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By • Olalekan Fagbade Preident Tinubu directs immediate action plan to tackle impending flood across rhe Country, makes appointment President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday directed an immediate plan of action to stem the tide of impending flooding across the country. Mr Stanley Nkwocha, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, made this known in a statement in Abuja. “To this effect, he (Tinubu) has appointed Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi as the Chairman of a committee to produce a road map to harmonise the recent National Economic Council (NEC) report on flood. “And the 2022 National Flood Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan as well as all other national reports on flood. “The Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Sen. Akon Eyakenyi, will serve as the Vice Chairman of the committee which is expected to submit its recommendations in seven days.” Nkwocha said during an emergency meeting presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima, the president gave marching orders to the committee for an action plan on all the reports. Shettima said it was best to be proactive than to be reactive. “Based on the submissions by the Director-General of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) , the situation is not that terrible but to be forewarned is to be forearmed. “The submissions by the other relevant stakeholders are equally poignant and we can’t afford to take chances. “Though the situation is not as bad as we might think, we need to set up a committee so that the report of the Presidential Committee and the 2022 Federal Executive Council – approved broad preparedness plan should be harmonised and implemented immediately.” Shettima noted that a feasible roadmap would address the flood crisis in Nigeria, adding that responsibilities would be shouldered by the North East Development Commission (NEDC), Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the Federal Government. “I deliberately invited the NEDC and NDDC so that with whatever resources that NEMA has, they have to be released to the states so that they can start making preparations for any eventuality. “Based on the Presidential directive, I will meet with the Chief Executives of the NEDC and NDDC for states that are under their coverage. There should be interventions from them. “For NEDC they can take care of Taraba, Bauchi and Adamawa states. For NDDC, they can take care of Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta and Cross River states.” Shettima said that for states like Ebonyi, Kogi and Benue states, government would mobilise from its savings and deploy same to assist them. “We have to share responsibilities and hence the immediate need for the roadmap to be implemented,” he stated. The Chief Executives of NiMet, National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), National Water Resources Institute, NEMA and NiHSA, all made presentations with reactions from Governors of Bauchi, Kogi, Ebonyi and Cross River States. Akwa Ibom and Nasarawa State Governors were represented by their deputies. Other members of the committee included Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo; Minister of State for Environment, Kunle Salako; Minister of State for Water Resources and Sanitation, Bello Goronyo; Chief Executives of NEMA, NIWA and NiHSA, among others. The Special Adviser to the President on NEC and Climate Change, Rukaiya El-Rufai, will serve as Secretary of the committee. (NAN) #Tinubudirectsimmediateplantotacklefloodacrossthecountry

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Commuters stranded on East-West road as Ijaw youths protest against NDDC crisis

Commuters stranded on East-West road as Ijaw youths protest against NDDC crisis

Ijaw youths blocked the East-West road protesting against the appointment of a Sole Administrator instead of a board for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in Bayelsa State…yesterday Hundreds of commuters were stranded for several hours yesterday, as Ijaw youths blocked the Bayelsa State axis of the East-West road, while protesting against the appointment of a Sole Administrator for…

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#Ijaw Youth Council #NDDC #NDDC crisis

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NDDC Crisis: Akpabio embarrassing us, APC National Vice Chairman says https://nigerianeyez.blogspot.com/2019/11/nddc-crisis-akpabio-embarrassing-us-apc.html

#Nigeria News #Nigerian Eye #NDDC Crisis: Akpabio embarrassing us #APC National Vice Chairman says

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Imo Pitches for NDDC Headship

Imo Pitches for NDDC Headship

The Imo State government is currently pitching for the headship of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), which it claims it’s its right in the spirit of equity, justice and fairness. The NDDC has been embroiled in crisis following the failure to inaugurate the board of the commission, the list of which was submitted to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari. The situation…

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Okobo Crisis: NDDC Intervenes To Restore Peace Between Two Warring Communities

Okobo Crisis: NDDC Intervenes To Restore Peace Between Two Warring Communities

Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has commenced efforts to reconstruct Comprehensive High School, Okobo, as a measure to restore peace between the warring Amamong and Okopedi communities of Okobo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The school, which has produced high profile members of society such as the current Secretary of Nigeria Bar Association, Barr. Joyce Odua and former…

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#NDDC #Niger Delta #Niger Delta Development Commission

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Okobo Crisis: NDDC wades in to restore peace between two warring communities

Okobo Crisis: NDDC wades in to restore peace between two warring communities

Okobo Crisis: NDDC wades in to restore peace between two warring communities Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has commenced efforts to reconstruct Comprehensive High School, Okobo, as a measure to restore peace between the warring Amamong and Okopedi communities of Okobo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The school, which has produced high profile members of society such as the…

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Okobo Crisis: NDDC Intervenes To Restore Peace Between Two Warring Communities

Okobo Crisis: NDDC Intervenes To Restore Peace Between Two Warring Communities

Okobo Crisis: NDDC Intervenes To Restore Peace Between Two Warring Communities Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has commenced efforts to reconstruct Comprehensive High School, Okobo, as a measure to restore peace between the warring Amamong and Okopedi communities of Okobo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The school, which has produced high profile members of society such as…

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NDDC: Akpabio Fueling Crisis In Niger Delta - Ijaw Group

NDDC: Akpabio Fueling Crisis In Niger Delta – Ijaw Group

A popular Niger Delta group, the Ijaw Interest Advocates, also known as Izanzan Intellectual Camp has condemned the minister of Niger Delta affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio for fueling crisis in the Niger Delta region, adding that the growing greed and manipulative tendencies of the minister were threat to peace and multi-national operations in the region. The group stated this in a press…

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#Akpabio #NDDC

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NIGERIA NEWSPAPER HEADLINES, 18-09-2021 #Newspaper #NigeriaNews Visually impaired Nigerians cry out, say were worst victims of insecurity. Viral video: Police brutality must be kicked against, says Kogi govt. #EndSARS: Delta concludes consideration of white paper. Join politics, Buharis aide urges Christians in Akwa Ibom. IYC accuses Niger Delta ministers, legislators of delaying NDDC board. Why Nigerian exporters fail in international market Export Council. Why Nigerian political parties remain backward -PGF DG. Table tennis: Adebakin, Akanbi win at maiden Aruna cadet tourney. 2023: PDP will lose election without zoning- Ex-gov Tapgun. Road accident leading cause of death in Nigeria FRSC. Test-run e-transmission with Anambra poll, group urges INEC. Missing nine: Benue LG imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew as tension rises. Rivers to punish distributors of unhygienic drinking water. APCs chaotic congresses explain Nigerias crisis, says PDP. APC parallel congresses: Amosun, Aregbesola, Lai may lose out, party to back governors. APC alleges Obasekis govt worst in Edo, PDP keeps mum. PDP overrules Edo chapter over South-South vice-chairmans suspension. Anambra poll will go ahead as planned, says INEC. Well not rely on rigging, federal might to win Uba. We've no business with INEC, says IPOB. PDP ready to reclaim mandate in 2023, says Saraki. Education ministers ally, Misau, emerges Bauchi APC chairman. Ligue 1: Guendouzi inspires Marseille to win over Lorient EPL top scorers: Salah, Vardy lead after Sunday's matches. Stand collapses as Dutch football fans celebrate. How Buharis minister illegally dissolves boards, abuses power after failing to impose directors-general. Why compulsory direct party primaries are impracticable https://www.instagram.com/p/CVKVShnAJb3/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Nigeria Newspapers Headlines

  NIGERIA NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES November 4, 2019. NATION *Senator handling 300 NDDC projects, says interim management *TCN plans massive wheeling increase  *Knocks for governor, APC chair over festering Edo crisis *AGF forcing IPPIS on varsities, says ASUU *No date yet to reopen borders, says Customs *Eight held as army foils Boko Haram bid to attack Lagos *ANA suspends election over ‘corrupt…

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NDDC: Tompolo Sends Strong Message To FG, Warns Of Serious Crisis In Niger Delta

NDDC: Tompolo Sends Strong Message To FG, Warns Of Serious Crisis In Niger Delta

Former Niger-Delta Militant warlord, Government Ekpemupolo (alias Tompolo), has issued a fresh warning to President Muhammadu Buhari over the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). A board is yet to be constituted for the commission, following the dissolution of the previous one in January 2020. President Buhari has since appointed two interim committees to oversee the commission, but they…

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NDDC: Inaugurate already cleared board, not new nominees - Group tells Buhari

NDDC: Inaugurate already cleared board, not new nominees – Group tells Buhari

An advocacy group known as Niger Delta For Accountability and National Progress, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately inaugurate the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) board vetted by the security agencies and confirmed by the senate two years ago in order to avert a crisis in the oil rich region. The group also said that for the sake of fairness, the President should…

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JUST IN: NDDC Not Any State, Ethnic Group’s Birthright(VIDEO)--Wike

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JUST IN: NDDC Not Any State, Ethnic Group’s Birthright(VIDEO)--Wike

Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom Wike, has condemned the posture of some ethnic groups in the Niger Delta region that behave as if the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) belongs to them.

The governor said the commission belongs to all states in the region and that no particular ethnic group could assert itself as the dominant owner of the commission, as has been observed of recent. He stated this when he played host to the Interim Management Committee of NDDC led by Effiong  Akwa in Government House, Port Harcourt yesterday.

The governor also said such people  leave their states and come to Rivers to block the gates of the commission, cause crisis and frustrate economic activities in the state. “Anybody can be appointed in Niger Delta. There are people who believe that if they appoint somebody from Edo or Cross River State for example, they will say no, that those people are not the core Niger Delta states. We must have to stop that.

“NDDC does not belong to any ethnic group in the Niger Delta region. It does not belong to anybody. There are people who have seen themselves that they are the owners of NDDC. They leave their state and come to NDDC to block NDDC gate. We are peaceful people, but nobody should push us to the point where we can tell you enough is enough.

“The next time they try it again to cause crisis in our state, I will mobilise our people against them. I am not saying if you have grievances with NDDC you shouldn’t seek how to settle it. But, don’t use it to cause problem for us, to begin to make economic activities not to move.” The governor challenged the new interim leadership to be determined to make a difference, change the current narrative of the commission of serving outsiders’ interest and abandoning its core mandate of developing the region.

Governor Wike also urged NDDC to send their partnership support towards the reconstruction of the ongoing dualisation of  Eastern by-pass road where the NDDC permanent headquarters is located. Interim Administrator and Chief Executive Officer of the NDDC, Effiong  Akwa said the visit was the first to be undertaken by his team to any governor in the region

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NDDC tears IYC apart over sole administrator appointment

NDDC tears IYC apart over sole administrator appointment

By Amgbare Ekaunkumor, Yenagoa Crisis of leadership yesterday hit the fold of the umbrella body of the Ijaw Youths known as the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) over the agitations against the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint a sole administrator to head the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). While the  National President and Deputy President, Comrade Peter Igbifa and Comrade…

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VP Osinbajo and CJN to Deliver Keynote Addresses at Virtual LegalTech Conference

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to ravage economies all around the world, there has been an increased pivot in the use and adoption of technology across several industries, where hitherto technology was a mere tool and not a driver of day-to-day operations. The world as we knew it, has changed forever and it is imperative that this paradigm shift is accentuated by current realities of how individuals, organisations, institutions and governments work and interact.

The realisation that the operation of businesses and delivery of services cannot go back to the pre-Covid-19 ways of providing goods and services, has motivated putting together the first Legal Technologies Virtual Conference, by Nigeria’s foremost LegalTech company, LawPavilion Business Solutions Limited, in conjunction with Telnet Group, Nigeria’s leading digital transformation company, to be held on August 13-14, 2020.

The conference which will be available to participants from all around the world through the Zoom video conferencing app, features a line-up of erudite Judges and legal practitioners, in both the public and private sectors. The Keynote Address will be delivered by His Excellency, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Speaking further, Olugasa stated that while the general public tends to think of the Judiciary as the least visible or important arm of government, the role of the Judiciary comprising of Judges, Lawyers, Arbitrators, Mediators and legal institutions in economic growth and development is so critical, that where the justice system is fraught with inefficiencies and inadequacies, economic growth is stunted. He pointed out that, for example, in today’s global market, true wealth is no longer in only expansive real estate or tangible cash, but in holding intangible intellectual property. Thus, economies that do not accord enough recognition and protection of law to intellectual property, stand a genuine risk of not being at par with other economies.

The conference, which will span over two days comprises of a keynote lecture and panel discussions on the role of an efficient justice system in driving the wheel of innovation and economic growth, with panelists such as Hon Justice Olukayode Ariwoola (JSC), Hon Justice Amina Augie (JSC), Dr Babatunde Ajibade, SAN, Mr. Wale Fapohunda, AG Ekiti State, Mr. Folorunsho Aliu, Group MD of Telnet Nigeria Ltd and Mr. Gbenga Sesan, CEO Paradigm Initiatives. There will also be breakout sessions focusing on seamless court integration, as well as tools and resources to run an efficient law firm post Covid-19, using technology.

Accordingly, the legal services industry is also ripe and well primed for such technological transformation, and the virtual Legal Technologies Conference being hosted by LawPavilion in conjunction with Telnet Group, will showcase the unveiling of an enterprise solution for the Judiciary, LawRights App (for the general citizenry), Lagos State Laws in e-book version integrated into LawPavilion’s award-winning legal research software, all of which constitute parts of a new ecosystem, seeking to institutionalise legal-technology in Nigeria’s justice sector.

Some members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) who are unhappy with the present state of affairs in the country and within the Bar, have called on the leadership of the NBA to fight for social justice by challenging misrule in all levels of Government.

The group, under the aegis of the Radical Agenda Movement in the Nigerian Bar Association (RAMINBA), said only a radical NBA can join hands with other civil society organisations, to ensure that Government provides responsible leadership in the country, adding that the body has been too docile and comatose.

Expressing displeasure over the conduct of the aspirants during the electioneering campaigns, the group declared that the three presidential candidates do not have the capacity to retool the NBA to become a vehicle for the socio-political transformation of the country.

RAMINBA Chairman who was an aspirant to the NBA Presidency, Mr. Adesina Ogunlana, said he was unjustly disqualified by “the Electoral Committee of the NBA that is toothless and hypocritical”, because they feared that he would bring the desired change, and vowed to challenge the court decision that validated his disqualification.

“We call on the NBA to keep alive the words of the first Nigerian Lawyer, Sapara Williams, who stated that the Nigerian Lawyer must live for the direction of its people. The NBA must move beyond elitist and mercantilist lawyering, into patriotic and radical lawyering with interventions on the drifting ship of the Nigerian State.

“We call on the NBA to utterly reject the debarment of Lawyers by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), from its premises. This is another grand attack on a means of survival of Lawyers, during this current period of lockdown of the courts. We also call on the NBA to join the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in rejecting the six per cent Stamp Duty on Tenancy Agreements, which amounts to over-taxation by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) during the current Covid-19 crisis, with most people forced into further impoverishment”, the group said yesterday in a media interaction in Lagos.

They charged the NBA to make known its positions on the revelations during the probe of the financial activities of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), wherein humongous amounts of money were allegedly spent on “scholarships” and “palliatives” during the Covid-19 lockdown period. According to them, indicted persons should be prosecuted.

“We also call on the NBA to make its voice heard, on the ongoing killings in Southern Kaduna. We are quick to say that if the killings in Southern Kaduna go unabated, it poses a great danger to the peace and co-existence of our dear nation.” They demanded and urged the national leadership of the NBA to call for a day of mass demonstrations by all Branches, for the release of a detained Lawyer, Emperor Ogbonna

A three-man panel led by Justice Mohammad Garba, JCA, unanimously affirmed the judgement of the lower court and held that the appeal of Adegboyega Adenekan, a former Supervisor of the Chrisland School convicted of defiling a two-year and 11-month old pupil of the school, lacked merit.

Delivering the lead judgement, Justice Mohammad Garba affirmed the judgment of the lower court and upheld the 60-year imprisonment sentence delivered by Justice Sybil Nwaka of the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court Ikeja, Lagos.

Mr. Olatunde Adejuyigbe, SAN, the defence counsel, had filed the appeal on the basis that the entire judgement delivered by the lower court was false, and that the prosecuting counsel Mr Jide Boye didn’t prove his case.

Justice Nwaka on October 24, 2019 stated that Adenekan abused the trust of the children in his care, as well as the trust of their parents.

“This Defendant is conscienceless, wicked, an animal and is not fit to walk the streets. I hereby sentence Adegboyega Adenekan to 60 years in prison; this is the sentence of the court”, she held

Purveyors of Substandard, Counterfeit Products to be Prosecuted Aggressively

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria has vowed to intensify the battle against substandard products, through enforcement. It said it will not relent on its mandate, to rid the country of counterfeit and dangerous products.

To this end, SON has charged several suspects for various acts of counterfeiting and production/importation of substandard products and has secured several convictions.

The agency recently also secured the conviction of Mr. Shodipo Olujimi and another, who were charged with the offence of forgery. The court also ordered that Olujimi’s company, be wound up.

It recently charged an Indian and two others, for forging SON receipts. Chucks Okeke, Omkar Shinde, Shittu Adedeji and a company, Everchem Paints Nigeria Limited, were arraigned before Justice Saliu Saidu of the Federal High Court in Lagos, on a three-count charge of forgery.

Senior State Counsel Olofindare Adeleke, alleged that Okeke and Shinde, an Indian, and Everchem Paints, forged 15 SON receipts on February 12, 2020, at Close 6, House 4 Satellite Town, Lagos, and at 110/114 Oshodi Apapa Expressway, Isolo. He said the Defendants committed the alleged offence “with intent to use the false documents as genuine”. The Prosecution said it was with the “intention of causing the forged documents to be believed to have been issued by SON, and use same as genuine”. The Defendants pleaded not guilty

SON also charged a businessman, Ifeanyi Okoli, who allegedly imported 120,000 brands of substandard electric cables in 13 containers.

In yet another case by SON, the Federal High Court in Lagos remanded two businessmen, Emmanuel Anthony Nnan and John Paul Ejike in prison custody, over alleged importation and sale of substandard gas cylinders. The duo were remanded after their arraignment alongside their company – Star Master Electrical Co. Ltd, by the SON.

As at last year, SON seized fake and substandard products worth over N300 billion.SON Director-General, Osita Aboloma, a Lawyer, said top on the list of seizures were adulterated lubricants, electric cables and cylinders. Aboloma said the SON Act was a revolutionary document, which the agency was deploying towards ridding the country of unwholesome products.

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