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How i wish it is been praticised in Nigeria

Not too sure which section to post this.
On an autumnal Wednesday earlier this month, Alireza, a 37-year-old man jailed for smuggling drugs and sentenced to death in Iran, woke up to what was supposed to be his last day alive. EXECUTED TWICE: Man Survived Execution Will Be Hanged Again
Outside his cell in Bojnurd prison, in Iran's northern Khorasan province, the gallows were waiting and the countdown had already begun.
Just before sunrise, the guards hooked ropes around his neck and hanged him for possessing a kilo of crystal meth. Exactly 12 minutes later medics pronounced him dead and sent his body for burial.
But in the morgue the next day, something unusual caught the eyes of a worker who was preparing the corpse for family collection: steam in the plastic cover he was wrapped in. He was still alive.
Now, to the dismay of his family, Iranian judicial authorities are waiting for him to make a full recovery before they hang him again, according to the state-run Jam-e-Jam newspaper, which was first to break the news of Alireza's ordeal.
Iran's judiciary has argued that he was sentenced to death, rather than to hanging, and should be re-executed. But human rights activists, already concerned about Iran's high rate of executions, say he should be spared.
A nurse told Jam-e-Jam that Alireza's general health was satisfactory and he was making progress day by day. "We couldn't believe he was still alive when we went to collect his body," a relative told the Iranian newspaper. "More than anyone, his two daughters are very happy."
Mohmmad Erfan, a judge with Iran's administrative justice court, told Jam-e-Jam: "The sentence issued by the revolutionary court is the death penalty in such circumstances it should be repeated once again."
Alireza, whose surname has not been published by the Iranian media to protect his identity, was arrested three years ago for carrying and possessing Shisheh, an Iranian nickname for methamphetamine in the form of crystal, which among many other drugs such as opium is relatively cheap to buy in the Islamic republic. A revolutionary court found him guilty and sentenced him to death.
Under Iranian law, convicts should be conscious and relatively healthy before execution - hanging is delayed for people who are pregnant or in a coma.
When someone is sentenced to death by stoning in Iran, for instance in adultery cases, if they manage to climb out of the ground after being buried up to the neck or somehow survive the ordeal, their life is spared.
As a neighbour of Afghanistan, a leading producer and supplier of the world's drugs, Iran has high rates of drug use, especially among its huge number of young people.
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In order to tackle this, Iranian authorities have launched a campaign, with financial aid from Europe, to crack down on drug smuggling, which has led to an alarming rate of executions in the country.
In recent years, Iran has remained among the five countries with the highest rates of executions. China tops the list.
In 2012, Iran is known to have executed at least 314 people, according to figures released by Amnesty International, but this number could be far below the true number of executions in the country. Iran says most of the executions are related to drug offences.
Since Hassan Rouhani took office in early August as the new president of Iran, at least 125 people have been executed.
"While Rouhani was elected on promises of change and human rights reforms, there have been at least 125 executions since his inauguration on 4 August, with dozens of other prisoners sentenced to death or facing imminent execution," said a joint statement issued by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran and the Iran Human Rights Documentation Centre.
Iran's judiciary is independent from Rouhani's government and its chief is appointed by the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Amnesty, which has long campaigned for the abolition of the death penalty globally, said the plan to send Alireza to the gallows again was wrong.
"I am appalled by the ghastly plan to 're-execute' a man who had been hanged, certified as dead and whose body had been turned over to his family before he revived," Amnesty's Drewery Dyke said.
"Drug trafficking is a serious criminal offence and while the authorities need to do their utmost to combat the scourge of drug use in Iran, use of the death penalty is wrong and out of step with international standards.
Carrying it out twice on man who somehow managed to survive 12 minutes of hanging, who was certified as dead and whose body was turned over to his family is simply ghastly. It betrays a basic lack of humanity that sadly underpins much of Iran's justice system.
"History and experience indicates not only that that the death penalty is not working in the fight against drug trafficking and use, but that it has heaped even more misery upon Iranians. None more so than in this appalling instance
source:www.naij.com

Until Nigerians change(esp northerners) we will always be backward

A group, the Northern Emancipation Network, has advised President Goodluck Jonathan to reinforce his administration's war against corruption by appointing Hamza Al Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer to late dictator, Sani Abacha, as chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

The group made the call at a press conference addressed by its Coordinator, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, who described Mr Al-Mustapha as a 'brave, fearless and honest intelligence officer' capable of taking the administration's corruption war to the desired level.
"While we commend Mr President's committed war against corruption, we advise him to reinforce the EFCC with an equally committed and dedicated head like Major Hamza Al-Mustapha who is capable of moving the graft war to the desired level," he said.
The group said corrupt politicians particularly the"bankrupt northern political leadership"are already jittery with the release of Mr Al Mustapha from prison after 14 years of incarceration.
According to the group, even after going through 14 years of unjust persecution in the hands of these people, Mr Al-Mustapha is not an officer known to harbour vengeance and will therefore carry out the corruption war unbiased without fear or favour.
"Driven by a burning desire to reinvent Nigeria and it's battalion of neglected and deprived young people, Al-Mustapha could fearlessly confront the embarrassing official corruption in the country and bring it to its knees," Mr Suleiman said.
Mr Al-Mustapha was in charge of the safety of Mr Abacha, reputed as one of Nigeria's most corrupt leaders who stole the country blind, stashing away billions of dollars in foreign accounts.
The former CSO was arrested after Mr Abacha's death in 1998, and was recently released after 14 years in jail. Army authorities say he remains in service as a Major.
Under the EFCC law, the commission's chairman must be a serving or retired member of any government security or law enforcement agency, and must not be below the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police or equivalent.
The person should also possess not less than 15 years cognate experience. Past and serving heads of the commission were drafted from the police.
Source:naij.com

What!!!! Nigeria is not on this list.
Terrorists attack has been the reason behind insecurity in most countries, especially in Africa; though it still has it root in some Arab region.
[image]According to ClickTop10.com, Africa houses the highest number of dangerous countries to live in, with 4, while the Arab region, North America and Asia has 3, 2 and 1 country respectively in the top ten list released by the site.
The most affected countries where people are living their lives under constant fears include the developed and developing nations; Somalia top the list, with Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen making the top 5, while Sudan and South Sudan occupy the 6 position, and Haiti, Honduras, Pakistan and Niger completing the list respectively.
Haiti is the only country on this list that is not experiencing terrorist attacks, but is facing natural disaster like earthquake and cholera outbreak.
The site stated that peace is the greatest concern of the current political world, "Although we do not see many country to country wars, yet the new danger of violent non-state actors have emerged on the scene which has disturbed the peace of entire world.
These groups have their particular agendas and adopt the violent means in pursuit of achieving their desired objectives

ztob: I have never liked seating in front for anything, in car, bus, lecture room, boats, jets, yatch, plane, boats, train just name it.

parties

Nigerian Army on Friday says it is still investigating the video clip posted by the suspected leader of Boko Haram sect, Abubkar Shekau, to determine whether he is alive or dead.
Nigerian Army on Friday says it is still investigating the video clip posted by the suspected leader of Boko Haram sect, Abubkar Shekau, to determine whether he is alive or dead.
The Director of Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, made the disclosure at a news conference in Abuja on the security situation in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, where the Federal Government had declared a state of emergency.
Attahiru said "the issue of whether Shekau is alive or dead, I want to reconfirm here that we needed to verify the video released by him.
"This verification has to be done by various sources, as there are technical sources that will look at the video to ascertain its authenticity or otherwise.
"So, we are still investigating the claim and as soon as we get the information, we will let the public know.''
The Spokesman of the Joint Task Force (JTF) in Borno, Lt.-Col. Saghir Musa, had in a statement in August said Shekau may have died after he sustained serious gunshot wounds in an encounter with the troops on June 30.
Musa said "intelligence report available to the JTF revealed that Abubakar Shekau, the most dreaded and wanted Boko Haram terrorist leader may have died.''
However, in a recent video, Shekau claimed to be alive.
Meanwhile, the director of army public relations said military operations in the North East had continued to disrupt the terrorists' activities and had denied them the freedom to act.
He said "several insurgent's camps have been effectively neutralised.''
Attahiru urged the people of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa to cooperate with the military by promptly reporting the presence of any suspected insurgents in their localities. Source: (NAN)

Dem dey regenerate..

sanandreas:

did u rent dis space or wot

Nigeria's military has launched air strikes on a Boko Haram camp, killing several Islamists, near a northeastern college campus where insurgents massacred over 78 students at the weekend, a spokesman said Thursday.
"We tracked the Boko Haram terrorists to their camp in the forest outside Gujba," military spokesman in Yobe state Lazarus Eli said of the Tuesday operation.
"Fighter jets bombarded the camp while troops launched a ground offensive, which left several terrorists dead," Eli added.
On Sunday, heavily armed Boko Haram gunmen attacked an agricultural college in Gujba, killing 40 students as they slept in their dorms.
Gujba is roughly 30 kilometres (18 miles) from Yobe's capital of Damaturu.
"The whole camp was destroyed in the raid and we are on the trail of fleeing members of the terrorist group," Eli said.
The military has previously issued statements following major Boko Haram attacks, boasting of successes which are often difficult to verify.
Eli said "15 suspected terrorists" have been arrested around Gujba.
The weekend school massacre cast further doubt on the success of an ongoing military campaign, launched in May, which is aimed at crushing the four-year insurgency.
More than 100 people have been killed in a spate of school attacks since June, while dozens of others have been slaughtered in violence across the northeast, Boko Haram's historic stronghold.
The insurgents have said they are fighting to create an Islamic state in Nigeria's mainly Muslim north, but their demands have repeatedly shifted.
According to an estimate made earlier this year, the insurgency has cost more than 3,600 lives, including killings by the security forces. The current figure is likely much higher.
Nigeria is Africa's most populous country and top oil producer, roughly divided between the mainly Muslim north and a predominately Christian south.- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com /2013/10/army-bombs-boko-haram- camp-yobe/#sthash.Q6Y7feaK.dpufa
Nigeria's military has launched air strikes on a Boko Haram camp, killing several Islamists, near a northeastern college campus where insurgents massacred over 78 students at the weekend, a spokesman said Thursday.
"We tracked the Boko Haram terrorists to their camp in the forest outside Gujba," military spokesman in Yobe state Lazarus Eli said of the Tuesday operation.
"Fighter jets bombarded the camp while troops launched a ground offensive, which left several terrorists dead," Eli added.
On Sunday, heavily armed Boko Haram gunmen attacked an agricultural college in Gujba, killing 40 students as they slept in their dorms.
Gujba is roughly 30 kilometres (18 miles) from Yobe's capital of Damaturu.
"The whole camp was destroyed in the raid and we are on the trail of fleeing members of the terrorist group," Eli said.
The military has previously issued statements following major Boko Haram attacks, boasting of successes which are often difficult to verify.
Eli said "15 suspected terrorists" have been arrested around Gujba.
The weekend school massacre cast further doubt on the success of an ongoing military campaign, launched in May, which is aimed at crushing the four-year insurgency.
More than 100 people have been killed in a spate of school attacks since June, while dozens of others have been slaughtered in violence across the northeast, Boko Haram's historic stronghold.
The insurgents have said they are fighting to create an Islamic state in Nigeria's mainly Muslim north, but their demands have repeatedly shifted.
According to an estimate made earlier this year, the insurgency has cost more than 3,600 lives, including killings by the security forces. The current figure is likely much higher.
Nigeria is Africa's most populous country and top oil producer, roughly divided between the mainly Muslim north and a predominately Christian south.

TUESDAY, Nigeria turned 53. It is home to 170 million people of diverse cultural and ethnic origins. But how much do her own children know about their mother country? Below 13 important facts about Nigeria are listed.
13 Facts You Should Know About Your Country
Nigeria is the 32nd largest country in world, with a land mass of 923,768 km2(356,669 square miles).
The highest point in Nigeria is Chappal Waddi at 2,419 m (7,936 ft) in Taraba state.
Late Benedict Odiase, a retired Deputy Commissioner of Police, composed the music of the national anthem.
The words of the national anthem was composed by four Nigerians: Dr. Omoigui, John Ilechukwu, Eme Etim Akpan, B.A Ogunnaike, and P.O. Aderibigbe.
His Excellency, Goodluck Ebele Azikwe Jonathan is the first PhD holder to occupy the position of the president of Nigeria.
There are 124 universities in Nigeria: 37 Federal owned, 37 State owned and 50 private owned universities.
The 2006 census put Nigeria's population at 140,431,790 million, and in the year 2012, it was estimated 170,000,000 Nigerians have been living in the country.
The name Nigeria was coined by Flora Shaw, wife of Lord Lugard, a British colonial administrator.
Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the seventh most populous country in the world.
On 1 January 1901, Nigeria became a British protectorate, part of the British Empire.
On July 6, 1967 a 30- month war begun with a long siege of Biafra and its isolation from trade and supplies. It ended in January 1970.
Nigerians went through 33 years of military rule (from 1966 until 1999).
Ever heard of the Ship House? That is the name of Nigeria's Defence Headquarters

Swaycater: Please,Who is Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, i have never heard that name before. thank you for wasting 5 seconds of your life reading this........

thank you for wasting 20minutes of your life typing this....

Sahara Reporter is a re-birth of NTA..they never get their fact right...tank God they operate 4rm d sahara.sane humans shouldn't blive diz shit

Exponental: it depends on d people involved. Moreso, most educated dont see it as a big deal.

no matter aw educated u re in a country like nigeria if u kiss in public u should consider bin ALUU-ED by doz religion fanatics

Is kissing appropraite in public places.Though nigerian culture clearly opposes it as it is viewed as an act of indecency,but to me and most nigerian youths there is no crime kissing in public as it is just a SHOW OF LOVE in public.
Ur views and opinions are highly welcome.

bloggernaija: More like Operational incompetence and presidential failure.
THAT IS WHY WE ARE NOT SEEING ANY PROGRESS.THE PLAN ITSELF IS FLAWED
with the trillions of naira voted for security,why not a night raid with night vision goggles with helicopter gunship support .
Just One apache AH64 can control that battlefield by providing cover for the advancing troop from more than 10 miles and destroying everything that moves.
Guess what ,it cost less $25 million dollars
Why won't the soldiers be slaughtered like ileya ram.
Do you need to conduct an air raid before advancing on the terrorist ?
IS the element of surprise not the key to winning this kind if war?
More like BBM' ing to alert the terrorist before advancing with armourless and useless pick-up truck.
All this after devoting over a trillion naira annually to security for the past 3 years.

When nigeria is ready to fight this kind of asymmetric warfare with proper weapons ,equipment and strategy
WAKE ME UP
RIP soldiers
U deserve a better commander in chief.

Apache AH64 ( not crappy chinaware)dealing with terrorists who do not even know they were being watched.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHwVZWHeX0o

guy u 2 dey watch AMERICAN FILMS OOOO

Mod abeg move diz article to fp...nígerians will soon b sentenced to netherland prisons

While prison populations grows in the United Kingdom and NIGERIA, with overcrowded cells and repeat offenders, the opposite is happening in the Netherlands.
UNBELIEVABLE: Netherlands Close Prisons For Lack Of Criminals
The Dutch justice ministry has announced that the country is going to close at least 8 prisons due to a lack of criminals.
According to the local media, the country has the capacity for 14,000 prisoners and there are only 12,000 detainees.
The decrease is expected to continue, the ministry said, also the natural redundancy and other measures should counter any forced lay-offs.
A last year report on prison overcrowding said that surging populations undermined the rehabilitation of prisoners and risked increasing reoffending in the future.
The Criminal Justice Alliance (CJA), which represents more than 60 organisations, called for the government to urgently limit "the unnecessary use of prison, ensuring it is reserved for serious, persistent and violent offenders for whom no alternative sanction is appropriate".
It came after Chief Inspector of Prisons Nick Hardwick said the rising pressure on prisons from budget cuts and increasing numbers cannot go on indefinitely.While prison populations grows in the United Kingdom, with overcrowded cells and repeat offenders, the opposite is happening in the Netherlands.
UNBELIEVABLE: Netherlands Close Prisons For Lack Of Criminals
The Dutch justice ministry has announced that the country is going to close at least 8 prisons due to a lack of criminals.
According to the local media, the country has the capacity for 14,000 prisoners and there are only 12,000 detainees.
The decrease is expected to continue, the ministry said, also the natural redundancy and other measures should counter any forced lay-offs.
A last year report on prison overcrowding said that surging populations undermined the rehabilitation of prisoners and risked increasing reoffending in the future.
The Criminal Justice Alliance (CJA), which represents more than 60 organisations, called for the government to urgently limit "the unnecessary use of prison, ensuring it is reserved for serious, persistent and violent offenders for whom no alternative sanction is appropriate".
It came after Chief Inspector of Prisons Nick Hardwick said the rising pressure on prisons from budget cuts and increasing numbers cannot go on indefinitely.

Senate President David Mark and the governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam have called on religious leaders to intervene in the lingering face-off between the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) which has resulted in the closure of universities nationwide.
Addressing the 2nd plenary session of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) in Otukpo, Benue State yesterday, Senator Mark said the differences between the federal government and ASUU required spiritual intervention in order to end the unending imbroglio.
David Mark lamented the plight of the students who have been kept at home and deprived of a stable school calender because of the on-going ASUU strike.
Also speaking, the Benue State governor, Suswam called for partnership between the church, government and the people in order to fast-track political development and stability in the country, urging the bishops to use the session to appeal to ASUU to shift ground as the federal government had made reasonable concessions to their demands to give peace a chance and return students to school.
In his welcome address, the President, Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama urged Christians to be loyal to biblical teachings in all their dealings and called for interior purifications among Nigerians adding that with renewed commitment to the task of teaching and sanctifying, Nigeria will overcome her travails

Report has it that 43 year old ex-militant, High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo) on Monday 26th August 2013 received his Bombardier SE60 LearJet (private jet).
According to aviation sources, the jet costs a whopping sum of $13.3 million (N2.12 billion).
Chief Tompolo was one of the arrow heads of militancy in Nigeria before they were granted amnesty by the government of President Goodluck Jonathan.
He was recently awarded a mouth watering multi-billion Naira contract to police all oil pipelines within the Niger Delta from

President Goodluck Jonathan declared on Friday that the insurgent group, "Boko Haram, is being progressively weakened'' by the security architecture put in place by the administration.
The President stated this at an audience with the outgoing Representative of the Delegation of the European Union to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Mr David Mac Rae.
The President said that the measures taken by his administration had resulted in a significant reduction in the occurrence of terrorist attacks in the country.
He noted that the federal government would keep on doing everything possible to further enhance security in all parts of the country.
"As a government, we are doing everything possible to improve our country on all fronts.
"We are consistently adapting our security architecture to deal with terrorism which has become a challenge to the whole world.
"Boko Haram is being progressively weakened but we are not resting on our oars.
"We will continue to do everything possible to achieve greater security forall who reside within our borders,'' he said.
The President said that his administration would continue to do its best to correct negative perceptions about the country such as the notion on widespread insecurity and corruption.
He welcomed the declaration by the outgoing ambassador that he had recently travelled to the Niger Delta and some Northern States and found people there going about their normallives and businesses without fear.
The President urged him to assist in correcting current misconceptions about Nigeria by taking that positive message to the EU and the rest of the world.
Jonathan also commended the EU for its past and ongoing support toward improving the electoral process in Nigeria.
The President also assured Mac Rae that Nigeria would act to facilitate the early conclusion of a partnership agreement between ECOWAS and the EU. (NAN)
source:allafrica.com

ubong560: Jona is just trying to bring impression that he means transformational biz for Naijarians all with nothing to show for it. Mtchewww

End time tinz

wots wit diz END TIME TALK..even wen we wake up in morning den itz end time

black_beau: But sha,weda na bleach or Jik she use,the girl fine. As for the matter of the whole public not being invited,I have a suggestion-stop telling the general public about things you are not inviting them to. You know the people you want to invite,send the IV to them and stop torturing us with the fact that there is a parry going on and we can't go there to chop rice.finally sha,I get the IV oh for sale.contact me with ur 100k per IV

am sure u b ibo girl..quick money tinz

Oga jonah dey try im best...buh 170million people ontop diz man..haba pity am small

Perform Or Be Kicked Out - Jonathan To Ministers.
There was panic among ministers yesterday following the invitation of some of their colleagues by PresidentGoodluck Jonathan.
A source said: “There is pressure on Ministers to perform or leave. The President is not ready to grant permission for any local or foreign trip, unless it is necessary.
BY YOUR ASSESSMENT (based on performance), WHICH MINISTERS SHOULD BE RELIEVED AND WHICH SHOULD BE RETAINED?
source:http://naij.com

Perform Or Be Kicked Out - Jonathan To Ministers.
There was panic among ministers yesterday following the invitation of some of their colleagues by PresidentGoodluck Jonathan.
A source said: “There is pressure on Ministers to perform or leave. The President is not ready to grant permission for any local or foreign trip, unless it is necessary.
BY YOUR ASSESSMENT (based on performance), WHICH MINISTERS SHOULD BE RELIEVED AND WHICH SHOULD BE RETAINED?
source:http://naij.com

The authorities of the Defence Headquarters has said it is keeping the activities of Borno Youth Vigilante Group popularly referred to as the civilian JTF in the state under close watch.
The military authorities said that the members of the youth group which volunteered to fight the dreaded Boko Haram sect were restricted from going on their own to arrest any suspected member of the sect in any part of the state without the authorisation from security operatives.
The Director of Defence Information, Brig. Gen Chris Olukolade, said in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Wednesday, that the security operatives would ensure that the youth whose activities had resulted in the arrest of several Boko Haram members and commanders were given the expected protection.
He said while they were not authorised to carry fire arms, they were recognised as allies entitled to protection by security agencies.
Olukolade was reacting to the recurrent killings of large number of the members of the vigilance group by the Boko Haram membersin the state.
He said, "They (civilian JTF) have been guaranteed of their protection with the fact that they are required to be under the control of the forces on ground.
"They are not allowed to go on their own to carry out arrests; they are not permitted to just gather together and say they are going to carry out arrest without the presence of security operatives because they are seen as allies in this campaign.
"Much as they are not allowed to carry arms and ammunition, they are entitled to protection."
A security source confided in our correspondent that there was concern in security circles about the increase in the number of the members of the youth group who had been killed by the sect members.
The source said security agencies had discovered that the members of the sect were plotting plot to layambush for the members of the youth group for attacks in remote communities in the state.

President of the Senate, David Mark, on Wededay urged politicians to put God first as the 2015 elections draw near.
Mark, according to a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Paul Mumeh, in Abuja, spoke at a church service to mark the one year rememberance of the pioneer priest ofthe St. Mulumba Catholic Chaplaincy Apo, late Rev. Fr. Jerome Bello.
He stated that death is a necessary endthat must come when it shall but man is always scared of it, saying "what is paramount is for man to live a righteous life and be prepared for it.
Mark said, "Therefore, whatever we do as humans, we must be conscious of the fact that we must one day die and after death, judgment, where all mortals must give account of his or herstewardship on earth.
"Our politics is again gathering momentum and people are already joining the fray. All of us, politicians must realize that we must put God firstin all we do.
That is the only way, we can succeed. Whatever we do, let it be to the glory of God and service to humanity." He also called on Nigerians not despair in the face of the myriads of challenges but to resort to the Almighty creator for solution..
source:m.naij.com

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved for the country to borrow an interest free loan of $200m from the International Development Agency to accelerate the Fadama III project across the country.
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved for the country to borrow an interest free loan of $200 m from the International Development Agency to accelerate the Fadama III project across the country.
Minister of Information, Labaran Maku who disclosed this while briefing statehouse correspondents after the meeting said the council also approved that a draft bill to detect, prevent and control cyber-crime in Nigeria; as well as a contract for an integrity check on the Third Mainland Bridge.
Mr Labaran Maku who was joined by hiscounterparts in the Ministries of agriculture and finance, Dr Akinwunmi Adesida and Dr Yerima Ngama respectively said the Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala brought a memo seeking approval to obtain an International Development Association , IDA credit facility in the sum of USD200 million as additional financing for the Third National Fadama Development project.
He said "The Project Development Objective, (PDO) for the additional financing is consistent with the on-going Fadama III project which is toincrease the incomes for users of rural lands and water resources within the Fadama areas in a sustainable manner.
He said the "proposed additional financing will scale up the project's achievements and strengthen the development effectiveness of the highly performing Fadama III by aligning it more closely with the Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA) of the present administration.
Minister of Agriculture Dr Adeshida, explained that with 24 million hectares of Fadama land all over the country, it was imperative to optimise the use of these tracts of land, which predecessor, Fadama II was evaluated by the World Bank and found to have improved the beneficiaries income substantially.
The minister said 317,000 farmers are to benfit from the project which will among other things lead to an increase in food self-sufficiency, crop distribution, such as rice in key states of Lagos, Niger, Anambra, Enugu and Kano Sorghum-Kano; Cassava in Kogi, and women empowerment.
Dr Adeshida also revealed that this years NationAl Economic summit will focus on agriculture and showcase the achievements of president under the president's agric. transformation agenda. It will look at the petrochemical industry, power, water, roads, ICT, science and innovation, aviation, transport and environment sectors.
Speaking on the the contract for the comprehensive review of the seabed of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos, Mr Maku said the N290 million contract is intended to check and make sure all sectors of the bridge are in good order.
The minister said "The bridge is a vital artery on the Federal Highways network connecting Lagos mainland tothe island. Following reports of oscillation and excessive vibrations of the bridge under traffic load, investigations and tests were carried out by experts on the bridge in 2008 and the reports indicated that the bridge was structurally sound but required the replacement of damaged expansion joints and bearings,"
"the ministry of Works decided that Advanced Integrity Assessment including echometric (sonic pulse) tests on piles was inevitable in order to authenticate the findings of the Nigerian Submarine Divers Limited (NSD)."
"Cumulative efforts are being made to rehabilitate Lagos roads in order to make sure that as the artery nerve center of the nation's economy, it continues to work. Every effort is beingmade by the federal government to improve the infrastructure of Lagos. This is aside the works being done at the deep seaports there," Maku explained.
Soure;http://naij.comg

#just 4 laffs#
In diz month of ASUU STRIKE where students are taking in...here is a list of names u kan name ur child..
-ASUUWALE,ASUUSEYI,ASUUTUNDE,ASUUNIKEMI,ASUUMIDE..ad urz nd let d fun flow