infrastructural project which is credited to the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, I work in the region and I have traveled around extensively.

“So, my rating of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs in the last one year is that nothing has really changed,” he added.

Mr Henshaw said the East-West Road, as far as he is aware, has always been a project of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs.

“And guess what? The Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs has been more known for the corruption in that place than any developmental strides,” Mr Henshaw said.

Bassey Henshaw, a youth leader in the Niger Delta, said the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs is “work in progress” even though “it might not be where we want it to be”.

Mr Henshaw, who is the secretary of Niger Delta Ethnic Nationality Youth Leaders Council, said there was, therefore, no need to castigate the ministry.

Solutions
Ken Henshaw said there is need to re-evaluate how people are appointed to lead the NDDC and the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs.

“This presidency alone has replaced the leadership of NDDC six times in five years,” he said while advising the government not to use the commission and its supervising ministry to “settle” politicians.

He said the “lack of monitory and evaluation of NDDC” was another loophole.

“I said it on radio the other day, why did it take us 20 years to know that NDDC was not living up to its mandate?” he said. “It was created in 2000 and it took us up to 2020 to realise that the NDDC wasn’t working.

“The same thing with the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs. Have we carried out any evaluation to know whether the ministry is living up to its mandate?

“I think we should put robust monitoring and evaluation frame-work in place to ensure there is a match between projects and objectives and to ensure that those projects actually speak to the issues in the Niger Delta region,” he said.

During the launch of PTCIJ’s report on NDDC, in August, experts called for the prosecution of those who have stolen money from the commission and the overhaul of Nigeria’s procurement process.

The NDRA called for removal of NDDC from the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs to the presidency where it was before.

“We remind Nigerians and President Buhari that we do firmly believe that if the Dubai desert could be transformed with $12 billion in six years, the Niger Delta region could have been transmogrified in the last 20 years, if there was the political will,” the NDRA said.

LadySarah:
Don't mind them. It contains aspartame, an artificial sweetener even 200x sweeter than sugar.
. Pls Google it.

And this is a slap on our collective intelligence. So, this call to question the integrity of our regulatory agencies.

Until Lai Mohammed mentions the amount, then we will know. So the hideout no get name?