Aren't They Helping Out? The Agricultural Sector In Nigeria Is Still Largely Untapped - Manufacturers

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria on Wednesday said that Nigeria was yet to utilise the economic potentials of the agricultural sector, as a alternative source of income generation, despite the dwindling fortune from the production and export of crude oil as the nation's major income generator.

The association made the call during the 28th annual general meeting of its Edo and Delta States branch.

The Chairman of the branch, Mr. Humphrey Masodje, noted that the sector had the capacity to provide up to 60 per cent employment for millions of unemployed Nigerians resident in both urban and rural areas.

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Only God Can End The Suffering Of Nigerians, Says Sen. Mark

Senate President, David Mark, on Wednesday took a critical look into the myriads of crisis rocking Nigeria especially the insurgency situation that is currently tearing the nation apart and submitted that only God's intervention can save the country.

He therefore urged Nigerians to "turn to God as the only sure way out of the nation's security , political and economic problems."

Mark  who stated this while addressing  members of the Youth  Prayer Network of Nigeria, who were in his residence for the commencement of the Monthly National Prayer, expressed optimism that God will heal the land "only if we turn to Him to salvage  the myriads of crisis  facing the nation."

Mark, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Paul Mumeh, said "what the country is passing through at the moment is a test of  our faith . We must be steadfast in our prayers  that God will save Nigeria."

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Aren't They Tired? Again, FEC Approves N470.5 Billion For 17 Roads, Bridges

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved different contracts for the construction and rehabilitation of 17 roads and bridges across the country to the tune of N470 billion.

Supervising Minister of Information, Dr. Nurudeen Muhammed; Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Bala Muhammed; Minister of Works, Mike Onolememen; and Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Stephen Oru, briefed State House correspondents at the end of the meeting presided over by President Namadi Sambo.

Muhammed said there are budgetary provisions of N11billion in the ministry's 2014 Appropriation and N10billion from SURE-P for the projects, while the balance would be provided for in subsequent budgets.

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8000 Delegates Storm Lagos, As APC National Convention Holds Dec 10/11

Over 8,000 delegates are expected to storm Lagos, Nigeria's commercial nerve centre, for the national convention of the All Progressive Congress, scheduled to hold on December 10 and 11, 2014.

The delegates, who are to converge on the Teslim Balogun Stadium, will elect the party's presidential flag bearer who will face President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 election.

Chairman of the convention planning committee and immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, said this at a press briefing in Abuja, on Wednesday.

Five aspirants have been cleared by the Ogbonnaya Onu-led presidential screening committee to contest in the primaries.

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Remember This Speech? I Will Not Contest 2015 Election, Jonathan Said In 2011

President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, said he has no ambition to stay in office beyond 2015, assuring Nigerians in Diaspora that while he will not contest the 2015 election, he will ensure that this year's election is free and fair.

The President promised that if voted in for the next four years, he would ensure significant improvement in key sectors of the economy — security, power, education, road, health amongst others.

"Without security, there is no government. So it is not debatable, it is something we have to addressed and we are working towards that with vigour. But if I'm voted into power within the next four years, the issue of power will become a thing of the past. Four years is enough for anyone in power to make significant improvement and if I can't improve on power within this period, it then means I cannot do anything even if I am there for the next four years."

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World Bank Completes N54.4b Funding For 450mw Azura-Edo IPP

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, says it is providing or mobilising funding totalling $292.5 million (about N54.4 billion) debt -and sub-debts for the 450 megawatts gas-fired open-cycle Azura-Edo Independent Power Plant.

Of this amount, the IFC is providing $80 million in debt financing to Azura Power West Africa Limited, Edo State, to "strengthen Nigeria's gas-to-power value chain and deliver much-needed electricity to almost 14 million residential consumers in the country."

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National Interest Must Come Before Your Selfish Interest, Ndigbo Warns Lawmakers

Ndigbo Cultural Society of Nigeria (NCSN), an Igbo socio-cultural organisation, has warned members of the National Assembly who are threatening to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan, to thread with caution, because national interest must "override their selfish gains" at all times.

The group, in a statement on Tuesday, signed by its national president, Udo Udogaranya, said the proponents of the impeachment threat must remember that, "President Jonathan comes from a bloc that waged war for three years with bare hands against an international conspiracy that backed the Federal Government forces

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Unbelievable: President Jonathan’s Job Rating Now 60 Percent , Can You Beat That?.

Despite the increased attacks by Boko Haram, last month, latest governance poll results released by NOI Polls for the month of November has shown that 60 percent of adult Nigerians surveyed approved of President Goodluck Jonathan's job performance in the past one month.

The figure, which was consistent with the 60 percent job approval rating recorded in October, however, showed that Jonathan was rated poorly in the areas of security and electricity.

Also, 27 percent of adult Nigerians disapproved of the President's performance while 13 percent neither approved nor disapproved. NOI Polls said in Abuja on Tuesday that, "An evaluation of the President's performance on key elements of his transformation agenda revealed a very good rating (4) in health for the first time since January 2014.


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We Must Hammer Out Ways To Develop Delta, Sonny Odogwu Tells PDP Gov Aspirants

Elder statesman and a member of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Board of Trustees, Chief Sonny Odogwu, wants all Delta State governorship aspirants on the banner of the PDP to dialogue and hammer out ways of developing the state.

This is one of the reasons he will be meeting with the cleared aspirants in Asaba on Friday, he told Vanguard in an interview, yesterday.

On why he wants to meet with the aspirants, he said: "I am a Nigerian, and a foremost political leader in Delta State. I am very much concerned with the turn of events in the country today. I have observed things from the pre-independence days, what I am seeing now is strange to me.

"What is actually strange is the way people behave and the way they take things. I have always thought that the younger generation that are now better exposed than our generation in the pre-colonial days, will do better than what I am seeing now. But it is not so.

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Ekiti Jailbreak: As Usual, Federal Government Sets Up Probe Panel

The Federal Government has set up a panel of
inquiry to uncover those behind the attack on the federal prison, on Afao-Ekiti Road, Ado-Ekiti where some inmates were set free.

Minister of Interior, Comrade Patrick Abba Moro made this revelation yesterday during the commissioning of 12 convenience rooms built by United Bank For Africa, UBA, for Ikoyi Passport office of the Nigeria Immigration Service.

The minister confirmed that 274 out of the 320 prisoners who escaped are still at large while 46 have been recaptured by security agencies.

The minister said he would not pin down the attack on any group till investigation was concluded.

"At the moment I don't want to attribute the occurrence in Ado Ekiti prison to some conspiracy theory or attack by insurgents. We will get to the root of these attacks through a
multi-sectional investigative panel put in place to find out the culpability or otherwise of those suspected to be involved and when we are through we will appropriately inform the Nigeria public"

He praised the Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS, especially Ikoyi Passport office headed by Deputy Comptroller Of Immigration, DCI, Modupe Anyalechi for adequately keying into the transformation agenda of President Goodluck Jonathan, especially in the area of attracting the private sectors to partner with government to deliver service to Nigerians.

"I recommend this attitude to other formations of the Nigerian service. I can tell you that the restructuring and repositioning of Nigeria is on course and hopefully with the cooperation of all and sundry the Nigerian Immigration Service will soon become a new immigration service for a new Nigeria."

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