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APFFLON Tasks Aspirants Over Nigeria’s ‘Sick’ Logistics Chain System

APFFLON Tasks Aspirants Over Nigeria’s ‘Sick’ Logistics Chain System

May 3, 2022 2:07 pm

The African Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria (APFFLON) on Tuesday said that the country’s logistics supply chain management was in urgent need of efficacious remedial measures.

Mr Godfrey Nwosu, Chairman, APFFLON Tin-Can Island Port Chapter in a statement in Lagos declared Nigeria’s logistics supply chain management system as ‘sick’.

According to Nwosu, with Nigeria’s 2023 general elections fast approaching, it was unfortunate that addressing the issues in the country’s logistics supply chain was not forthcoming from any of the political gladiators.

He noted that the acts of omission or commission of the three tiers of government …

Lawyer, Group Disagree With MultiChoice On Tribunal

Lawyer, Group Disagree With MultiChoice On Tribunal

May 3, 2022 9:46 am

A legal practitioner, Festus Onifade has disagreed with MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, the operator of DStv and Gotv, over the firm’s application challenging the jurisdiction of the tribunal in a suit filed against it over alleged tariffs hike.

Onifade and Coalition of Nigeria Consumers (CNC), in a counter-affidavit filed before a Federal Competition and Consumer Protection (FCCPC) Tribunal sitting in Abuja described the prayers by MultiChoice as “incongruous.”

Onifade and CNC are 1st and 2nd claimants, MultiChoice and Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) are 1st and 2nd defendants respectively.

The company, in a motion on notice dated April …

Tucano Jets: Saraki Lied To Impeach Buhari On Purchase - BMO

Tucano Jets: Saraki Lied To Impeach Buhari On Purchase – BMO

May 3, 2022 8:54 am

The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has accused former Senate President Bukola Saraki of rewriting history in a bid to claim credit for the United States of America’s deal with Nigeria on the purchase of the Super Tucano light-attack aircraft for the ongoing war against insurgency.

This is in the aftermath of suggestions by the opposition figure that the 593million dollars deal might not have scaled through without his intervention as the then head of the 8th Senate.

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BMO said in a statement signed by its Chairman Niyi …

S/West: IPAC Sets Up Zonal Executives, Demands Governance

S/West: IPAC Sets Up Zonal Executives, Demands Governance

May 3, 2022 8:33 am

The Inter- Party Advisory Council (IPAC), South-west zone, says it has set up an executive team, headed by Mr Dare Ojo, who is the Oyo council Chairman.

The IPAC zonal Secretary, Mr Olusegun Mobolaji, in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos said the executive committee officials were nominated and set up at the zonal inaugural meeting, held on April 30 in Ibadan, Oyo.

Mobolaji said that the council had called  for a more inclusive governance across states in the zone, to enhance a better society.

Read Also: IPAC Blasts INEC On Deregistration Of Political Parties

“Government, both at federal and

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CAN Calls For 3 Days 'Serious' Prayers For Nigeria

CAN Calls For 3 Days ‘Serious’ Prayers For Nigeria

May 3, 2022 2:03 am

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on Nigerians to embark on a three days prayers for Nigeria to seek spiritual help for the troubled country. 

A statement signed by CAN General Secretary, Daramola Bade which was made available to Africa Daily News, New York disclosed that the directive was issued by the CAN President, Rev. Samson Ayokunle.

Ayokunle disclosed that the  request was made to all church leaders, through their  various Churches.

‘Organise a solemn assembly to pray for Nigeria on  May, 13,14,and 15 2022.

‘We are to passionately call upon the Lord to:one  Show Nigeria mercy and …

Yoruba Nation Soyinka Visits Igboho In Cotonou

Yoruba Nation: Soyinka Visits Igboho In Cotonou

May 3, 2022 1:21 am

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, yesterday, travelled to Cotonou, Benin Republic, to visit Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho where he held a meeting with the activist.

He was sighted at the Seme border around noon crossing to Cotonou, the capital city of Benin Republic, where he was ‘mobbed’ by a crowd while waiting to complete immigration formalities.

He was repeatedly quizzed by journalists where he was headed. His response was that he was on a visit to the Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Igboho to ‘break the Muslim fast with him.’

Reminded that neither he …

3 Storey Building: 'I Gave Tenants Quit Notice' - Caretaker

3 Storey Building: ‘I Gave Tenants Quit Notice’ – Caretaker

May 2, 2022 4:28 pm

The landlord’s son in whose care the collapsed three–storey building was entrusted said that he gave the occupants of the building quit notice when he discovered the visible stress on it.

The caretaker, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told emergency responders and newsmen on Monday in Lagos that he was living in the building with other occupants when he noticed signs of distress.

I had to leave the building and rented an apartment in the same vicinity,” the caretaker said.

Read Also: Ebute Meta Building Collapse: Death Toll Rises To 5

He said that notice of evacuation was eventually …

Total Blackout Threat As Nigerian Electricity Workers Threaten Strike

Electricity Supply: Group Wants Approval Of Customers’ Regulation

May 2, 2022 9:10 am

Association for Public Policy Analysis,  a civil society group, has appealed to the Federal Government to implement the “Eligible Customer Regulation” to ensure constant electricity supply.

Mr Princewill Okorie, National President, Association for Public Policy Analysis made the appeal in Abuja on Monday.

The Eligible Customer regulation permits  Electricity  Generation Companies (GenCos) to sell electricity directly to Customers” whose consumption is more than two megawatts/hour over the course of one month.

Read Also: NERC Confirms Removal Of Electricity Subsidy

The customer must be connected to a metered 11 or 33 Kilo Volt delivery point on the distribution network.

According to …

IPMAN Reveals Real Reason Behind Current Fuel Scarcity

IPMAN Felicitates With Muslims On Eid-el-Fitr

May 2, 2022 5:03 am

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has enjoined Muslims to pray for a violence-free 2023 General Elections as they mark this year’s Eid-el-fitr celebration.

IPMAN’s President, Mr Chinedu Okoronkwo, made the call in a statement on Monday in Lagos.

The Federal Government had declared May 2 and 3 as public holidays to mark the  Eid-el-fitr celebration and Worker’s Day.

Read Also: IPMAN Addresses Fears Of Fuel Scarcity

Okoronkwo congratulated Muslims for the successful completion of the Holy Month of Ramadan, which marks the end of the fasting period.

He said: “On behalf of the National Executive of IPMAN

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Ebute Meta Building Collapse: Death Toll Rises To 5

May 2, 2022 5:01 am

The death toll from the collapsed three-storey building at Ebute Meta, Lagos, as of Monday morning has risen to five, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) officials say.

An old three-storey building collapsed at No. 24 Ibadan Street, Herbert Macaulay Way, Ebute Meta, on Sunday night at about 10.56 p.m.

The Zonal Coordinator Southwest, NEMA, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, said that the deceased persons included three males and two females.

The number of rescued occupants remained 23.

Rescue operations are ongoing at the site of the incident in search of four of the remaining occupants of the building.

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Educationists Fault Parents For Delinquency In Schools

Educationists Fault Parents For Delinquency In Schools

May 2, 2022 5:00 am

Some educationists in the North-East have ascribed the spate of early delinquency in schools and societal decay to the inability of parents to ensure proper discipline and moral upbringing of their children.

A cross section of the educationists who spoke in separate interviews in Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa and Yobe, attributed the trend to the parental failure to mentor their children.

The experts spoke while reacting to a survey on the recent incidents involving some students of the Chrisland School and Dowen College.

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Mr Richards Michael, a parent in Bauchi, blamed …

Border Force Impedes 'Hundreds Of Migrants' At English Channel

Border Force Impedes ‘Hundreds Of Migrants’ At English Channel

May 2, 2022 3:36 am

The Border Force have announced that they have intercepted several groups of migrants in the English Channel who were desperate to migrate illegally.

In a statement which was sighted by Africa Daily News, New York, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) was reluctant to reveal the numbers involved until Monday (today), however, people who count arrivals in Dover have told the correspondents that they believe it was more than 200.

The MoD said the government is addressing the issue by ‘cracking down on people smugglers’.

It is believed to be the first time there have been crossings in 11 days.

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