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Nigerien customs reject Nigeria's request for seized
cash
Source: Punch.
The police in neighbouring Niger Republic have
arrested a Nigerian carrying 4.6m Euros (N1.05bn) in
cash. The man was arrested at the Diori Hamani
Airport in Niamey, the capital of Niger, en route
Dubai in the United Arab Emirate.
The Nigerien police said they suspected that the man
was fleeing with the money in order to avoid being
caught by the administration of President
Muhammadu Buhari, who has been prosecuting an
anti-corruption campaign since assumption of office
on May 29.
They also expressed worry that there had been an
upsurge in the number of Nigerians trafficking huge
sums of money in cash through the neighbouring
country.
The police in Niger are already working on the
suspicion that the money traffickers have
accomplices in the country.
The arrest of the Nigerian has been a big news item
in the Nigerien newspapers and television stations.
Curiously the authorities here on Wednesday claimed
ignorance of the money seizure in the neighbouring
country though the Customs officers in Niger were
already kicking against repatriating the cash to
Nigeria.
A media report in Niger on Saturday said the
National Union of Customs Officers at a press
briefing "denounced the request of the Nigerian
authorities" to return the seized money.
The Customs official said there had been several
similar seizures in Niamey from people trafficking
money from Nigeria, putting the amount that had
been so seized in several billions of naira.
They said the seized money had been mainly in
dollars, euros and pounds sterling, asking the Niger
authorities to allow the Customs officials to do their
job without interference.
When contacted, the Senior Special Adviser to the
President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina,
said he could not speak on the development because
his brief was to speak for the President.
He therefore referred one of our correspondents to
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"I speak for the President. On this kind of issues, I
will advice that you speak with the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs," he said.
At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the officials denied
knowledge of the seizure in Niger Republic. The
ministry's spokesperson, Ogbole Ahmedu-Ode, said
the ministry had not received official communication
on the arrest of any Nigerian.
"I am hearing about this incident for the first time
from you, we have not received any communication
on the matter from any quarters," he said over the
telephone.
Calls to the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria
Immigration Service, Emeka Obua, did not elicit any
response.
He also did not respond to text messages to his
mobile telephone on the issue.
The Nigerien embassy in Abuja could not be reached
for comment on Wednesday as calls to the mission's
phone lines failed to connect.
The spokesman for the Nigerian Customs Service, Mr
Wale Adeniyi could not be reached for comments as
text message and repeated calls made to his mobile
line were not replied as of the time (8.30pm) of filling
this report.
But a senior official of the Service told one of our
correspondents in confidence that the issue had yet
to be brought to the attention of the agency.
The official said since the matter was a diplomatic
issue, there were protocols that must be adhered to
before the customs could step in.
The official said, "As we speak now, the matter hasn't
been drawn to our attention. This is a diplomatic
matter that has to be treated with caution in order to
avoid diplomatic row between both countries.
"The identity of the person in question has not been
established and it is the Nigerian embassy in Niger
that would verify that.
"After that is done, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will
be notified before other security agencies would be
invited on the matter.
"So, it is not something that the Customs will jump
into and start investigating because the Customs in
Niger don't report directly to us in Nigeria."
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cash
Source: Punch.
The police in neighbouring Niger Republic have
arrested a Nigerian carrying 4.6m Euros (N1.05bn) in
cash. The man was arrested at the Diori Hamani
Airport in Niamey, the capital of Niger, en route
Dubai in the United Arab Emirate.
The Nigerien police said they suspected that the man
was fleeing with the money in order to avoid being
caught by the administration of President
Muhammadu Buhari, who has been prosecuting an
anti-corruption campaign since assumption of office
on May 29.
They also expressed worry that there had been an
upsurge in the number of Nigerians trafficking huge
sums of money in cash through the neighbouring
country.
The police in Niger are already working on the
suspicion that the money traffickers have
accomplices in the country.
The arrest of the Nigerian has been a big news item
in the Nigerien newspapers and television stations.
Curiously the authorities here on Wednesday claimed
ignorance of the money seizure in the neighbouring
country though the Customs officers in Niger were
already kicking against repatriating the cash to
Nigeria.
A media report in Niger on Saturday said the
National Union of Customs Officers at a press
briefing "denounced the request of the Nigerian
authorities" to return the seized money.
The Customs official said there had been several
similar seizures in Niamey from people trafficking
money from Nigeria, putting the amount that had
been so seized in several billions of naira.
They said the seized money had been mainly in
dollars, euros and pounds sterling, asking the Niger
authorities to allow the Customs officials to do their
job without interference.
When contacted, the Senior Special Adviser to the
President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina,
said he could not speak on the development because
his brief was to speak for the President.
He therefore referred one of our correspondents to
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"I speak for the President. On this kind of issues, I
will advice that you speak with the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs," he said.
At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the officials denied
knowledge of the seizure in Niger Republic. The
ministry's spokesperson, Ogbole Ahmedu-Ode, said
the ministry had not received official communication
on the arrest of any Nigerian.
"I am hearing about this incident for the first time
from you, we have not received any communication
on the matter from any quarters," he said over the
telephone.
Calls to the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria
Immigration Service, Emeka Obua, did not elicit any
response.
He also did not respond to text messages to his
mobile telephone on the issue.
The Nigerien embassy in Abuja could not be reached
for comment on Wednesday as calls to the mission's
phone lines failed to connect.
The spokesman for the Nigerian Customs Service, Mr
Wale Adeniyi could not be reached for comments as
text message and repeated calls made to his mobile
line were not replied as of the time (8.30pm) of filling
this report.
But a senior official of the Service told one of our
correspondents in confidence that the issue had yet
to be brought to the attention of the agency.
The official said since the matter was a diplomatic
issue, there were protocols that must be adhered to
before the customs could step in.
The official said, "As we speak now, the matter hasn't
been drawn to our attention. This is a diplomatic
matter that has to be treated with caution in order to
avoid diplomatic row between both countries.
"The identity of the person in question has not been
established and it is the Nigerian embassy in Niger
that would verify that.
"After that is done, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will
be notified before other security agencies would be
invited on the matter.
"So, it is not something that the Customs will jump
into and start investigating because the Customs in
Niger don't report directly to us in Nigeria."
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Why Indian High Commissioner Is
After Me – Alison-maduake
Nigeria's former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-
Madueke, Yesterday, chided the Indian High
Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Ajjampur
Ghanashyam, over his allegations that as former
minister, Alison-Madueke 'sat' on a $15 billion oil
deal.
Alison-Madueke who spoke through her lawyers,
Messers Chike Amobi and Co., dismissed the
allegations, describing it as spurious, unfounded and
libelous.
According to her, the High commissioner, Mr.
Ghanashyam's acrimony towards her is due to the
refusal of the Federal Government of Nigeria to allow
the Indian company, Oil and Gas Commission Videsh
Limited (OVL), default on its contractual obligation to
provide a $6 billion investment, (around RS36, 600
crore) in an 180,000 barrels (bpd) Greenfield refinery
and 2,000 megawatt power plant or railway line from
East to West of Nigeria.
In a release made to journalists in Abuja on behalf of
the former minister, she said the publication by Mr.
Ajjampur R. Ghanashyam to the effect that she
delayed the approval of oil concession to twin Indian
companies, Oil and Gas Commission Videsh Limited
(OVL) and Mittal Energy International JV, OMEL
(MITTAL) in 2006, after receiving a $25,000,000.00
signature bonus, is spurious, false and lacking in
substance.
Madueke clarified that she was not the Minister of
Petroleum Resources in 2006 when the said Indian
companies entered into contractual agreement with
the Federal Government and as such wouldn't have
received any signature bonus either as citizen or
minister of the Federal Republic.
She also said she had no personal reason to sit on
the contract just as she wondered why the High
Commissioner would "choose to malign and attack
her rather than commend her acting dispassionately
in recommending for refund of the said signature
bonus to the Indians when the matter was brought to
her attention at the twilight of her tenure as
minister."
"When the issue of the request for refund, made by
OVL, was re-presented to me in May 2015, I
immediately prepared and dispatched a letter dated
13th May, 2015, Ref #: PI.LM/3900/S.693/Vol.1/78b, to
former President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GCFR),
recommending for the refund of the said signature
bonus in compliance with the relevant and extant
laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which
requires such approvals to be granted by the
President, and implemented by the Federal Ministry
of Finance."
Mrs. Madueke further explained that the Federal
Government voided the contract with OVL because
the company wanted the Federal Government of
Nigeria to waive the commitments they made during
the bidding process which included investing $6
billion (around RS 36,600 crore) in an 180,000 barrels
per day (bpd) greenfield refinery, a 2000 megawatt
power plant or a railway line from East to West of
Nigeria, all of which were considered in granting the
concession in the first place.
On the allegation that the Indian High Commission to
Nigeria suggested that contrary to global best
practices in the industry, Mrs. Alison-Madueke used
intermediaries to receive payment for crude oil
transactions with India, clearly imputing a fraudulent
ill-feeling to the former minister's operation, she
explained that the contract in question was a
government to government crude oil sales
transaction with established procedures which
predates her tenure as minister.
She also said that the established procedure
stipulates that the buying country, in this case India,
selects and presents a local company as its agent to
transact on its behalf as it is never the responsibility
of selling country to select or nominate a company
for the buying country.
She maintained that Nigeria never dictated nor
suggested any intermediary or marketing company
for India for the purposes of the said transaction.
"Apparently, the Indian High Commission to Nigerian
mischievously obfuscated these facts to malign the
former Nigerian Petroleum Minister whilst not
disclosing that it was a government to government
crude sales transaction," the statement said.
The former Minister disclosed that what Mr.
Ajjampur R. Ghanashyam neglected to inform
Nigerians is that the oil concession was not granted
to Oil and Gas Commission Videsh Limited (OVL) and
Mittal Energy International JV, OMEL (MITTAL) due to
inability of their subsidiary EMO Exploration and
Production to meet cash obligation.
According to the lawyers acting on behalf of the
minister, "Mr. Ajjampur R. Ghanashyam's acrimony
towards our client is due to the refusal of the Federal
Government of Nigeria to allow OVL default on its
contractual obligation to Nigeria in the case of:
A $ 6 billion investment, (around RS 36, 600 crore) in
an 180,000 barrels (bpd) Greenfield refinery.
2,000 megawatt power plant or railway line from East
to West of Nigeria."
Mrs. Alison-Madueke said as a diplomat, the Indian
High Commissioner who should foster bilateral and
multilateral relations between his country and
Nigeria, belittled "such a lofty position by officiously
spreading false and misleading information
calculated to malign Nigerian public officials , a
conduct unbecoming of a foreign diplomat.
Indian-High-Commissioner-Ajjampur-Ghanashyam-
when-he-paid-a-courtesy-call-on-President-Muh
ammadu-Buhari-recently
"We believe the conduct of Mr. Ajjampur R.
Ghanashyam is aimed at damaging our client's
reputation for her insistence on protecting the
interests of the people of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria, and for not acceding to inappropriate
requests of his country to be relieved of its
contractual obligations to Nigeria.
"Based on the falsity and unfounded allegations
against our client, we firmly but humbly request an
unequivocal apology and a complete retraction of the
libelous statements from Mr. Ajjampur R.
Ghanashyam against our client."
Mrs. Madueke advised Mr. Ajjampur R. Ghanashyam
to govern his future conduct accordingly to prevent
the possibility of reoccurrence of any other events
that could potentially diminish the exalted office of a
diplomat he represents.
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After Me – Alison-maduake
Nigeria's former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-
Madueke, Yesterday, chided the Indian High
Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Ajjampur
Ghanashyam, over his allegations that as former
minister, Alison-Madueke 'sat' on a $15 billion oil
deal.
Alison-Madueke who spoke through her lawyers,
Messers Chike Amobi and Co., dismissed the
allegations, describing it as spurious, unfounded and
libelous.
According to her, the High commissioner, Mr.
Ghanashyam's acrimony towards her is due to the
refusal of the Federal Government of Nigeria to allow
the Indian company, Oil and Gas Commission Videsh
Limited (OVL), default on its contractual obligation to
provide a $6 billion investment, (around RS36, 600
crore) in an 180,000 barrels (bpd) Greenfield refinery
and 2,000 megawatt power plant or railway line from
East to West of Nigeria.
In a release made to journalists in Abuja on behalf of
the former minister, she said the publication by Mr.
Ajjampur R. Ghanashyam to the effect that she
delayed the approval of oil concession to twin Indian
companies, Oil and Gas Commission Videsh Limited
(OVL) and Mittal Energy International JV, OMEL
(MITTAL) in 2006, after receiving a $25,000,000.00
signature bonus, is spurious, false and lacking in
substance.
Madueke clarified that she was not the Minister of
Petroleum Resources in 2006 when the said Indian
companies entered into contractual agreement with
the Federal Government and as such wouldn't have
received any signature bonus either as citizen or
minister of the Federal Republic.
She also said she had no personal reason to sit on
the contract just as she wondered why the High
Commissioner would "choose to malign and attack
her rather than commend her acting dispassionately
in recommending for refund of the said signature
bonus to the Indians when the matter was brought to
her attention at the twilight of her tenure as
minister."
"When the issue of the request for refund, made by
OVL, was re-presented to me in May 2015, I
immediately prepared and dispatched a letter dated
13th May, 2015, Ref #: PI.LM/3900/S.693/Vol.1/78b, to
former President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GCFR),
recommending for the refund of the said signature
bonus in compliance with the relevant and extant
laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which
requires such approvals to be granted by the
President, and implemented by the Federal Ministry
of Finance."
Mrs. Madueke further explained that the Federal
Government voided the contract with OVL because
the company wanted the Federal Government of
Nigeria to waive the commitments they made during
the bidding process which included investing $6
billion (around RS 36,600 crore) in an 180,000 barrels
per day (bpd) greenfield refinery, a 2000 megawatt
power plant or a railway line from East to West of
Nigeria, all of which were considered in granting the
concession in the first place.
On the allegation that the Indian High Commission to
Nigeria suggested that contrary to global best
practices in the industry, Mrs. Alison-Madueke used
intermediaries to receive payment for crude oil
transactions with India, clearly imputing a fraudulent
ill-feeling to the former minister's operation, she
explained that the contract in question was a
government to government crude oil sales
transaction with established procedures which
predates her tenure as minister.
She also said that the established procedure
stipulates that the buying country, in this case India,
selects and presents a local company as its agent to
transact on its behalf as it is never the responsibility
of selling country to select or nominate a company
for the buying country.
She maintained that Nigeria never dictated nor
suggested any intermediary or marketing company
for India for the purposes of the said transaction.
"Apparently, the Indian High Commission to Nigerian
mischievously obfuscated these facts to malign the
former Nigerian Petroleum Minister whilst not
disclosing that it was a government to government
crude sales transaction," the statement said.
The former Minister disclosed that what Mr.
Ajjampur R. Ghanashyam neglected to inform
Nigerians is that the oil concession was not granted
to Oil and Gas Commission Videsh Limited (OVL) and
Mittal Energy International JV, OMEL (MITTAL) due to
inability of their subsidiary EMO Exploration and
Production to meet cash obligation.
According to the lawyers acting on behalf of the
minister, "Mr. Ajjampur R. Ghanashyam's acrimony
towards our client is due to the refusal of the Federal
Government of Nigeria to allow OVL default on its
contractual obligation to Nigeria in the case of:
A $ 6 billion investment, (around RS 36, 600 crore) in
an 180,000 barrels (bpd) Greenfield refinery.
2,000 megawatt power plant or railway line from East
to West of Nigeria."
Mrs. Alison-Madueke said as a diplomat, the Indian
High Commissioner who should foster bilateral and
multilateral relations between his country and
Nigeria, belittled "such a lofty position by officiously
spreading false and misleading information
calculated to malign Nigerian public officials , a
conduct unbecoming of a foreign diplomat.
Indian-High-Commissioner-Ajjampur-Ghanashyam-
when-he-paid-a-courtesy-call-on-President-Muh
ammadu-Buhari-recently
"We believe the conduct of Mr. Ajjampur R.
Ghanashyam is aimed at damaging our client's
reputation for her insistence on protecting the
interests of the people of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria, and for not acceding to inappropriate
requests of his country to be relieved of its
contractual obligations to Nigeria.
"Based on the falsity and unfounded allegations
against our client, we firmly but humbly request an
unequivocal apology and a complete retraction of the
libelous statements from Mr. Ajjampur R.
Ghanashyam against our client."
Mrs. Madueke advised Mr. Ajjampur R. Ghanashyam
to govern his future conduct accordingly to prevent
the possibility of reoccurrence of any other events
that could potentially diminish the exalted office of a
diplomat he represents.
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The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC Ibe Kachiukwu today announced that the Port Harcourt refinery has resumed operations and produces 5 million liters of petrol per day.
READ MORE @ http://www.naijaloaded.com.ng/2015/09/02/port-harcourt-refineries-resumes-full-operation-produces-5-million-liters-of-petrol-per-day/
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The Ekiti State Gov, Ayodele Fayose, has asked the state Head of Service, Dr. Gbenga Faseluka, to take appropriate disciplinary action against 31 civil servants who resumed late to work on Monday.
The gov gave the directive when he paid an unscheduled visit to the state secretariat on Monday by 7:45am & caught the said workers unawares after the 8am resumption time.
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The gov gave the directive when he paid an unscheduled visit to the state secretariat on Monday by 7:45am & caught the said workers unawares after the 8am resumption time.
Read http://goo.gl/Zrr3zO
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- 05:21:00
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Pope Francis will give all priests discretion to formally forgive women who have had abortions and seek absolution during the Roman Catholic Church's upcoming Holy Year, in the Argentine pontiff's latest move towards a more open and inclusive church.
In Roman Catholic Church teaching, - See more at: http://www.tvcnews.tv/?q=article/pope-francis-allows-all-priests-forgive-abortion-during-holy-year
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In Roman Catholic Church teaching, - See more at: http://www.tvcnews.tv/?q=article/pope-francis-allows-all-priests-forgive-abortion-during-holy-year
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Nigerian troops have retaken the economic and strategic northeastern town of Gamboru Ngala from Boko Haram militants, army authorities said.
Gamboru Ngala is located in Borno state, the cradle of Boko Haram's violent six-year insurgency.
"The triumphant troops are busy with clearing and mopping up patrols," army spokesperson Sani Kukasheka Usman said in a statement seen by TVC News.
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Gamboru Ngala is located in Borno state, the cradle of Boko Haram's violent six-year insurgency.
"The triumphant troops are busy with clearing and mopping up patrols," army spokesperson Sani Kukasheka Usman said in a statement seen by TVC News.
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Liberia will host their first full international match since the lifting of an Ebola ban when they play Tunisia in an African Nations Cup qualifier in Monrovia on Saturday
it will be recalled that Liberia last hosted an international in May 2014 when they beat Lesotho 1-0 in a Nations Cup qualifier in the capital
More at: http://www.tvcnews.tv/?q=article/liberia-back-home-nations-cup-qualifiers
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it will be recalled that Liberia last hosted an international in May 2014 when they beat Lesotho 1-0 in a Nations Cup qualifier in the capital
More at: http://www.tvcnews.tv/?q=article/liberia-back-home-nations-cup-qualifiers
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- 05:17:00
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No fewer than 11 migrants believed to be Syrians drowned as two boats sank after leaving southwest Turkey for the Greek island of Kos, Turkey's Dogan news agency reported on Wednesday.
The Agency said a boat carrying 16 Syrian migrants had sunk after leaving the Akyarlar area of the Bodrum peninsula, and seven people had died. Four people were rescued and the coastguard was continuing its search
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The Agency said a boat carrying 16 Syrian migrants had sunk after leaving the Akyarlar area of the Bodrum peninsula, and seven people had died. Four people were rescued and the coastguard was continuing its search
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Legendary Ghanaian former footballer and coach C.K. Gyamfi has died. He was aged 85.
Gyamfi was the first African player to play in Germany, when he joined Fortuna Dusseldorf in 1960, and he also captained the Black Stars
As a coach he won the Africa Cup of Nations three times with Ghana – in 1963, 1965 and 1982
http://www.tvcnews.tv/?q=article/ghanaian-legendary-footballer-coach-gyamfi-dies-85
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Gyamfi was the first African player to play in Germany, when he joined Fortuna Dusseldorf in 1960, and he also captained the Black Stars
As a coach he won the Africa Cup of Nations three times with Ghana – in 1963, 1965 and 1982
http://www.tvcnews.tv/?q=article/ghanaian-legendary-footballer-coach-gyamfi-dies-85
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The Commonwealth Games Federation's desire to develop competition for younger athletes survived one blow but suffered another within minutes at the organisation's general assembly on Wednesday.
The organisation had barely stared down a request for sanctions be levelled against Samoa
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The organisation had barely stared down a request for sanctions be levelled against Samoa
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The al-Qaeda-linked militant group said it killed about 50 AU troops from Uganda at the base and injured scores more.
Al-Shabaab spokesman Abdiaziz Abu Musab told the group's online Andalus radio station that the Ugandan contingent was targeted in retaliation for the alleged killings by Ugandan troops of six men at a wedding in the nearby Somali port town of Merka in July.
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Al-Shabaab spokesman Abdiaziz Abu Musab told the group's online Andalus radio station that the Ugandan contingent was targeted in retaliation for the alleged killings by Ugandan troops of six men at a wedding in the nearby Somali port town of Merka in July.
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Nigerian authorities have set eight months deadline to put an end to rampant oil theft by increasing drone and naval monitoring of territorial waters and working with local communities, the state oil company chief said on Tuesday.
The Niger delta oil rich community has been plagued by oil theft for years that has left the region heavily polluted and prompted foreign oil companies to leave
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The Niger delta oil rich community has been plagued by oil theft for years that has left the region heavily polluted and prompted foreign oil companies to leave
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Wednesday, 2 September 2015
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different platforms, apps & devices
"It doesn't simply tell you that you're using Google, but also shows you how Google is working for you
For example, new elements like a colorful Google mic help you identify & interact with Google whether you're talking, tapping or typing.
Meanwhile, we're bidding adieu to the little blue 'g' icon & replacing it with a four-color 'G' that matches the logo."
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"It doesn't simply tell you that you're using Google, but also shows you how Google is working for you
For example, new elements like a colorful Google mic help you identify & interact with Google whether you're talking, tapping or typing.
Meanwhile, we're bidding adieu to the little blue 'g' icon & replacing it with a four-color 'G' that matches the logo."
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Tuesday, 1 September 2015
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WE MUST MANAGE OUR RESOURCES WITH MORE PRUDENCE OR FACE ECONOMIC DECLINE - BUHARI WARNS
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja urged Nigerian accountants to support his administration's efforts to restore greater probity, prudence, transparency and respect for financial regulations to the management of national resources.
Speaking at an audience with members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) at the Presidential Villa, President Buhari warned that with declining prices of oil exports which remain the mainstay of the national economy, Nigeria must begin to properly manage its available resources or face developmental stagnation and decline.
"You should help us to go back to the days of real accountability in the management of public funds.
"The annual audits of government MDAs which your members undertake must be taken more seriously. People must be made to properly account for whatever government funds are entrusted to their supervision.
"Let your audit reports on our MDAs be thoroughly, professionally and dispassionately done to ensure greater probity in the management of our national resources and sustainable development," the President told the ICAN delegation led by Otunba Samuel Olufemi Deru.
The ICAN President hailed the renaissance of the nation's value system and the reinvigoration of the war against corruption which are being witnessed under President Buhari's leadership.
"The values you hold dear - those of integrity, transparency and accountability - are the foundation of the accountancy profession.
"It is therefore heartening and commendable that you are engaging our members and their firms in the anti-corruption crusade.
"We pledge our collective and institutional support for your unparalleled commitment to build a caring, secured, politically united and economically prosperous nation that will be the pride of Africa," he told President Buhari.
Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)
September 1, 2015
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President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja urged Nigerian accountants to support his administration's efforts to restore greater probity, prudence, transparency and respect for financial regulations to the management of national resources.
Speaking at an audience with members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) at the Presidential Villa, President Buhari warned that with declining prices of oil exports which remain the mainstay of the national economy, Nigeria must begin to properly manage its available resources or face developmental stagnation and decline.
"You should help us to go back to the days of real accountability in the management of public funds.
"The annual audits of government MDAs which your members undertake must be taken more seriously. People must be made to properly account for whatever government funds are entrusted to their supervision.
"Let your audit reports on our MDAs be thoroughly, professionally and dispassionately done to ensure greater probity in the management of our national resources and sustainable development," the President told the ICAN delegation led by Otunba Samuel Olufemi Deru.
The ICAN President hailed the renaissance of the nation's value system and the reinvigoration of the war against corruption which are being witnessed under President Buhari's leadership.
"The values you hold dear - those of integrity, transparency and accountability - are the foundation of the accountancy profession.
"It is therefore heartening and commendable that you are engaging our members and their firms in the anti-corruption crusade.
"We pledge our collective and institutional support for your unparalleled commitment to build a caring, secured, politically united and economically prosperous nation that will be the pride of Africa," he told President Buhari.
Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)
September 1, 2015
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TRIBUNAL UPDATE (PICTURE)
APGA SUPPORTERS PRAYING AT APGA STATE OFFICE UMUAHIA TODAY.
DOES GOD HAVE A ROLE IN THIS TRIBUNAL?
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APGA SUPPORTERS PRAYING AT APGA STATE OFFICE UMUAHIA TODAY.
DOES GOD HAVE A ROLE IN THIS TRIBUNAL?
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Timi Alaibe Joins Bayelsa Guber Race, Picks APC Intent Forms
A former managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr. Ndutimi Alaibe, has joined the Bayelsa State governorship race.
This was disclosed by Friends of Timi Alaibe under the leadership Senator John Brambaifa, who stormed the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja Monday afternoon to pick the Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms on his behalf.
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A former managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr. Ndutimi Alaibe, has joined the Bayelsa State governorship race.
This was disclosed by Friends of Timi Alaibe under the leadership Senator John Brambaifa, who stormed the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja Monday afternoon to pick the Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms on his behalf.
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The Enugu state police command has faulted claims by the Department of State Security DSS that some Boko Haram members were arrested in Enugu state recently.
DSS had released a statement on Sunday August 30th, stating that it had arrested some frontline Boko Haram members in Lagos, Plateau, Gombe, Kano and Enugu state.
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DSS had released a statement on Sunday August 30th, stating that it had arrested some frontline Boko Haram members in Lagos, Plateau, Gombe, Kano and Enugu state.
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US Embassy has confirmed that the convoy of former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, collided with a suburban jeep belonging to the mission on Monday.
The Senior Information Specialist in the embassy, Sani Mohammed, said local authorities had commenced investigation into the accident.
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The Senior Information Specialist in the embassy, Sani Mohammed, said local authorities had commenced investigation into the accident.
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Former Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, has challenged his successor in office, Governor Nyesom Wike to publish the statements of government accounts with Skye Bank, FAAC, Zenith Bank and Access Bank, insisting that about N7.5 billion cash was left as balance in the state Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, as at May 29, 2015, alongside money in other accounts, totalling N8 billion.
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Sokoto Gov Alh Aminu Tambuwa, was on Monday locked out of a meetings between Pres Buhari &governors of polio-vulnerable states and members of the High-Level Advocacy Group, @the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The Sokoto State governor who came about 20 minutes late after President Buhari kicked off the meeting along with another governor was prevented from entering and participating in the meeting
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The Sokoto State governor who came about 20 minutes late after President Buhari kicked off the meeting along with another governor was prevented from entering and participating in the meeting
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Recent data from the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, has shown that the cost of subsidy on a litre of petrol has dropped to N24.51 from N48.50 it was when President Buhari took over on May 29.
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Lagos Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the recruitment of no fewer than 1300 teachers into all public primary schools across the State as part of efforts aimed at strengthening the quality of the Universal Basic Education Programme in Lagos State.
Executive Secretary of the State Universal Basic Education Board, Mrs. Abosede Adelaja,conveyed the Governor's approval in Lagos on Tuesday.
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Executive Secretary of the State Universal Basic Education Board, Mrs. Abosede Adelaja,conveyed the Governor's approval in Lagos on Tuesday.
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David De Gea's proposed move from Manchester United to Real Madrid collapsed last night after the requisite paperwork surrounding the deal failed to be logged with the relevant authorities in time.
Who was to blame for the failure of the move is still being apportioned.
There are suggestions that a deal might still be possible with both clubs reportedly ready to ask Fifa to ratify the transfer
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Who was to blame for the failure of the move is still being apportioned.
There are suggestions that a deal might still be possible with both clubs reportedly ready to ask Fifa to ratify the transfer
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Bayer Leverkusen have completed the signing of Javier Hernandez from Manchester United.
The Mexico international, who spent last season on loan at Real Madrid, signed a contract with the Bundesliga side which ties him to the club until June 2018.
Hernandez had fallen out of favour at United and had long been heavily linked to a move away from Old Trafford and has been snapped up by Leverkusen.
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The Mexico international, who spent last season on loan at Real Madrid, signed a contract with the Bundesliga side which ties him to the club until June 2018.
Hernandez had fallen out of favour at United and had long been heavily linked to a move away from Old Trafford and has been snapped up by Leverkusen.
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Monday, 31 August 2015
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For the first time under the Contributory Pension Scheme, workers in active service will soon be allowed to withdraw 25 per cent of the balance in their Retirement Savings Account as collateral for mortgage loan before they reach retirement age.
This was contained in the draft guidelines on withdrawals from the RSA.
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This was contained in the draft guidelines on withdrawals from the RSA.
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Former Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, on Saturday, warned his successor, Mr. Nyesom Wike, against taking God for granted.
Amaechi also said he decided to shun the judicial commission of inquiry set up by Wike because the panel was illegal.
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Amaechi also said he decided to shun the judicial commission of inquiry set up by Wike because the panel was illegal.
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SOME ministers who served under former President Goodluck Jonathan have warned President Muhammadu Buhari to give the former president his "due respect."
The former ministers said they had observed that the Buhari administration and members of the All Progressives Congress had been condemning, ridiculing and undermining the efforts of the Jonathan administration.
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The former ministers said they had observed that the Buhari administration and members of the All Progressives Congress had been condemning, ridiculing and undermining the efforts of the Jonathan administration.
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The EFCC has commenced a full investigation into the activities of the immediate past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.
It was learnt on Sunday that the commission constituted a four-member committee of crack detectives to probe all the NNPC accounts which were supervised by the former minister.
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It was learnt on Sunday that the commission constituted a four-member committee of crack detectives to probe all the NNPC accounts which were supervised by the former minister.
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An Asaba-based vigilance group has uncovered a joint where female teenagers dance naked and has arrested the operator of the joint.
The joint, located in Asaba, hosts bizarre activities, including pornographic shows, especially at weekends.
The vigilance group boss, Chukwudi Nnamdi, said the suspect was arrested last week Thursday and handed over to the police.
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The joint, located in Asaba, hosts bizarre activities, including pornographic shows, especially at weekends.
The vigilance group boss, Chukwudi Nnamdi, said the suspect was arrested last week Thursday and handed over to the police.
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The Department of State Services has arrested 20 suspected Boko Haram commanders in Lagos, Kano, Enugu, Plateau and Gombe states.
The suspects, who were arrested between July 8 and August 25, 2015, include the masterminds of the suicide attacks in Potiskum, Kano, Zaria, and Jos.
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The suspects, who were arrested between July 8 and August 25, 2015, include the masterminds of the suicide attacks in Potiskum, Kano, Zaria, and Jos.
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The FG will on Tuesday (tomorrow)arraign a fmr National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), before a Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly being in possession of firearms without license, The PUNCH learnt on Sunday.
The Department of State Security Service had, in a statement by one of its officials, Tony Opuiyo, on August 24, 2015, made the charges known.
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The Department of State Security Service had, in a statement by one of its officials, Tony Opuiyo, on August 24, 2015, made the charges known.
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