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 Politics › Anambra Surpasses Local Consumption With The Entry Of JOSAN Rice Farms And Mills by sorepco(op): 10:17pm On Mar 22, 2017 |
R Anambra surpasses local consumption with the entry of JOSAN Rice Farms and Mills TOP HEADLINES U.S. couple, John and Godever Ibechem, jailed for making Nigerian nanny 'slave' Jesus tomb in Jerusalem renovated (PICTURED) No visa issuance to Nigerians in Lagos, says Switzerland Sacked Edo pastor (PICTURED) plants explosives in church U.S. couple charged with using Bible to smuggle drugs JOSAN rice mill at Ufuma. By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA- RICE production has received a further boost in Anambra State with the commissioning of JOSAN Integrated Rice Farms and Mills located at Enugwuabo, Ufuma in Orumba North local government area of the state. It is expected to add 90 metric tonnes of rice to the existing 250 metric tonnes currently being produced in the state. Following the encouragement of the Anambra State government, the state had become investors' destination for rice production with the result that the popular Anambra Rice has become a household name in the country. Governor Willie Obiano, at the commissioning ceremony, boasted that agriculture, one of his administration's cardinal programmes, had made great impact within three years of his administration. He recalled that at the time he assumed office on March 17, 2014, Anambra was producing 80 metric tonnes of rice annually, but is producing 250 metric tonnes. He said that since JOSAN would be producing 90 metric tonnes, the state's 300 metric tonnes annual consumption requirement would be surpassed by 40 metric tones this year. Obiano said that when the chairman of JOSAN Rice Farms and Mills, Chief Oliver Okeke indicated interest in investing in rice production, he did not take him serious until he passed through all the processes required by the Anambra State Investment Promotion and Production Agency, ANSIPA, which led to the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with his company. Chairman of ANSIPPA, Igwe Enweze of Umuoji described JOSAN as the largest integrated rice farm in the South East, adding that the company will be producing rice all year round with irrigation from a nearby river. Igwe Enweze said the state's share in the project is 10 percent, while the investors have 90 percent. Three percent of the profit would go the host community for corporate social responsibility. He also said that the project has already created 130 direct and 410 indirect jobs, while 7000 direct and 10000 indirect jobs would be available when it is fully completed. According to him, the farm is developing 15 hectares of irrigated rice farm, with 331 rice farmers and 2000 out growers of riceworking there on daily basis. "What Governor Obiano has been doing in agriculture has made the state very visible in Nigeria's agricultural sector," the royal father said. Chairman of JOSAN, Mr. Oliver Okeke said he was happy to have heeded the call to invest in agriculture, especially as it is touching on the lives of many people in the society. He said: "We are excited that we will now be engaging and investing in the rural areas of Nigeria, bringing them development and creating jobs. For us, this business is much more than just about making money. It is a business where we see ourselves touching the lives of people in the rural areas, empowering them, bringing food to Nigerians and still creating value by strategic value chain investments." He recalled that when there was a problem of power for the investment, the governor promised that the power would not just be for the company as an agriculture processor, but would be extended to the two local government areas of Orumba North and Orumna South which had remained without electricity for years, noting that the availability of power supply was one of his greatest joys. http://odili.net/news/source/2017/mar/22/323.html |
| Politics › Adeosun Wants National Assembly To Cut CBN Governor's by sorepco(op): 10:02pm On Mar 22, 2017 |
• Experts warn move will cause undue political interference • Senate invites Emefiele over intervention programmes • Minister says N6.8b stolen pension funds recovered • Explains how money in TSA will be spent The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, yesterday asked for the reduction of the powers of the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). She blamed the extensive powers of the governors for the disconnect between Federal Government's monetary and fiscal policies.She pleaded with the National Assembly that conferred the powers on the CBN boss, through a legal instrument, to slash them to pave the way for checks and balances. If this becomes the case, the reaction time of the CBN to monetary upheavals will be greatly impaired as it is expected to act through a supervising agency.In fact, financial experts disagree, saying any such move will result in undue political interference in monetary policies, which will not augur well for the economy.Adeosun made the call yesterday while receiving members of the House of Representatives Tactical Committee on Recession led by Bode Ayorinde. She said it amounted to what she described as excesses on the part of the apex bank's governor to decide and act on financial matters without recourse to the minister of finance, who is constitutionally required to supervise financial policies, programmes and activities of the Federal Government. "I want to correct the impression that the CBN is under us. They are not. Unfortunately, a law was passed, making them independent and giving them more powers. This has resulted in one person having so much power. "In the time of Prof. Charles Soludo as CBN governor, he went to the National Assembly asking for more powers and you can see where that has taken us to. So we are back to the legislature to help us correct this problem of too much power. As a result, there are no checks and balances," she said. Under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, the then CBN governor ordered the sacking and trial of bank chiefs and introduced monetary policies to regulate certain activities in the financial sector. But none of the CBN governors – including the incumbent, Godwin Emefiele, and former ones, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, and Charles Soludo, picked their calls or responded to text messages from The Guardian to them. Soludo, whom Adeosun identified as the chief protagonist of the current impasse, in a text message response, merely said: "Sorry, I am abroad and can only be reached via text please." But industry analysts like the Director-General, West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management, Prof. Akpan Ekpo, said such an idea should be thrown out immediately, as it was outdated and out of sync with modern global trends. "I have no details, but if this is actually what she said, it is not acceptable. The Central Bank should remain independent and not be brought under the Ministry of Finance. Nigeria is too large and not equipped for that arrangement. The CBN should not be seen as a subset of the ministry," he said. Erstwhile banker and financial expert, Fola Adeola, reinforcing the CBN's autonomy as a global practice, said the relationship between the ministry and CBN should be the coordination of monetary and fiscal policies. "While I do not know exactly what she said and meant, but if the move is to reduce CBN's powers, it may be tantamount to an infringement on its autonomy. On the other, if the matters in question are anything other than monetary policy issues, she may have a case to make," he said. The Deputy Managing Director of financial services advisory firm, Afrinvest Limited, Victor Ndukauba, is more concerned about how the adverse impact it would have on the larger economy by subjecting the CBN to the ministry's supervision. He said: "Ideally, the Central Bank should have only one function and that is monetary, controlling inflation. To say that the governor and the Central Bank should be under the control of the Executive would mean that any decision that is made by the CBN will be subjected to political influence. So, the place of the Central Bank is sacrosanct. In fact, if we are to take any step in removing or rolling back that independence, it would not augur well for us." In view of the challenges the principal parties may face in achieving set goals under the current economic crisis, Udukauba called for a synergy between the two, in order to realise common goals of stemming galloping inflation, cutting high unemployment rate and buoying economic activities. Meanwhile, regarding the status of the sum accumulated from the implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA), Adeosun dismissed claims that the N5.244 trillion said to have been accumulated so far has either been appropriated or misappropriated. "The position as regards the funds in the TSA is that we are thinking of using the balance in the account to back two initiatives. One is for the Development Bank of Nigeria that is coming up, while the other will be for the Bank of Agriculture, for lending to SMEs and farmers, respectively," she explained. The minister, who reeled out efforts of the administration in recovering funds through the ongoing workers' verification, said the government had so far recovered about N6.8 billion pension funds allegedly stolen by certain officials. She noted that corruption had been the bane of economic growth in the country, assuring that with the right policies in place, along with emphasis on capital projects, the country would quickly get out of recession. Earlier, Ayorinde, who led the lawmakers, had solicited the cooperation of the Ministry in finding ways of boosting the economy. He said a public hearing that would deal with the management of recession was being planned for stakeholders. The lawmaker urged the government to provide reliefs and incentives to manufacturers to enhance their activities and help resuscitate dying companies.As if taking up the task thrown at it by the finance minister, the Senate has invited the CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele, to explain the apex bank's Intervention Funding Programmes to qualified Nigerian companies and exporters. The upper legislative chamber also urged the bank to consider implementing expeditiously, the approvals and disbursement of intervention facilities to those companies in the real sector that merit such facilities. The resolution followed a motion by Mao Ohuabunwa (PDP, Abia North), who maintained that Nigeria's drive to haul the economy out of recession, will fail if qualified companies do not access the CBN facilities. To this end, the legislative body invited the CBN governor to address it on the progress made so far through the use of its various intervention faculty programmes, including the list of beneficiary companies, factories and exporters . Www.odili.net |
| Christianity Etc › Re: Apostle Suleman & His Wife Lizzy Dance Joyously In Church (Pics) by sorepco(m): 1:30pm On Mar 19, 2017 |
He is not judging Nlany 1. The 'if' in his post denotes his doubt on the accussed!!! BankeSmalls: |
| Politics › Re: Photos Of Hameed Ali Answering Questions In The Senate Today by sorepco(m): 4:18pm On Mar 16, 2017 |
Dont also forget to hear that our currency exchange rate today is nothing to write home about. So if he generates 3million dollars a day today, its worth just just less than 800,000 dollars of 3-4 yrs ago... its more a case of more motion but no movement or the nore u look the less u c. ask4double: |
| Politics › Re: Senate Rejects Ibrahim Magu's Confirmation As EFCC Chairman Again by sorepco(m): 4:19pm On Mar 15, 2017 |
Ve u decided to ignore y he was rejected? A civil servanr that stayed/rented a 40million per anum house. HungerBAD: |
| Politics › BREAKING: Customs Suspends Import Duty On Old Vehicles by sorepco(op): 12:21pm On Mar 15, 2017 |
More like it! Like i informed a nairalander that called senators crooks...it does not matter as the senators in this rare scenario seem to be fighting for the masses. if armed robbers de want mud u n ur family..does it matter to u if your saving grace is the village witch?? The Nigerian Customs Service on Wednesday announced the suspension of the implementation of the payment of import duty on old vehicles. The move is in compliance to an earlier directive by the Senate that the policy which had generated controversies be suspended. A statement by the Acting Public Relations Officer, NCS, Mr. Joseph Attah, stated that suspension of the policy will remain until the service gets the support of the lawmakers in carrying out the exercise. The statement reads in part “Following the unnecessary tension generated as a result of misconception and misrepresentation of the Nigeria Customs Service planned motor duty payment, the leadership of the National Assembly and the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd) met with a view to resolving the impasse. “They both agreed that the proposed motor duty payment, though in line with the provision of Customs and Excise Management Act Cap C.45, LFN 2004 should be put on hold while the Senate Committee on Customs and Excise interfaces with the NCS for further discussions. “While payment of duty on vehicles or indeed any dutiable imported item remains a civic responsibility of every patriotic Nigerian, NCS management has directed that the exercise be put on hold while expressing readiness to engage the Senate Committee on further discussions to bring them on board to understand the importance of the exercise to national security and economy. http://punchng.com/customs-bows-to-pressure-suspends-import-duty-on-old-vehicles/ |
| Politics › Re: Obiano Owes Us 18 Months Salary - Anambra Liaison Officers (vanguard) by sorepco(m): 11:27am On Mar 15, 2017 |
| Politics › Re: Hameed Ali, Senate Face-off: Buhari Intervenes by sorepco(m): 9:57am On Mar 15, 2017 |
Dont just observe my friend...do or say something. How can i own a car for 6 yrs and suddenly you wanna seize it cos i dont ve valid customs papers? Who determines the one i ve now is invalid? How did the car enter the border? Does that mean i pay double c7stoms duty at the border n in town? What of if the police ask for my duty paprs do i show dem?? Becos this is an avenue 4 di police to exhort. Omagago: |
| Celebrities › Re: See What Tonto Dikey Said About Her Husband That Will never cease To Amaze You by sorepco(m): 3:40pm On Mar 13, 2017 |
Its cease not seize...did not bother to read as such careless mistake is a demonstration of the opp's carelessness!! |
| Politics › Customs, Stop This Oppressive Vehicle Duty Policy G by sorepco(op): 11:53am On Mar 10, 2017 |
I cant understand these guys....you are careless at the border and smugglers have free day. And you want to come into town to arrest those u let in at the border? What kinda policy is this?? Who envisaged such nonsense? INFACT I AM INCANDESCENT WITH RAGE ON THIS POLICY. Plans by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) to start collecting duties from the owners of old vehicles on Nigerian roads have run into stiff opposition, as the Senate, reflecting the yearnings of the Nigerian public, last week called for its immediate suspension pending explanation of the policy. Comptroĺer general of Customs, retired Col Hameed Ali, has been ordered to appear before the Senate Committee on Customs to offer clarifications on a circular that directs owners of all vehicles on our roads to report to the nearest zonal office of the Service to ascertain whether correct duties on their vehicles were paid or risk having their vehicles impounded. The Customs Service, which resorted to the measure in order to catch up with smuggled vehicles, including those with incorrect customs duties paid at the ports, also aims to shore up Federal revenues. It is imperative that Col. Ali responds to the summons of the Senate in order to ensure that the interest of the general public is fully protected in view of the untold suffering vehicle owners have been subjected to, especially on the highways. Travellers are stopped in their tracks, and many who had used their vehicles for years are made to truncate their trips to settle issues concerning their vehicles with Customs officials. This policy will induce a draconian atmosphere of government siege on the democratic freedom of Nigerians to move around. Since most Nigerians live from day-to-day by moving around, any attempt to curtail their efforts will strangulate economic activities and worsen the plight of the ordinary person in an already depressed economy. Nigerians should not be made to pay for the failure of the Customs and other border agencies to secure our borders and prevent smuggling. It is the job of Customs to stop smuggling at the borders and to impose any statutory duties on imported items before they are allowed into the system. That way, they are able to apprehend contraband items and impose sanctions on those behind their importation. We are totally against the tactics of ambushing Nigerians and preventing them from living their lives in freedom simply because the agencies of state charged with preventing smuggling and corrupt assessment of customs duties fail to do their jobs at their designated duty posts. Allowing armed Customs officials to run riot among civilians in their homes, offices, markets, and on our highways is a barbaric way of implementing the law, and should not be allowed in a democratic society like Nigeria. We urge the National Assembly, and indeed, the Federal Government to protect the people and ensure that Customs operatives perform their duties without unduly terrorising and intimidating the populace. This will only open new avenues for corrupt self-enrichment by Customs operatives Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/03/customs-stop-oppressive-vehicle-duty-policy/ |
| Romance › Re: I Just Found Out My Girlfriend Is A Prostitute by sorepco(m): 8:34pm On Mar 08, 2017 |
| Crime › Re: Mosque Thief Caught On Camera Stealing From Worshipers (Video) by sorepco(m): 8:57pm On Mar 06, 2017 |
| TV/Movies › Re: Kemen Sexually Harassed Tboss - Payporte Releases Statement by sorepco(m): 8:18am On Mar 06, 2017 |
Many nigerians dont know the difference bw washing and watching a show. Y? WhiteSoup: |
| Travel › Re: South African Border Officials Detain Political Analyst Omojuwa (snapshots) by sorepco(m): 5:41pm On Mar 04, 2017 |
Keep ur phocking jokes aside. He is being maltreated becos he has a naija passport n u r talking buhari bullcrap?? It can happen 2 any of us whether pdp...apc...or apolitical. Its just wrong n bad such a maltreatment. DIKEnaWAR: 5 Likes |
| Celebrities › Re: Oge Okoye Claims Kenya Moore's Dogs As Hers, Got Called Out (Photos) by sorepco(m): 9:12pm On Mar 03, 2017 |
N you tarnished our universities. Educated illiterate. wristbangle: |
| Politics › Re: Xenophobia: See Why South Africans Do Not Want Nigerians In Their Country by sorepco(m): 9:12am On Mar 03, 2017 |
R u mad? They should not defend themselves?so dem 4 lif the black animals kill dem?? I c where dem de loot shops police just de chill. myplaydiary: 2 Likes |
| Crime › Re: Henry Chibueze Aka Vampire Killed At Last by sorepco(m): 9:36am On Mar 02, 2017 |
No body ?? Adonbelivit jboycrb: |
| Health › Re: Port-Harcourt Lady Infects Man With HIV & Blocks Him On Facebook (Photos) by sorepco(m): 1:34pm On Mar 01, 2017 |
Dont get it twisted. He wont report an hiv infected person to the police per se. But the act of using hiv as a weapon to infect people. U r reporting the sct of weaponizing hiv. Just as you wont report a lady hokding a knife and selling oranges in the street. The moment she weaponises the knife by stabbibg random persons you report her... Liftedhands: |
| Politics › Re: How Osinbajo Failed Robert Greene's1st Law Of Power "Never Outshine Your Master" by sorepco(m): 10:51am On Mar 01, 2017 |
U dont seem 2 understand how the law works then. Now that he outshines his boss. There wikk be friction berwist the 2 and buhari will end sideling him. Thus the end of osinbajo positivity. author=izombie post=54157814]If it is so then that law is rubbish. I am igbo but osinbajo should carry on jare[/quote] |
| Crime › Re: NAFDAC Busts Forgery Syndicate Linked To Indians, Mexicans - Punch by sorepco(m): 10:27am On Mar 01, 2017 |
My guy these things r not funny. U r sick in the hospital and you are given medicine or place on drips...yet tge doc is shocked as what he thought was a simple ailment and treatment is getting no where to being healed. He starts doubting himself and what he studied in school. He changes the medication n tries something else. Suddenly the patients loses consciousness n later dies. Those around starts doubting the doctor. He might be strippedof his license. Unbeknown to all he gave the patient the right medications but just that they are/were FAKE!!! What a wicked wild wild world. Ps: those hospitals that go after cheap medication to maximize profit...be Warned. adioolayi: 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Bring Seized Substandard Tyres To Aba Instead Of Burning Them - Dr Ikpeazu To FG by sorepco(m): 4:19pm On Feb 28, 2017 |
Did u read why he wanted the tyres in abia state. He wants to recycle and process the tyres by using them as raw materials for fan belts....shoes/slippers and fans for conveyor belts etc gocac: |
| Politics › Re: Bring Seized Substandard Tyres To Aba Instead Of Burning Them - Dr Ikpeazu To FG by sorepco(m): 4:18pm On Feb 28, 2017 |
gocac: |
| Politics › Re: Bring Seized Substandard Tyres To Aba Instead Of Burning Them - Dr Ikpeazu To FG by sorepco(m): 4:18pm On Feb 28, 2017 |
Did u read why he wanted the tyres in abia state. He wants to recycle and process the tyres by using them as raw materials for fan belts....shoes/slippers and fans for conveyor belts etc gocac: |
| Business › Re: Food Exportation: My Experience With NAFDAC by sorepco(m): 10:23pm On Feb 27, 2017 |
Your 2st mistake is not letting us know the city you did this. If na lagos go to the regional headquaters at oshodi. Those guys r quite professional and they wont expliot you. I dont believecan export license will be higher than an import license. I was into industrail chemical importation though. They want to exploit u. Dont pay dem fanig. Do ur reasearch well my friend. xynerise: 4 Likes 1 Share |
| Politics › Re: PDP Wins Etche Constituency Election by sorepco(m): 2:14pm On Feb 26, 2017 |
B4 posting i checked 2 pages 4 similar topics but found none. R u telling me a post can be posted to politics section n it doesnt pop up there but directly on front page forum? Wao Elose11: |
| Politics › Re: PDP Wins Etche Constituency Election by sorepco(m): 12:51pm On Feb 26, 2017 |
C weyon fis mod do ..i follow di election all throufh n i open this same thread. Him cum over my own n close come open him own?? My peeps is it fair. Go 2 politics section b c my thread lyin fallow. While his is on front page?? He even used same source? Na wa Elose11: 1 Like |
| Politics › Rivers Elections: PDP Wins Etche Constituency Election / by sorepco(op): 10:56am On Feb 26, 2017 |
the collation of results at the Collation Center at Okehi. Collated Results for Etche State Constituency 2 With the results collated from the Supplementary Elections of February 25, 2017 and rerun elections of December 10, 2016, Chief Jerome Eke of the PDP defeated Mr Ogbonna Nwuke of the APC. Also, the Tony Ejiogu of the Peoples Democratic Party defeated his closest challenger, Mr Golden of the APC. For the Etche/ Omuma Federal Constituency, Returning Officer, Prof Shola Omotola announced that APC Polled 6, 220 votes while PDP polled 15, 221 votes. For the Etche State Constituency 2, Returning Officer, Oluwatosin Odusonya announced that APC scored 1618 votes while PDP polled 4162 votes. As the two INEC Returning Officers for the Etche/ Omuma Federal Constituency, Prof Shola Omotola and Etche Constituency 2, Oluwatosin Odusonya were about to declare the PDP winner, military personnel at the Collation Center brought a phone to them, claiming that the call was from the National Commissioner of INEC in charge of the election. Upon receiving the call, INEC Returning Officer for Etche/ OmumaFederal Constituency, Prof Shola Omotola stated that all collated results should be moved to the Port Harcourt office of INEC. Soldiers of the Nigerian Army who stopped the declaration at Okehi moved the collated results alongside party agents and political leaders to Port Harcourt. They were joined by PDP leaders led by Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike and the APC Candidate for Etche/ Omuma Federal Constituency, Mr Ogbonna Nwuke. At the headquarters, leaders of the two parties insisted that the two INEC Returning Officers publicly announce collated results to the media and party agents present. After the announcement, the INEC Returning Officers handed the already collated results to party agents. Party leaders left INEC by 3.30am on Sunday morning, while agents and security agencies were detailed to stay with the INEC Returning Officers for the declaration of results by 9am on Sunday, 26th February, 2017. The Returning Officers claimed that they were directed by the National Commissioner not to declare PDP winner of the two elections. They claimed that the National Commissioner said she must get clearance from Abuja, before any further step would be taken. Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike condemned the act of trying to subvert the will of the people Rivers State through INEC Result manipulation, backed reckless security agencies. He said Rivers people will continue to resist all fraudulent attempts to manipulate election results. He declared that elections can only be won at the polling units and not through the swapping of result sheets by security agencies and INEC. National Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/02/pdp-also-wins-etche-state-constituency-2/ |
| Christianity Etc › Re: A Pastor, 14 Others Accepted Islam In OFFA, Kwara State(acadip) by sorepco(m): 10:44am On Feb 26, 2017 |
In one breathe you said they converted...in the other you said they reverted (meaning they were muslims b4 vonverting to chistianity n now back to islam). U r drliberately confusing us. This are former muslims that turn back to islam!!! They are not born xtians but former muslims that chsngef and now changing bsck to islam. Be truthful my friend. Are they not those 20 muslims that converted to xtianity last year n were threatened by their imams? DAHWAH007: |
| Car Talk › Re: 2 Reasons Nigeria Policemen Like To Stop Suvs At Checkpoints by sorepco(m): 9:00pm On Feb 25, 2017 |
U for snap am na. OkoYibo: 1 Like |
| Travel › Re: Nigerians Confront South Africans With Guns In Pretoria - Facebook User by sorepco(m): 4:24pm On Feb 24, 2017 |
I cant fathom why the SA govt is supporting this attacks when they have police and immigration to deport illegal immigrants. Even the interior minister is in support!! Who does he want to sct ministerially?? Incredulous..i had say zuchyblink: |
| Crime › Re: Police Criminality In Anambra by sorepco(m): 11:07am On Feb 17, 2017 |
Always get ur facts right man. Stop giving the police a bad name. Thats not a policeman. He even has no right to search vehicles. 4top: |
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