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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J …We deferred it to consolidate related Bills — Ogor By Emman Ovuakporie ABUJA—THE Petroleum Industry Governance Bill, PIGB, passed recently by the Senate yesterday suffered a major setback on the floor of the House of Representatives as members at plenary unanimously agreed to defer the consideration of the three related bills till next Tuesday. This development was sequel to the observation made by Femi Gbajabiamila, Majority Leader, who urged the House to defer the consideration till next Tuesday, considering the importance of the bills. The majority leader had insisted that there was need for members to digest the contents of the legislative frameworks, as recognised by the presiding officer and speaker, Yakubu Dogara, sequel to the absence of Pally Iriase, sponsor of the bill co-sponsored by 14 other lawmakers. The two bills members stepped down include: ‘’A bill for an Act for legislative framework relating to petroleum producing host community’s partici...

http://ift.tt/2oUZHIc A nthony Joshua is set to face Wladimir Klitschko in a rematch of their Wembley blockbuster, his promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed. Joshua secured the biggest victory of his career when he rose from the canvas to stop the former heavyweight king in the 11th round in front of 90,000 fans in April. Klitschko, 41, has yet to confirm whether he will retire or trigger his rematch clause and take on the newly-crowned IBF and WBA world champion. But Hearn claims they are working on making the fight and that the money involved means he ‘can’t see (the Ukrainian) not taking it’. ‘We’re looking at all the potential sites for the rematch. It’s not really a case of them having to let us know by a certain date. For us, it’s happening,’ Hearn told Boxing News. ‘Until (Klitschko) turns round and says “no, I’m retiring,” we’re full steam ahead. At the moment all I can tell you is that it’s happening because we haven’t heard otherwise. ‘Bernd (Boente, Klitschko’s manager) ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Samuel Oyadongha YENAGOA— CONCERNED youths in Bayelsa State, yesterday, took to the streets of Yenagoa, the state capital, describing as unjust and misplaced, the life imprisonment passed on Mr. Edmund Ebiware by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, in connection with the October 1, 2010 Independence Day bomb blasts and called for his release. Ebiware, a father of two, was arrested and charged for accessory to the blast which claimed 12 lives. He was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment with effect from October 3, 2010, sometime in January 2013. Also, the 70-year-old mother of Ebiware, his wife, Ifie and two kids pleaded with President Mohammadu Buhari to wade into the matter describing the ordeal of their breadwinner as politically motivated. The youths, under the aegis of #Free Edmund Ebiware:Concerned Nigerians, led by Miebi Bribena, former governorship candidate of defunct Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Prince Ebitimi Amgbare, former member ...

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http://ift.tt/2rjmRNa Nigerian Military The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has flayed rumours of coup making the rounds since President Muhammadu Buhari’s second medical trip abroad and called on all Nigerians, irrespective of their political affiliations to resist any military incursion into the nation’s politics. It averred that Nigerians must see military intervention in politics as an aberration and warns the military to steer clear of politics. President of TUC, Bobboi Kaigama said that the military, indeed all Nigerians have condemned coups in Africa and even outside the continent, saying this was widely commended by the international community. For the military to even conceive of a coup, even if it was a mere rumour was not only a misadventure, but also ignoble. ‘”One beauty of democracy is that there is freedom of speech and at least it has allowed us to challenge our thieving politicians at all levels. This is not the case with the military, which does not...

http://ift.tt/2rSO2vo PHOTO: nigeriahealthwatch.com Admitting the problems of healthcare in the country, the Health Care Providers Association of Nigerian (HCPAN), who are bedrock of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), has restated their commitment in assisting to find solutions to issues are universal coverage. They made the call during the associations’ mid-year meeting with the theme, “Modeling the Nigeria Health Insurance for Nigerians” – which Model? President HCPAN, Dr Umaru Sanda, said the difficult terrain of health insurance industry, is rapidly undergoing a big transformation and widespread. “HCPAN has already sent recommendations among which are making health insurance mandatory for residents in Nigeria, and representatives of HCPAN on the Board of the National Insurance Commission.” He continued: “Before Approval by the commission, negotiation for capitation and other payment should be between the healthcare facilities and fund managers. Providers shoul...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J STANBIC IBTC Holdings PLC has introduced an instant online account opening service, in line with its goal of helping to digitize banking in Nigeria. The bank said this innovation, apart from expanding its retail banking business, will ensure easy access to millions of prospective banking customers, while driving financial inclusion in the country. The new service involves an instant and easy account opening process and once a simple form is completed and submitted online, the account holder can instantly access their account and begin to enjoy the full benefits of the accounts in real time. Executive Director, Personal and Business Banking, Stanbic IBTC Bank, Mr. Babatunde Macaulay, said this innovation as well as other digital and non-digital solutions rolled out recently underlines the importance of providing seamless customer experience to both existing and prospective customers. “Our appreciation of the need to create access and to continually explore inno...

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http://ift.tt/2pkRQqM • As Ogun, Imo, Others Yet To Take Delivery Of Fertiliser • Enugu In Financial Straits To Source Agro Inputs Farmers across the country are currently faced with different challenges, as the new planting season progresses, a development that might negatively affect this year’s yield, unless steps are taken to urgently address the challenges. Of concern is the non-availability of inputs like fertiliser, coupled with absence of rain in some areas. In March, the Presidential Fertiliser Initiative was kicked-off across the country, to ensure easy access by farmers to the product at affordable rate. It was meant to be sold for N5, 500 per bag, as against the normal price of N10, 000, but two months on, fertiliser is yet to get to some states as reported, and where available, they are sold beyond the subsidised N5, 500 price. If feelers from Imo State are anything to go by, farmers are likely going to suffer serious setbacks this season. Those who spoke with ...

http://ift.tt/2pp68ai Taiwo Odukoya The glory of the young is their strength (Proverbs 20:29) The future of every nation is as strong as the investment it is willing to make in its youths today. It was Kofi Anan, who said, “Young people should be at the forefront of global change and innovation. Empowered, they can be key agents for development and peace. If, however, they are left on society’s margins, all of us will be impoverished.” In 2013, Senegalese Fatoumata Ba launched Jumia Ivory Coast, an online retail platform supported by Africa Internet Group, with just 10 employees. By 2015, the staff roll had grown to more 300, making it the fastest growing e-commerce site in Africa, with more than 500,000 visitors buying over 50,000 products. Fatoumata Ba is 29 years old. At the age of 15, Tanzania’s Patrick E. Ngowi established the Helvetic Group with just $50. A few years later, Helvetic Group became a group of diversified companies with Helvetic Solar Contractors...

http://ift.tt/2nQBzK6 Dr. Francis Akin-John The kingdom of God has always prospered and expanded truthfully, whenever God sees men after His own heart. Men and women after God’s heart are the key to glorious days of God’s power and victory over the enemy. God is not happy, when worthless men; ungodly men, children and charlatans take over leadership positions in His work and church. Psalm 12: 8. Pastors are crucial to the life and vitality of churches. Without godly and steadfast pastors, there can be no living and vital churches. We shall experience the days of God’s power, visitation, open heaven and victorious expansion when pastors after God’s heart are in-charge of the church. • Biblical Foundation Jer. 3:15; Acts. 13:22; 2 Chron. 16:9; Jer. 23:4; 1 Sam. 13: 14. The people of God always fared better, when leaders after God’s heart rise to the surface. Pastors after God’s heart are men and women that are God-called, God moulded, God-sent, in God-placed at God’s time; they hav...

http://ift.tt/2pTrEkN There are strange culture creatures around the world. In Scotland there is that special breed of sheep native to the hills of Scotland. And because this sheep walks around the hills grazing its two inner legs are shorter than the two outer ones. It is this special nature that makes its innards suitable for the special Scottish delicacy known as “haggis”. There is the dribbling wizard of us with an extra leg for the final tick and trick who lives in Argentina and here. In the same way we propose the Nigerian five-legged cow, off-spring of the South African five-legged camel. Our cow is fecund and ready to deliver on milk, on meat of choice cuts including delicacies such as ponmo, shaki, towel, cow leg and roundabout. It can also deliver bones and hides and horns. Our fecund cow is able and willing to deliver these goodies any time of day or night. Unfortunately it has a handicap. It is a democratic government. It must listen to those for, and then hear the case ...

http://ift.tt/2poDHG4 Pastor W. F. Kumuyi The Lord Jesus Christ was emphatic, when He warned His disciples, and by extension all believers today, of the coming of the antichrist. He revealed that the antichrist would appear to deceive believers and make them fall from the faith prior to His second coming. This will be done through imitation and manifestation of great powers, signs and wonders. Jesus Christ is Prophet, King, Lord, Saviour and Shepherd. But agents of the antichrist will counterfeit these titles all in an attempt to deceive people, and if possible, believers. The antichrist, as his name implies, is opposed to Christ, and as a result, his agents will emerge as “false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.” This underlines Christ’s warning against the deceptive activities of the antichrist. John, the apostle, also warned the church of the coming of this son of perdition...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Emmanuel Aziken With his three successors in office: Umaru Yar‘adua, Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari respectively dead, politically disengaged and physically infirm, it was remarkable that President Olusegun Obasanjo was bouncy penultimate Friday. The occasion was the reunion of what his political disciples aptly termed as the reunion of graduates of the Olusegun Obasanjo School of Nigerian Politics which was shut down in May 2007. The venue of the ten-year reunion was an upscale but yet closeted hotel, in the Ikoyi area of Lagos. The graduates of the school came from far and near to celebrate what they termed as the most successful president so far of the Fourth Republic. One remarkable thing at the reunion was the presence of the spokesmen of his successors, namely Segun Adeniyi, (Yar‘adua), Rueben Abati (Jonathan) and Femi Adesina (Buhari). But more remarkable that night was the tribal and religious composition of the graduates; a fact reflected ...