THE Environment: November 2016

Monday, 28 November 2016

9ice finally releases 8th studio album, talks about why he named it “Cabassa”

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After a long wait following the announcement of a new album on Instagram, Alapomeji records front liner 9ice has finally released his 8th studio album titled “Cabassa”.

‘On Becoming’ the memoir by Nigeria’s sweetheart, Toke Makinwa was launched on Sunday 27th of November 2016 at an intimate gathering held at The Wheatbaker Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos.

Dangote Petrochemicals and fertilisers and Indorama Eleme Fertiliser and Chemicals, have invested $4.5bn to improve and boost the country’s fertiliser industry, the African Fertiliser and Agribusiness Partnership has said.

The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, on Monday said soon, Nigerians might begin to show evidence of tax payment before obtaining their passports.

Tunde Fowler said this at the 136th meeting of the Joint Tax Board which had the theme: “Increased Inter-Agency Co-operation to Enhance Tax Compliance and Optimise Revenue Collection” in Abuja

In an article titled "Nigeria's Economy needs Visionary Leadership", International business website, Bloomberg, said President Buhari’s rigid leadership style is making Nigeria's economic problems harder to solve. Read the article which was published today below.

The Naira on Monday remained stable at the interbank market, closing at N305.25 to a dollar.

The naira maintained its Friday rate against the greenback.

The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, retired Col. Hameed Ali, on Monday said the service generated more than N600 billion for the last quarter of 2016.

President Buhari has dismissed rumors that himself and the APC leadership are at war with the National leader of the party, Bola Tinubu, describing such rumors as unfounded and mischievous.

This column will be tongue-in-cheek. This is to say, for those who don’t know, that this is a figure of speech which is used to imply that a statement is humorously or otherwise not seriously intended, and it should not be taken at face value. I am going to talk about Nigerian musicians and their music and the music business, in general. If any one feels offended in the long run, feel free to feel offended, but also feel free to forgive me and my uncouth fingers.

Despite the fear of insecurity and past cases of terrorists’ attacks on New Nyanya, the town at the weekend witnessed peaceful, social and religious activities.

The Ali Sheriff faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said it has identified impunity and lack of respect for the party’s constitution and the rule of law as the major problems that led to its failure in the Edo and Ondo governorship elections.

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has revealed that the nation’s currency has lost about 85 per cent of its value in the last two years, harping on the need for risks managers in banks to brace up to the risks facing the banking sector.

The 450 ex-Biafran policemen, who were pardoned in 2000 by ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, would soon get their pension and gratuities.

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce is finally admitting that politicians like himself are Nigeria's biggest problem.

Murray-Bruce is calling for the reduction of the salaries of political office holders.

On Sunday Novemver 27, 2016 Toke Makinwa rocked a white dress from Style Temple to her book launch which took place in Lagos. Her choice of outfit however didn't go down well with Kemi Olunloyo

The Senior Special Assistant, SSA, on Media and Publicity in the Office of the Vice President, Laolu Akande, on Sunday explained how 200,000 Nigerians were selected in the first batch of the N-Power Volunteer Corps, NPVC, asserting that the selection was not only fair and transparent, but carefully put together.

Former Premier League referee, Graham Poll, has called for Jose Mourinho to be banned for six games.

Mourinho was sent to the stands for the second time this month, during Manchester United’s 1-1 draw with West Ham at Old Trafford on Sunday.

MTN, Africa's mobile telecommunication giant has danced to the tune of the Nigeria's telecommunication regulatory agency to increase internet subscribers in the country.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said it decided to look for an alternative crude oil supply source for its Kaduna Refinery because pipelines that supply itscrude oil from the Niger Delta are often destroyed by vandals.

Victor Moses

Victor Moses’ impressive displays for Chelsea this season is set to land him a new and improved contract with Chelsea.

Gov. Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State on Monday sent congratulatory message to the state’s Governor-elect, Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN.

Only recently, it was reported that “Reggae blues “crooner Harrysongs has dumped 5 Star Music, a label he has been signed on since 2013, following his troubles with now defunct Question Mark Records.

Senator Buruji Kashamu on Sunday explained why his political party, the Peoples Democratic Party, lost the Saturday’s Ondo State governorship election to the All Progressives Congress.

The abducted children

An apprentice, identified only as Grace, has allegedly absconded with the two children of her employer, Mrs. Suliyat Azeez, in the Okokomaiko area of Lagos State.

Donald Trump and Clinton

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has accused former Democratic presidential rival Hillary Clinton of reneging on her concession speech certifying the results of the Nov. 28 presidential election.

A former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Board of Trustees, Chief Tony Anenih, says the military administration of President Muhammadu Buhari kept him in jail for 18 months between March 1984 and August 1985 because he was a rich man.

Leading English Premier League scorers after the weekend’s matches:

10: Agüero (Manchester City), Costa (Chelsea)

An unknown militant group in the Niger Delta region has reportedly blown up the Abura oil pipeline, a major oil trunk-line operated by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company around Osieta Avenue near Otu-Jeremi in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State.

The All Progressives Congress (APC), has called for calm and appealed to opposition parties and their candidates to accept defeat in the Ondo state Governorship election in good faith.

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) connived with the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other collaborators in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to rig the Ondo Governorship election.

President Buhari, (C), Bukola Saraki (L) and Akeredolu at Ondo APC Campaign

In a carefully executed plan, loyalists of President Muhammadu Buhari in the All Progressives Congress (APC), some of whom are cabinet members, successfully delivered on their first political assignment in the lead up to the 2019 elections, with the election of Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) as the Ondo State governor-elect.

Twenty members of the insurgency group, Boko Haram, were killed in an unsuccessful highway ambush, the Caretaker Chairman of Gwoza local government area of Borno State, Hon. Saeed Salisu Sambo, has revealed.

Former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole

Mr Issa Aremu, General Secretary, National Union of Textile and Garment Workers of Nigeria, on Monday urged ex-governor Adams Oshiomhole to shun the N200 million pension approved for him by the Edo State Assembly.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed says that the creative industry has the potential of getting the country out of the present economic recession.

L-R: Ag. Director General, National Agency for the Controls of AIDS, Dr. Kayode Ogungbemi; Primate of All Nigeria Anglican Communion, Rev. Nicholas Okoh; and Head Communications NACA, Mrs. Toyin Aderibigbe; during the thanksgiving service to commemorate 2016 World AIDS Day in Abuja at the weekend. Photo: NACA

As Nigeria joins the international community to mark the World AIDS Day 2016 this week, experts say that approximately 78 million people have been infected with HIV, while 35 million have died from AIDS-related illnesses since the first cases of HIV were reported.

Chelsea and Nigeria star Victor Moses leads the November shortlist for the Premier League’s African Player of the Month award.

Charles Novia has released his Best Actors list for 2016. And according to him, the trophies go to actors Kunle Fawole, Wale Ojo, Gregory Ojefua, Ramsey Nouah and RMD. Read what he wrote on his website after the cut

Protesters in Taiwan

Over 10,000 people rallied outside Taiwan’s parliament on Monday to demand quick legislative action on same-sex marriage.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai on Monday, said that the army was restrategising to track and eliminate the remaining Boko Haram elements from the battlefield.

Osaze Odemwingie faces a lengthy ban after he was sent off for an elbow against a Leeds defender in an English Championship game on Saturday.

Internally Displaced Persons. File copy

A total of 239,834 Nigerians who were displaced by the activities of insurgents in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states are still living as refugees in neighbouring countries of Cameroon, Republic of Chad and Niger Republic.

Kaduna state Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has accused the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) also known as the Shiites Islamic sect of refusing to recognise Muhammadu Buhari as the President of the country as well as their failure to recognise him as the Governor of the state.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia of the Federal High Court and Chief Godwin Obla (SAN) for alleged bribery and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.

A woman, Aderonke Ojediran, on Monday, approached a Grade C Customary Court, Agodi-Ibadan in Oyo State, to seek for dissolution of her five-year-old marriage with Oyeleke Ojediran, for allegedly comparing her with goats.

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has accused Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court Abuja, of getting at him for asking the National Judicial Council to sack him.

Even Sango, the god of lightning and thunder, can’t produce 1KW of electricity - Fashola

Babatunde Fashola, minister of power, works and housing, says Sango, despite being the god of lightning and thunder, does not have the capacity to generate a single kilowatt of electricity.

Many Nigerians would have thought that filmmaker, Seun Egbegbe, was perhaps, directing a movie when the news and pictures hit the internet that he was beaten for absconding with nine iphones at Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos.

Although Egbegbe has denied the story describing it as “laughable and better left in the court of public opinion”, Investigation revealed otherwise.

Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has replied Jimoh Ibrahim in a tweet on his handle. Jimoh Ibrahim on his twitter handle said that he had no doubt that Jegede would lose the Ondo governorship election and that if he wanted to win any election, he should pay Femi Fani-Kayode not to support him.

There is protest from the the agent of the Peoples Democratic Party at the declaration of the final result of the Ondo State governorship election

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Monday, 28 November 2016

As Nigeria joins the international community to mark the World AIDS Day 2016 this week, experts say that approximately 78 million people have been infected with HIV, while 35 million have died from AIDS-related illnesses since the first cases of HIV were reported.

A total of 239,834 Nigerians who were displaced by the activities of insurgents in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states are still living as refugees in neighbouring countries of Cameroon, Republic of Chad and Niger Republic.

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