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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J LAGOS—Counsel to citizen Ikechukwu Agbogu, Mr Nnaemeka Amaechina, has condemned the raid on his client’s GRA, Zaria, Kaduna State, residence by armed police officers from General Investigation Department, Alagbon Close, Lagos, in his absence. Amaechina in a statement issued, weekend said:  “On May 4, 2017, while he was away in Abuja with no member of his family at home, fully armed police officers from General Investigation Department, Alagbon Close, Lagos, stormed the residence of Mr. Ikechukwu Agbogu in GRA Zaria, broke into the house and conducted a search at the end of which they found nothing incriminating at all. “They destroyed or tore open a total of 32 suit cases and five Ghana Must Go bags containing legitimate personal items of our client which were stored in the premises. They also broke open the PVC ceiling of the house in the course of conducting the searches. “Thus several doors in the premises were destroyed by the Police officers in the cou...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Jimitota Onoyume PORT HAR-COURT— Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has berated the Federal Government, saying it lied on its allegation that it disbursed N34 billion to Rivers State as Paris fund refund. The governor who spoke, yesterday,  at the first session of the 8th Synod thanksgiving service of the Anglican Province of Niger Delta, said that the Federal Government had taken propaganda to a ridiculous  level. He challenged the Federal Government to publish the state’s account into which it paid the N34 billion, adding that the Federal Government only paid a total of N 17 billion to the state’s coffers. According to him, the payment was done twice, the first being N14 billion and after a protest by the state government that it was short-changed,  the Federal Government had to pay another N3 billion to the state, making it a total of N17billion. His words: “As I speak to you, no N34 billion was  paid to Rivers State. I challenge th...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Prince Okafor A SSOCIATION of Outsourcing Professionals of Nigeria, AOPN, has said that outsourcing will help the federal government create jobs for the nation, advising that Nigeria should copy from other nations to make the country an investment destination. Outsourcing as a management practice is the transfer of job responsibility from an organisation, or from a part of the industry to individuals or entities outside the organization or industry. It is a modern management practice that has gained worldwide traction. In a chat with Vanguard, the President of AOPN, Dr. Austin Nweze, said that outsourcing is one option which government can resort to in creating jobs. He stated: “Countries like Mauritius, The Philippines, India have been able to use outsourcing to strengthen their economies.” According to the managing director and chief executive officer, Whytecleon, Mrs. Nereti Adebayo, who is also the chairman of the 2017 Outsourcing Planning Committee, “...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Human Rights Writers  Association of Nigeria has honoured a former federal lawmaker, Prince Ned  Nwoko, for sponsoring bills that promote human rights,  including the  National Public Funds Recovery and Reward bill that gave birth to the whistle blowing policy in the fight against corruption in Nigeria. The group also listed other notable legislations Nwoko initiated which it said, “Have helped in the  promotion of good governance and protection of the human rights of Nigerians. “ A statement by  HURIWA’s Senior Programme Manager, Mrs. Ogom  Kifordu, said: “We have singled out Prince Nwoko with pride for the volume and quality of the bills he sponsored which have made a positive impact on good governance in Nigeria.” It said Nwoko was nominated in the  category of Good Governance and was voted for through public acclamation, adding that he (Nwoko) sponsored over 22 bills among which were NYSC reform bill,  the Nationa...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Jama’atu Nasril Islam, JNI, has “condemned in strongest terms” the decision of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, to continue with its orientation camps for fresh graduates across the country despite the Ramadan fast. The body, led by Abubakar Sa’ad, the Sultan of Sokoto, also called on the Nigerian Army to immediately postpone its planned recruitment exercise until Muslims have concluded their fasting period. The decision was part of resolutions, which included fervent prayers for President Muhammadu Buhari, reached by JNI at its recently-concluded annual central council meeting in Kaduna, which held on May 21 and 22. The organisation said NYSC admitting new entrants into orientation camps and the Nigerian Army conducting recruitment exercise during Ramadan would put Muslim faithful, especially those observing fasting and prayers, at a disadvantage. It said: “This is because the prospective corps members would be at disadvantage to their faith and ot...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Johnbosco Agbakuru WORRIED by the poor health condition of inmates in the country, the House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to make available quality healthcare services for their benefit. The resolution was sequel to a motion titled “Need to Address the Deplorable State of Health Care Service Provision in Nigerian Prisons”, sponsored by the member representing, Ehime Mbano/Ihitte Uboma/Obowo Federal Constituency of Imo State, Rep. Chike John Okafor. Okafor, who is the House Committee Chairman on Healthcare Services, in the motion unanimously adopted, stated that non-availability of drugs and inadequate medical personnel had resulted in avoidable deaths of inmates. He said as a result of the comatose nature of clinics in prisons, inmates are dependent on donations and outreach programmes from churches, mosques and voluntary organisations to access healthcare. Okafor said inmates at times, purchased drugs that were fake, substandard or ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Udeme Clement Following the economic crisis as well as recession facing Nigeria and other countries within the sub-region, the College of Supervisors of West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) has moved to curtail banks failure in the system. WAMZ is doing this by ensuring that only credible promoters are given license to operate a bank, in order to avoid liquidation and its adverse consequences on the economy. A financial expert in the sub-region and current Adviser to the governor, Central Bank of Gambia, Mr, Ousman Sowe, made this known, while delivering a lecture on, ‘Bank licensing process; intermediate banking supervision’,  at the regional course on banking supervision, organised by WAMZ in collaboration with West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM), in Lagos. According to him, “Within the sub-region, we have more of liquidation than license issuance, and it’s a major financial crisis because banks use depositors’ money to d...

http://ift.tt/2qNjBbv Bello Mahmud The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has struck out manual company registration in five states of the federation including Abuja.The Registrar-General of the commission, Bello Mahmud told journalists in Abuja on Monday, that the commission’s formation located in Enugu, Kano, Kaduna, Lagos, Port-Harcourt and Abuja will henceforth attend to intended customers who wish to register their businesses on its e-portal. Mahmud said it is imperative for the commission to move with the current global trend and carry out its mandate in line with global best practices. He said the portal has been made user friendly such that it doesn’t require a genius in computer application to process online registration of businesses. He however said lawyers, chattered accountants and chartered secretaries are still relevant in the operations of the commission for the sake of those who out of choice desire their services. His words: “customers processing new regis...