The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has said that a number of projects failed in Nigeria because of lack of communication among project managers, the programme managers and people who designed the projects. Speaking at a three-day workshop in Kaduna by UNIDO in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment (FMITI), UNIDO’s Programme Trainer, Mr Mithat Kulur, noted that the country’s project managers and other stakeholders in the Nigeria Industrial Revolution Plan (NIRP) must have a wide range of understanding of project management so as to achieve significant success. “One of the things we try to…
Author: Wale Adebayo
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, in Abuja directed the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to work more closely with the indigenous oil producers to boost domestic refining capacities. Buhari said this at a meeting with members of the Independent Petroleum Producers Association (IPPA) at the Presidential Villa. Led by its spokesperson and Chief Executive Officer of Seplat Oil, Mr. Austin Avuru, the association, which represents about 20 Nigerian companies operating mainly on onshore fields, intimated President Buhari of its resolve to build private refineries and increase local production to 1.2 million barrels per day by year 2020. President…
Nigeria earned N2.512 trillion from the export of petroleum products in three months, between April and June 2015, according to data released Wednesday, by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). In its Foreign Trade Statistics for the Second Quarter of 2015, the NBS also stated that Nigeria recorded total merchandise trade of N4.372 trillion and a trade surplus of N1.4 trillion in the month under review. Vanguard notes that the amount the country earned from petroleum products sale in the second quarter of 2015, was 56.8 percent of the country’s N4.49 trillion budget for 2015. Also the amount earned from…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Wednesday, stated that about 110 million Nigerians were still living below poverty line despite the policies of past governments to improve their welfare. However, he explained that this was because the policy were wrongly formulated and as a result did not have direct impact on the people. Speaking at a courtesy visit by members of the Alumni Association of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPPS), at the State House, Abuja, the Vice President said his concern was how to implement the policies to address the need of the people. “When you look at…
Some banks in Nigeria have given deposit targets to their workers as they face low cash inflow due to the shrinking of public sector funds component of banks’ deposit base. The overall cash inflow from the system in the month of August, so far, has been reported to be about N440 billion compared to about N613 billion in the corresponding period of last month. Liquidity problems have hit some banks since elections ended in April but the recent order of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) by President Muhammadu Buhari has made matters worse for banks. Though some bank treasurers are…
Newcastle United have completed the signing of French winger Florian Thauvin from Olympique Marseille. The 22-year-old signed a five-year contract with the Magpies on Wednesday in a deal which saw Remy Cabella move the opposite direction on loan. “Florian is a player the club have been watching for a long time and I am delighted that we have been able to sign him,” manager, Steve McClaren, told the club’s website. “He is a perfect signing, someone who is young, with great potential and is one of the best young players in Europe. “He is an exciting, creative talent who can…
Former Deputy National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George has slammed former governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola for allegedly spending N78 million to build a website. He described the move as a “reckless misappropriation”. He, therefore called on President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate the alleged misappropriation, saying Fashola’s defence is unjustifiable. In a statement entitled Neither Fashola nor Tinubu, the PDP chieftain urged the president to probe the administration of Fashola and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in his fight against corruption. “We are living in a very interesting time. There is an air of repugnancy everywhere.…
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has terminated the concession granted by the Lagos State Development and Property Corporation (LSDPC) to Afriland Properties for the redevelopment of the Falomo Shopping Centre, Ikoyi. In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Habib Aruna, the Governor said that the decision was carried out based on a recent discovery that the concession granted by the administration of Babatunde Fashola was grossly detrimental to the interests of the people of the state. According to him, only N50million was paid by the concessionaire, Afriland Properties, for a 50-year lease of the property belonging to…
At least 10 persons were yesterday injured while three others have been declared missing, at Ipetoro/Lowa in Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State. This happened following an invasion of the community by suspected land grabbers. Vanguard reports that the development has given rise to protests by elderly women in the community, who reportedly stri*ped in the presence of the suspected land grabbers, who immediately suspended action on noticing the unclad women. A man, Muri Ajaka, women and children who ran into the suspected land grabbers, while scampering for safety were said to have been injured. Residents say they have…
Manchester United are said to have disclosed interest in signing Senegalese winger Sadio Mane from Southampton. The Old Trafford club reportedly made a bid for the 23-year-old last week; however, the Saints have denied receiving any offer. United had wanted to sign Barcelona forward Pedro Rodriguez, but have dropped out of the chase with the Spaniard set to join Chelsea.Sadio Mane celebrates after Scoring the Fastest Ever Hat-Trick in Premier League History. Image: Getty. Mane scored 10 goals in 32 appearances for Southampton last season after joining from Red Bull Salzburg for £10m. He scored the fastest ever Premier League…
Enyimba International FC are back at the top of the Glo Premier League table after their 1-0 win over champions Kano Pillars in a Match Day 24 encounter. Enyimba now top the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) table with 45 points from 24 games, two points above Sunshine Stars who lost 1-0 at Dolphins. Ifeanyi George converted from the penalty spot for the Peoples Elephants’ match-winner in the 28th minute after the referee adjudged a Pillars defender to have handled the ball in the box. Bala Mohammed was played in on goal early on in Aba but shot wide from…
Nigeria men’s senior basketball national team, D’Tigers, got their Africa Basketball Championship (Afrobasket) campaign off to a winning start against the Central African Republic in Tunisia on Wednesday. Al-Farouk Aminu notched up 15 points; eight rebounds, but it was Chamberlain Oguchi who inspired the West Africans to an 88-63 win over the Central African Republic in Rades. Only Jamal Olasewere was left out of D’Tigers’ score board as every other Nigerian player who managed to screech their way down the coast got among the scores. The CAF’s undoing could be attributed to their poor field goal turnover (30%), as Nigeria…
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has urged leaders in the country to maintain their connections with people especially after getting into positions of authority. He stressed that leaders must know that the positions they occupy should not lead to a separation between them and their people. The governor, according to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday, said the main reason for being a leader was to impact people’s lives positively. “Apart from being able to gauge the mood of the people and get feedback from them concerning government policies, it is…
Popular governorship aspirant in Bayelsa State, Moses Siloko Siasia, has concluded plans to dump the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The 35-year old political, who has a large following among youths in the state, is expected to lead over 700 youth leaders across the eight local government areas of the state to the new party. Quoting a reliable source within the Moses Siasia campaign organization, Vanguard reports that the decision by the astute businessman to dump the PDP is based on the injustice to other aspirants by the newly selected excos of the party loyal to Governor Seriake Dickson and lack…
The Kaduna State government is to introduce a harmonised feeding system in all boarding schools in the state. The Commissioner for Education, Dr. Shehu Usman, who stated this during a press briefing in Kaduna Tuesday, said that though the normal feeding fee charged in boarding schools would be retained, Governor Nasir El-Rufai had approved some funds to improve the quality of food served students. “What we intend to do is to come out with a uniform menu for boarding schools in the state so that all boarding students will be served the same menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner. When…
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Wednesday pledged to complete the seven-kilometre Ipaja-Ayobo Road in Alimosho Local Government Area of the state within the next three months. Ambode made the disclosure during an inspection of some road construction projects in the State. The administration of former Gov. Babatunde Fashola awarded contract for the reconstruction of the dual-carriage road in May 2011, initially billed to last for 18 months. Ambode said he decided to inspect the project in order to quickly mobilise the contractor to expedite action so that the project could be completed on time. According to him, the…
The Wurno Local Government in Sokoto State said it would soon evacuate no fewer than 10,000 people from 20 flood-prone communities in the area. The Caretaker Chairman of the local government, Shehu Chacho, disclosed this to journalists at Wurno on Wednesday. He spoke shortly after an emergency meeting convened to discuss the notice on the planned release of excess water from Goronyo dam by the Sokoto Rima River Basin Development Authority, Sokoto. He listed the affected communities to include; Gidan-Kamba, Gidan-Bango one and two, Yar-Wurnoni, Gidan-Modu, Lahodu, Tunga, Barayara zaki, and Arba. “The people in all these communities must have…
Pioneer Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, on Wednesday alleged that a lot of investments that are done in the country are from funds earned through illegal activities. The Adamawa PDP candidate in the April 11 governorship polls, also identified illicit financial activities such as terrorism financing and money laundering, as the major obstacles to the country’s quest for development. Ribadu spoke in Abuja at the 2nd Anti-Money Laundering/Combating Financial Terrorism Stakeholders Consultative Workshop, organised by the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists. According to the former anti-corruption czar, Nigeria had yet to maximise its…
A two-time member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Warman Ogoriba, on Wednesday asked Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State to explain to the people of the state what he did with over N660billion his administration received from the Federation Account. Ogoriba, who recently dumped the Peoples Democratic Party for All Progressive Congress, alleged that there was nothing on ground to show that the state has so far received that kind of money. He said: “Governor Seriake Dickson does not have respect for his people. He is authoritarian, he feels he knows everything and does not want to listen to…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Rivers State chapter, has declared that Governor Nyesom Wike will not escape judgment in the hands of God and the Muhammadu Buhari administration. A statement yesterday in Port Harcourt, the state capital, by Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, media aide to the Rivers APC Chairman, Dr. Davies Ikanya, said the “caretaker” governor (Wike) could only run but would not be able to hide. APC said: “…Almighty God will certainly judge him and so too will the Muhammadu Buhari administration, which does not brook any illegality”. The party was apparently reacting to Wike’s statement at a thanksgiving…