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menced probe of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety

Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) among other revenue generating agencies for short-changing

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2015 VOL. 1. NO.210

GAINERS

LOSERS

NSE GAINERS AND LOSERS AS AT 28th September 2015.

NESTLE

859.7

39.70

4.62%

146.04

5.97

4.09%

SEPLAT

249.9

-5.10

-2.04%

UNILEVER

45.13

-0.87

-1.93%

250

10.01

4.00%

UACN

31.5

1.50

4.76%

JBERGER 41.88

-2.20

-5.25%

ZENITHBANK

17.52

-0.59

-3.37%

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Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, and Barrister Adebayo Shittu Friday Atufe (Oyo) as well as the last batch of minisInternational Finance Cor terial nominees by the Senate failed to poration (IFC), the private secto take place on Thursday as the process arm of the World Bank Group was postponed till next Tuesday . yesterday it has provided said investments of abou Though Senate spokesman, long-term Dino Me$18 (N….) this year for developin laye, on Thursday, linked the postponecountries to enable their privat sector playof an essential role in th ment to the desire of the leadership global effort to end extreme pov the Red chamber to ensure a holistic ap- shared prosperity. erty and boost The IFC is the largest globa proach to the exercise, the Daily Times development institution focused can report that Amaechi’s screening in sector in emerg on the private IFC building particular is being hampered ing bymarkets. sharpWorking with mor division among members of the Senate

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Uk to g17 support 8 Nigeria’s Politics Æs economic stability Shapps

Daily Times Nigeria Friday, October 16, 2015

There was confusion in Oyo State on Thursday following a report in national newspaper that the Appeal Court in Ibadan has upheld the victory of Governor Abiola Ajimobi in the last election and thrown out the appeal of former Governor Rashidi Ladoja who challenged his electoral victory. The confusion was compounded when the broadcast media in the state started airing the news on their network in the state. However, the report was immediately countered by the Ladoja

Confusion in Oyo Charles Okonji over alleged Ajimobi victory at tribunal The government of United (UK), who will be ...As tribunal upholds Kingdom represented by the UK’s Minister for Africa, Grant Shapps has Dankwambo’s election

‘50% g7 Nigerians unsure of Why many areHIV against status’

camp which warned the APC against setting the state on fire with such misinformation. The Accord Party in the state the platform under which Ladoja contested against the incumben Governor Ajimobi of the Al Progressives Congress (APC) warned of the dire consequence of such ‘blatant lies’ in the media The party through a release by its spokesman, Dr. Nureni Ad eniran specifically warned APC against setting the state on fire.

our military cooperation agains Boko Haram, Nigeria is a coun try whose security and prosperity truly matters to the UK. “With more than half of Nige ria currently living without elec CONTINUED ON PAGE 9 Ajimobi pledged to support Nigeria’s sta- tricity, it is vital that more people can access clean and reliable sola bility and development at the start energy. Not onlyMywill this trans quest for ICT has prompted of his first visit to the country. me to visit NITDAlives, and Nigeria everyday i Grant Shapps commended UK’s form people’s Communication Commission (NCC), the two bodies that driv opportunity fo close relationship with Nigeria is a tremendous ICT in Nigeria. We are prepar ing a submission to them becaus and set out how the two countries growth. they do a whole lot of activitie “I am determined Britain and we got athat list of their interven would work together to increase tions in Benue State, there are will build on its visiting close relation team the sites in the stat prosperity, trade and security. to assess what is on ground so tha we canby knowsharing where we needou thei During his visit he will meet ship with Nigeria intervention in the area of train expertise.” ing, empowerment of schools, li with ministers and senior gov- skills, knowledge braries and rejuvenating some o The UK is the providing a com ernment officials, including Vice ICT sites in Benue. We have al ready set up of a committee on cor suppor President Yemi Osinbajo, the Na- prehensive package ICT. That committee has present ed its report about where we are expanded tional Security Adviser Babagana to Nigeria, including where to be and what we need to andnowintelligence do. Right we are implement Monguno and the Kaduna and La- military training ing stage by stage the recommen cooperation, anti-corruption ca dations of that committee, work gos State Governors. is ongoing but these things have and period investigative and very soon be He will also see how the UK’s pacity buildinggestation fore the year runs out, you will se annual develop the manifestation of these thing investment in Nigeria’s solar en- support, and an in theworth ICT world. £218 mil ergy market can provide a clean ment programme There has been series of crit icismsto and the attacksincreas trailing th lion, contributing and reliable answer to the counadministration of Governo Suswam Agerzua Ortom for some ing prosperity Samuel at the heart oftima try’s problem of energy access. He had served as Chief Press owned by the Benue State office. FREDDIE ADAMGBE now. How have you been abl worth Secretary to former Governor Government. In this interview, reports: thriving trade relationship them? Grant Shapps said: “The UKSince you introduced ICT toIaddress George Akume, ICT Consultant the veteran Journalist outlined always react to these wron per year. to the immediate past Governor, the major achievements to governance in the Ortom notions or information abou has a strong relationship with £6.1 billion Gabriel Suswam and Assistant recorded by his principal administration, how has the follows se ONa PAGE Editor of The Voice newspaper one hundred days in to work been? Grant Shapps’ visitCONTINUED Nigeria andwithin we his will continue ries of meetings between the UK’ promote vital investment, tackle Prime Minister and President Bu corruption and create a safer and hari, most recently at the United more prosperous future for the Nations General Assembly, and country. the UK Foreign Secretary’s atten “From a trade relationship dance at the President’s inaugura worth over £6 billion every year to tion in May 2015.

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Ortom

Akinjide Akintola Tahav Agerzua is the Special Adviser on Media and ICT to the Benue State Governor, Chief Samuel Ortom.

The Buhari Media Support Group (NMSG) has described as historic the recent 795 job approval rating of President Muhammadu Buhari by a cross section of Nigerians. In a statement, the group noted that it was a testament that Nigerians are increasingly rallying around President Buhari as he continues to advance the country on an all-inclusive progressive course,

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