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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief ABUJA — The Federal Government has made good its promise to reward whistleblowers with cash, in furtherance of the policy to encourage Nigerians to report corrupt people to the authorities. Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, disclosed, yesterday, that N375,875,000 had been paid to 20 people who provided information that led to the recovery of N11.635 billion. She said:  “This payment, which is the first under the   Whistleblower Policy, underscores the commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in meeting obligations to information providers under the Whistleblower Policy.  The policy is an essential tool in the fight against corruption.” Adeosun said the payment was a demonstration of the current administration’s  determination to encourage all Nigerians with information on misconduct, violation or improper activity which can impact negatively on Nigeria  to report same to the a...

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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Godwin Oritse & Godfrey Bivbere The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, yesterday said it has drawn up a roaster for its officers and men to work in shifts. Following the Acting President, Yemi Osibajo’s, Executive Order announcing 24-hour port operations, Also the Federal Government has barred the Standards Organization of Nigeria, (SON) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) from the sea ports towards the ease of doing business project. Disclosing this to newsmen at a meeting with  stakeholders in Lagos, Comptroller-General of the Customs Service, Col Hammed Ali (Rtd) said that the Customs Service had to adopt a shift system with a view to meeting the deadline for the implementation of the  Executive Order. Ali also said that the only way to meet up with the Executive Order was to adopt a shift process of work schedule adding that officers had been intimated and are ready to comply accordingly. The Comptroller-General also assured ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Henry Umoru ABEOKUTA—Few days to this year annual celebration of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election, the head of the late MKO Abiola family, Chief Muritala Abiola has denied the claims that the Ogun State government has abandoned the family. Muritala who spoke on behalf of Abiola family, said the family members will partake in the annual celebration of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election this year. The family head said this in Abeokuta, while reacting to a publication (not Vanguard )  quoting him as saying Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has totally ignored the family and treated the family with disdain. Muritala, who is the younger brother of the late business mogul and acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, led other members of the family to a meeting with the Secretary to the Ogun State Government to discuss plan for the 24th anniversary of the annulled presidential election. The post Ogun govt...

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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Naomi Uzor L AGOS Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, has blasted the power sector reform as underperforming, saying power supply is presently worse than pre-reform era. This came as the Federal government said it is committed to creating an environment to enhance the global competitiveness of Nigeria’s export. Speaking at the LCCI Presidential Policy Dialogue Session, LCCI President, Chief Mrs. Nike Akande, expressed the frustration of the organised private sector with the performance of the power sector reform. She said, “The power sector reform undertaken four years ago has not met the expectations of the business community and the citizens,” adding that the power situation is worse than before the reform and the consequence of this is that high energy cost had persisted in the economy, affecting the competitiveness and sustainability of business. Stressing that there was need to undertake urgent diagnostics to identify the problems and redress the s...

http://ift.tt/2sVm0Pn We’re all familiar with the saying, “it’s the little things that count”. In the same vein, to be successful you have to pay attention and consistently do seemingly little things to achieve that goal. Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, shares 7 small things to do if you want to successful. Focus More on Being Productive It’s not enough to just be busy doing one thing or the other. To be successful, you must find ways to be productive in all you do. Nothing you commit your time, skills or knowledge to should be a waste. Find ways to always get things done efficiently and get tangible results from it. Focus on Always Being At Your Best To be successful, you should live by this mantra, “If it’s worth my time, it’s worth my best.” Try to create a track record of diligence and commitment for yourself in whatever you do. Ultimately, this will culminate in consistent excellence for you, which is bound to eventually single you out for good in your endeav...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Wilson Macaulay Chief Anthony Ayovogware Amitaye, the immediate past  President of the oil-rich Ugborhen community, now “Extra Ordinary Ambassador” of Peace in Ugborhen  District  in Sapele LGA, Delta State  and Okpe  Kingdom,  is one man who is not given to frivolities but always committed to noble causes. While he  was  the President of Ugborhen community from Feb. 12, 1913 to  April  29, 2017, the period  was  christened  the “golden era”. Amitaye has put his hand on the plough to realise the destiny and potentials of his people through magnanimity. His implicit  commitment to this call has made him to give his  all without looking back. To recognize his laudable  achievements, the President and  people of Ikeresa community conferred on him  an  award of excellence  and Extra Ordinary Ambassador of Peace in Ugborhen  District  and Okpe Kingdom. I...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Association of Food, Beverage and Tobacco Employers, AFBTE, has elected the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Intercontinental Distillers Limited, IDL, Chief (Engr), Patrick Anegbe as its new President. Chief Anegbe, who takes over from Mr. Paul Gbededo, was Vice President, Committee of Chief Executives, COCE, of AFBTE. He started his career with Guinness Nigeria Plc, where he had a stint as an Assistant Engineer before joining IDL, where he rose through the ranks to become the Managing Director. An astute and dogged achiever, Anegbe is a management expert, especially in the area of business turnaround, strategic corporate focus and product innovation. The new AFBTE President is a member of various organisations; Chairman, Distillers and Blenders Association of Nigeria, a sub-group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN; past President, Lagos State University Masters in Business Administration, LASUMBA— G20. He is an alumnus of Lagos B...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Bunmi Sofola SYLVIA admitted that her parent’s marriage and the stoic way her mummy yielded her position as the first wife to a much younger and ambitious woman prepared her for the way she handled her relationship with men. Her story: ‘When a man suddenly discovered he’s scaled the ladder of success faster than he’d envisaged, what does he do when he gets to the top? Chuck his frumpy wife for a more sophisticated model, that’s what! And it happened to my mother – a stark illiterate, my father too couldn’t read or write. But he was a fairly successful cocoa farmer and although we weren’t exactly rolling on the laps of luxury, we were the envy of our small town; talk about a big fish in a very small pond indeed! We at least had the benefit of a good education. ‘My father had been on the war-path with the leadership of the local Pentecostal church we attended. He disagreed with the procedure used for raising money and how the money was spent. Things finally go...

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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Udeme Clement The recent Federal Government’s policy clarification on ports industry aims at eliminating monopoly has been described as an initiative that will engender competition in the system, in order to create thousands of jobs for economic growth and development. A policy analyst and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN)  Prof, Fidelis Oditah, said this in a chat with pressmen, stressing that the new policy giving importers the right to use any terminal of their choice for discharge of cargoes is in tandem with the current administration’s reform to enhance Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) inflow in oil and gas sector. Oditah also a legal adviser to Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics (LADOL), a foremost indigenous establishment, who had earlier kicked against the monopoly said, “Following the policy clarification, Ladol that had obtained an injunction restraining former President Goodluck Jonathan from implementing his policy directive of 20 April 2015, has ...