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http://ift.tt/2pPC580 The opposition party also expressed sadness that the Buhari administration has neither had any realistic national budget nor executed any single project capable of promoting economic growth since May 29, 2015, when it took over power. The Ahmed Makarfi-led National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) reviewed the history of Budget crises that have characterised President Muhammadu Buhari administration since inception and submitted that they had exposed the fact that the regime never had any viable strategy for delivering good governance. The opposition party also expressed sadness that the Buhari administration has neither had any realistic national budget nor executed any single project capable of promoting economic growth since May 29, 2015, when it took over power. In an interview with The Guardian, the party’s spokesman, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, further noted that what is left of Nigeria’s economy is being crippled due to delay in ...

http://ift.tt/2pkHcQE Pastor Lazarus Muoka Text: Matthew 16:18 “And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” Ephesians 5:26-27 “That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.” Brethren, we all should understand that the church of God is not the physical building, or the architectural structure in which we usually go into for worship, or service. The church is you and I, and all other members of the church, including the young, the old, the rich, and the poor. And the builder of the church is not you, or me, or the other members. The builder of the church is God Himself, the Creator. Matthew 16:18. Here, the Lord established Apostle Peter as the church, and subsequently built him, and the gates of hell could...

http://ift.tt/2qNNXsi Ben Ayade Senator representing Cross River South Senatorial district, Gershom Bassey, has faulted Governor Ben Ayade and the people of Bakassi for adopting the legal options in tackling challenges facing the Bakassi people. Governor Ayade had in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary and Special Assistant Media, Mr. Christian Ita, pressed for legal action, “following the loss of Bakassi, its oil wells and the general loss the state government suffered with the ceding of Bakassi to Cameroon at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in 2002. “The governor is even considering taking the Federal Government to court to the tune of over N3tr over the loss of Bakassi and its oil wells, because they did not follow any laid down procedure in international law in ceding Bakassi.” Also, Counsel to Bakassi Strike Force (BSF), Mr. Ozinko Ozinko, threatened to sue the ICJ on behalf of the Bakassi people saying, “this will be the first matter that we will ...

http://ift.tt/2qxAlDd Alonso made 114 international appearances, forging a reputation as a solid tackler, cool under pressure with a heavy dose of Basque charisma. / AFP PHOTO / KARIM JAAFAR Bayern Munich will farewell two giants of the game on Saturday when World Cup winners Philipp Lahm and Xabi Alonso retire from professional football. Bayern’s game at home to Freiburg promises to be an emotional afternoon as the Bundesliga champions lift the trophy for the fifth successive season. Between them, Lahm, 33, and Alonso, 35, won every major trophy and were key figures in two of the 21st century’s most incredible matches. Defensive midfielder Alonso scored Liverpool’s crucial third goal in their comeback from 3-0 down at half-time in the 2005 Champions League final against AC Milan, before winning 3-2 in a penalty shoot-out, in Istanbul. Lahm captained Germany from right-back when his team scored four goals in six devastating first-half minutes in their 7-1 thrashing of host...

http://ift.tt/2qbNu5q By Cliford Ndujihe & Henry Umoru THE 2014 National Conference, tagged 2014 CONFAB set up by immediate past former President Goodluck Jonathan made some recommendations on how Nigeria can be restructured to achieve greater success as a nation. In continuation of the ongoing debate on restructuring we refresh your minds with some of the 620 recommendations of the Confab on restructuring. In a breezy manner, the conference touched virtually all aspects of the socio-economic and political challenges besetting the country such as resource control, fiscal federalism, devolution of power, creation of states, forms of government, revenue allocation, ethnic nationalities and minority question, and resolution of the herdsmen and farmers’ crises. For a start, the conference recommeded part time legislature, removal of immunity clause for criminal matter, independent candidacy, The Diaspora participation in voting, unbundling of the Independent National Electoral Comm...

http://ift.tt/2oW6h5e Deputy President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Knut Ulvmoen (left); President, Chief Mrs, Nike Akande; Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Office, CMC Connect, Yomi Badejo-Okusanya and Chairman, Trade Promotion Board, LCCI, and Sola Oyetayo at the official unveiling of the MANILLA 2017 LCCI Award in Lagos…yesterday PHOTO: FEMI ADEBESIN-KUTI<br /> In recognition of businesses’ resilience and excellence despite the harsh operating business environment in the country, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has concluded plans to reward firms at this year’s commerce and industry awards. To achieve its goal, the LCCI is partnering with CMC Connect-Burson Marsteller, a perception management consulting firm to organise this year’s awards. According to the chamber, while the government is fixing the power sector, security challenges, foreign exchange issues, infrastructure issues, institutional bottlenecks, corruption, Nigerian entrep...

http://ift.tt/2p7fK5H Banks in Nigeria began collaborating with governments on IGR collection in the mid-1990s through the duties and other levies collection with the Nigerian Customs Service. Nigerian, Africa’s most populous country has been experiencing economic turbulence since late 2014, when its yearly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate dropped from 6.22 per cent to 2.79 per cent in 2015. Before plunging into recession in 2016, ending the year at about -2 per cent negative growth, the continued decline in prices of international oil has resulted in the drastic fall in federal government’s revenue in recent times. For instance, a total of N429.127 billion was distributed as Federal Allocation in February, to the federal, states, and local government councils. Gross statutory revenue received for the month was N290.163 billion, which is lower than the N324.990 billion received in the previous month. With this dwindling federal allocation, it has become difficult for stat...

http://ift.tt/2p6Y1ve Fulani Herdsmen • Ooni urges caution • Kaduna lifts curfew in councils There was palpable apprehension in Urhouka Community, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State following the alleged murder of a middle-age man by suspected Fulani herdsmen on his farm land in the early hours of yesterday. The grouse of the Fulani herdsmen was that the insecticide the deceased sprayed on his crops allegedly caused the death of some of their cows which grazed on the farm. This made the herdsmen to descend angrily on the man who allegedly engaged on verbal exchange.But the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Andrew Aniamaka who confirmed the incident, said investigations were ongoing with a view to arresting the killers. He however, stated that preliminary investigation revealed that farmers in the area have abandoned their farm lands for fear of attacks, and have called on the state government to come to their aid. Chief Press Secretary to...