₦airaland Forum

maclatunji:
This President has received enough advice across different strata of Nigerian society, he should take heed and do the right things.

PastorKun:
Actually the church is liable. Churches promise their members financial prosperity if they tithe. They also promise that no devourer shall affect their finances. In the case of this man the financial prosperity promise did not materialise, his finances got devoured and the church even refused to do it's primary responsibility of bringing succour to down trodden members. I believe he has a very good case, he should go ahead and sue. Hopefully he would win the case and other tithe scammers would learn from it.

Kayraph: The issue is about the celebration of Eid-el-Kabir and not cause of Ebola.

I think its a good move because how could schools resume on Sep 22nd only to go on a long break for Oct 1st (Independence Day) and Oct 4th (Eid-el-Kabir). Kano State govt got this right.

However, I didn't know that Babangida Aliyu is still in government. The guy has been silent since he ceased to be the NGF Chairman!

fabat: I've thought about this before. I think it would have to be bananas.

Amanwulu1: if true, praaaaaaasssssseeee d looorrrddd!!! Halleluuuuyaaahhh!!! D next tin is dat I love to see pics of BH lifeless bodies littered every where. So pishurs plzzzzzz.

samgborigi1: I wonder too! We need to really make sure that our country is totally clean. Also, there should be adequate preparation on the part of the school owners and heads. Seminars should be organised for Proprietors and teachers on how to prevent such occurence. What about adequate measures at our Airport and porous borders. Government ought to settle all these before announcing the resumption of schools.

sunnedee: In naija? Those private schools that are after only money?

Or those public schools that are not properly funded?

If I were those parents my kids ain't going anywhere till I am sure the virus poo has been eradicated....

etunoman76: The Federal Government has approved N13 billion for the procurement of 10 integrated rice mills and six high quality cassava flour mills to boost rice and cassava production in the country.

The government also approved N568 million for the award of contract for the procurement and construction of an additional transformer for the Maiduguri Substation.

Briefing journalists after the weekly federal executive council meeting, which was chaired by President Goodluck Jonathan, the Minister of Agriculture, Akinwumi Adesina, said the rice mills will be located in 10 states of the federation.

The minister spoke flanked by the ministers of Work, Mike Onolememen, Information, Labaran Maku, Health, Onyebuchi and the minister of state for power, Mohammed Wakil.

The 10 rice mills have a capacity to mill 36,000 metric tons of paddy rice, making it a total of 360,000 metric tons of paddy rice to be finely processed across the country.

The rice mills will be located in Kebbi, Zamfara, Kaduna, Ogun, Bayelsa, Niger, Kogi, Anambra, Benue and Bauchi States, while the cassava mills will be located in Ondo, Ogun, Abia, Delta, Cross River, Nasarawa states.

Mr. Adesina said the council deliberated extensively on the need for more integrated rice mills across the country as it is currently working at the total blackout of the importation of rice.

He said the mills “will not be owned or run by government, they are going to be owned managed and operated by the private sector, it’s part of government’s way of making this available at a term of financing that can be afforded by the private sector. The acquisition of this will be done by the bank of industry.

“It will select the private sector people, they will have the down payment, and the plants are going to be constructed and they have a financing facility for them to own it. Government is just doing its job which is to get things to happen, but the private sector will do every single thing about it,” he said.

He added that the government will no longer fold its arms and watch the private sector do the job, rather it is taking the lead and doing the right thing.

“There are still those who go around trying to get waivers to import rice and throw us into poverty, this will no longer be possible,” he said.

Power projects

The Council also gave approval for the award of contract for the additional construction of 1x60MVA, 132/332KV transformer to the Maiduguri 1x150MVA, NK330/132 Substation, in favour of Messrs Best Crompton Engineering (Africa) Limited in the sum of $2.3 m payable at the prevailing exchange rate at the time of payments.

That will be in addition to N208.5 million, with a completion period of 12 months.

The projection is one of the key projects designed by the Transmission Company of Nigeria to strengthen the national grid for effective power wheeling and to enhance socio economic development of the state, the minister said.

It is to be financed under the Eurobond of N800, 000,000.00 loan while the balance would be provided for in the 2015 budget.

Following a memo to council by the minister of works, Mike Onolememen, the council also approved the ratification of the treaty on the establishment of Abidjan-Lagos corridor by the governments of the Republics of Benin, Cote D’ivoire, Ghana, Togo and Nigeria.


https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/167975-nigeria-government-approves-n13bn-for-r ice-cassava-mills.html#sthash.H4VGr0YJ.dpbs

sniper099: AfricanFootball.com can exclusively reveal that
Nigeria World Cup star Mikel Obi will stay on and
fight for his Chelsea future because he is due to get
his British passport in October.

A close associate of the Chelsea midfielder
informed AfricanFootball.com Mikel could have
readily taken up offers from clubs like Monaco and
Juventus this summer, but for the fact that this
could deny him a British passport in October.

“Mikel will be a British citizen by October and that
was one of the main considerations why he has
opted to stay put at Chelsea at least for the time
being,” the player’s close associate informed
AfricanFootball.com

“There are offers from clubs like Juventus,
Galatasaray and Monaco, but he would rather get
his passport before he considers any of them.”
The Nigerian law allows for dual citizenship and so
the likes of Tijjani Babangida, Odion Ighalo,
Bennedict Akwuegbu and Bartholomew Ogbeche
carry two passports.

AfricanFootball.com has also been told Mikel could
well consider a January exit from Stamford Bridge
by the time he gets his passport and by then he is
still playing a bit role at ‘The Blues’.

The 27-year-old Mikel joined Chelsea in 2006,
winning several major honours including UEFA
Champions League and Europa League as well as
the English Premier League title.

However, last season he made a total of 36
appearances in all competitions, scoring two goals.
He has a contract with the London club till June
2017.

olowodon: July 10 1999 in Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-ife.Are you a witness of the massacre or were you told.narrate your story.

karlmax2: JULY 7, 2014 BY ADELANI ADEPEGBA, ABUJA

Troops have cleared and taken over Balmo forest in a military operation that lasted throughout the weekend.

Prior to the operation, Balmo forest, stretching from Bauchi through Jigawa states with links to the fringes of Sambisa forest, was used by the terrorists as bases and hideouts for launching attacks.

A statement by the Director, Defence Information, Maj.Gen. Chris Olukolade, in Abuja on Monday, said terrorists  and armed gangs, operating in the forests, were completely rooted out while some were captured during the operation.

It however did not specify the number of those arrested during the operation, but said two foreigners, suspected to be mercenaries, were among those captured.

Also recovered were several weapons and equipment including power generating sets, communication equipment, vehicles, motorcycles, foodstuff and kitchen utensils.

In another development, over 44 terrorists have died in Kerenoa and adjoining communities, following an encounter with troops who repelled an attack on the communities.

Armed with Improvised Explosive Devices and other high caliber weapons, a large number of terrorists had carried out a predawn attack on the communities but met with stiff resistance from the troops.

During the operation, several of them were captured as well as weapons and ammunition of various calibre,according to the Defence headquarters.

“Meanwhile, troops on routine patrol around Banki and Miyanti in Borno State during the weekend fought through an ambush laid by terrorists resulting in casualties on both sides.

“Altogether, a total of six soldiers were lost in the various encounters with terrorists while those wounded are receiving treatment,” the statement added.


http://www.punchng.com/news/soldiers-raid-boko-haram-forest-kill-44-insurgents/