Category: General News

  • Cement: Dangote assures shareholders, customers of good returns always

    Managing director and Chief Executive of Dangote Cement, Eng. Joe Makoju has assured the customers of the determination of the Management to always add value and work towards making them happy always.

    Speaking recently in Ibadan at the car presentation ceremony for the on-going Dangote Cement’s Bag of Goodies Promo, Makoju said the ongoing Promo is a way of giving back to society, especially the customers, noting that the company would have folded if not for the support and continuous patronage of its teeming customers.

    According to him: “We appreciate our customers. We love them. As a company, we have decided to always look for ways to make them happy and one of the ways is what we are here for today. This promo is to enrich our customers as more than N200 million in cash will be won as well as other laudable gifts. We also love our shareholders, they have faith in us, hence their investment in our company and as you can see, we are also in the business of enhancing the value of their investments. We will continue to make our customers happy and also enrich our shareholders. That is our resolve as a company.”

    Two customers have already won brand new saloon cars in the ongoing Dangote Cement’s new promo tagged” Bags of Goodies”.

    An Abraka Delta State-based cement retailer, Benjamin Igherighe was the first car winner, while a Youth Corper, Godwin Chimezie Success was the second car winner in Ibadan, Oyo State.

    The “Bag of Goodies” for customers contains valuable items like Cars, Tricycles, Motorbikes, TV Sets, Refrigerators and cash gifts among others. The first of its kind promo was launched the first week in July in Lagos.

    Director, Sales and Marketing, Dangote Cement Plc, Mrs. Funmi Sanni, said the promo was a new initiative in the cement industry for customers in Nigeria. “We are here to change the narratives in the industry. We do everything with our customers in mind. We want to appreciate them for their loyalty to the brand in the past years.”

    Sanni, however, hinted that it was not the first time Dangote Cement would be reaching out to its stakeholders in the business. She revealed that the company had in the past years contributed to the growth of its distributors and retailers, who have received items such as distribution trucks and Containers to display their products.

    “Inside the Dangote Bag of Goodies are goodies that are carefully chosen to change the lives of 21million customers who will win in the promo.  All the items can fetch money for the winners if deployed to start small scale businesses,” she enthused.

    • Sanni, who listed star prizes in the promo to include 43 cars, 24 tricycles, 24 motorcycles, 550 refrigerators, 400 television sets, 300,000 Dangote foods goodies packs and N200million worth of recharge cards said all prizes will be given directly to winners and not channeled through retailers and distributors of Dangote Cement. “We have created 200 redemption centers across the nation where participants in the promo can visit to claim their gifts instantly.”
  • Senate seeks clarification on status of modular refineries

    Nigerian Senate during plenary

    By Kingsley Okoye

    The Senate says it will invite the Ministry of Petroleum Resources Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to explain the status of refineries, including the new modular refineries, across the country.

    The decision followed a motion on Tuesday entitled “Existing Petroleum Subsidy: Ensuring Self -Sufficiency in Domestic Refining of Petroleum Products’’, by Sen. Rose Oko (PDP – Cross River).

    The Senate, in a voice vote, urged the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream and Upstream) when constituted, to report back to the Senate in that regard.

    Speaking on the motion at the plenary, Oko said that although Nigeria produced 1.7 million barrels of crude oil per day, refineries’ performance was insignificant.

    According to her, Nigeria imports more than 90 per cent of its fuel, negating much of the benefits accruing to oil producing nations from high crude prices.

    She said that in spite of resources expended on Turn Around Maintenance of the refineries, none of the them could perform optimally.

    She said that data from the Department of Petroleum Resources website indicated that a total of 633,000 barrels per day refining capacity had already been lost due to the expiration of licenses of both conventional and modular refinery projects.

    Oko also expressed concern that more than 160 million dollars was spent on subsidy in early 2017.

    She said that the government introduced petroleum subsidy in the 1980s as a measure to strengthen local refining industry and improve product affordability and domestic consumption.

    The senator added that successive administrations had, however, failed to make Nigeria self-sufficient in domestic production.

    Oko said that there was no form of technical and financial aid for refinery license holders to ensure the refineries become operational.

    No few than 42 senators supported the motion, including Sen. Barau Jibril, Sen. Thompson Sekibo, Sen, Ifeanyi Uba and Sen. Ali Ndume.

    In his remark, President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, said that the motion was aimed at ensuring that the 43 licensed modular refineries became operational.

    He also observed that the Petroleum Industry Bill was also key to the optimal utilisation of the refineries and emergence of the modular refineries.(NAN)

  • Full list of Ministerial nominees

    Full list of Ministerial Nominees forwarded to the Senate by President Muhammadu Buhari

    Ikechukwu Ogar  – Abia
    Mohammed Musa Bello – Adamawa
    Godswill Akpabio – Akwa Ibom
    Chris Ngige – Anambra
    Sharon Ikeazor – Anambra
    Adamu Adamu – Bauchi
    Maryam Katagum – Bauchi
    Timipre Sylva – Bayelsa
    George Akume – Benue
    Mustapha Baba Shehuri – Borno
    Godie Jerry Agba – Cross River
    Festus Keyamo – Delta
    Ogbonnaya Onu – Ebonyi
    Osagie Ehinare – Edo
    Clement Agba – Edo
    Adeniyi Adebayo – Ekiti
    Geoffrey Onyeama – Enugu
    Ali Pantami – Gombe .
    Emeka Nwajuba – Imo
    Sulaiman Adamu – Jigawa
    Zainab Ahmed – Kaduna
    Hadi  Sirika – Katsina
    Abubakar Malami – Kebbi
    Sabo  Nanono – Kano
    Maj.-Gen Bashir Saleh – Kano
    Ramatu Tijani – Kogi
    Lai  Mohammed – Kwara
    Gbemisola Saraki – Kwara
    Olorunnibe Mamowora – Lagos
    Babatunde Fashola – Lagos
    Zubairu Dada – Niger
    Olamilekan Adegbite – Ogun
    Tayo Alasoadura – Ondo
    Rauf Aregbesola – Osun
    Sunday Dare – Oyo
    Paulen Tallen – Plateau
    Rotimi Amaechi – Rivers
    Mohammed Maigari Dingyadi – Sokoto
    Saleh Mamman – Taraba
    Abubakar D Aliyu – Yobe

  • Is Britain’s likely next leader a ‘great brain’ or an opportunist?

    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy using the new publishing tools at their disposal. Not convinced that the new WordPress editor is powerful enough for enterprise clients? Think again! 

    That was our goal, but this is still very much a fluid situation. We will be communicating Gutenberg rollout updates in the VIP Lobby and showcasing the power of Gutenberg in our VIP News site as the project continues. This page will continue to be your guide to our latest documentation and news. Most importantly, as you test the plugin and begin to assess plans for the rollout, please reach out to your VIP support team. We’re here to help!

    This is just one of many different gallery layouts you can use!

    We encourage all VIP clients across WordPress roles to get hands-on experience testing the new editor as soon as possible. You can even use this site to try out and work with the latest version of Gutenberg in a safe front-end experience. There are helpful reference links in the left sidebar of that site, and a survey link to share your experiences with the team.


    Amnesty and the power of the new WordPress editor

    In the short video below, you’ll see a quick overview of what it’s like to build new sites quickly and publish and manage content in Amnesty’s new platform launching in September.

    See how Big Bite’s custom blocks streamline publishing for Amnesty International.

    Agency partner Big Bite has built an entirely new site platform for Nobel Peace Prize Winner Amnesty International, with the new WordPress editor as its foundation, via the Gutenberg plugin. They focused on developing custom blocks and a core theme that serves as the heart of Amnesty’s digital efforts moving forward. More than a new site, this is a framework for applying consistent brand identity, design, and user experience standards to many new sites and for allowing creators to spin up new, powerful sites quickly and with ease. And as a part of Big Bite’s and Amnesty’s shared commitment to giving back to the community, large parts of the project will be released as open source components for anyone to use.


    “Whoa, how do I do that?”

    We knew you’d ask that and we have you covered! We developed a series of educational videos for both users and developers that are working with Gutenberg. These address questions such as converting ACF and CMB2 to Gutenberg and how to control access to blocks.

    Converting Custom Content to Gutenberg

    • Shortcodes to Blocks
    • ACF Fields to Blocks
    • CMB2 to Blocks

    Access Control & User Permissions

    • Controlling access to blocks
    • Controlling access to blocks based on user roles
    • Creating Block Templates
    • Applying User Roles to Block Templates

    Go to vipgutenberg.com and register with your work email to access them. Not a VIP client, that’s okay too. We developed a separate set of videos available to anyone in the community.


    “This looks awesome, but I’m not ready to use this everywhere.”

    By Theme Author
    It's like we read your mind. We developed the Gutenberg Ramp plugin for just this reason. On your VIP Go sites, you can now load Gutenberg everywhere, or selectively by post ID (load only for specific posts) and post type (load only for specific post types). Find complete instructions at this helpful page.

    We recommend that you load it up in a VIP Go development environment first. If you don’t have a development environment on which to test, now’s a great time to get one set up. Just open up a ticket with our Support team and we can get a development site set up for you. Unless otherwise requested, we’ll sync the content from your live site so you can get a true sense of how Gutenberg will work for you. If you already have a development environment and would prefer not to disturb that, we can create an additional Gutenberg testing environment instead. Not to worry, in either case content changes here will not affect the content on your live site.


    As exciting as it is, we know very well that many of you have extensive integrations with the current WordPress editor and will want a gradual transition. We are here to help you evaluate the impacts ahead of the WordPress.com 5.0 rollout, test out the new components in their current state, plan a smooth transition, and make decisions about the best way to update your roadmaps.

    “I’m totally ready to use this but uh, my friend isn’t. My friend wants to know what happens when WordPress 5.0 is released.”

    As exciting as it is, we know very well that many of you have extensive integrations with the current WordPress editor and will want a gradual transition. We are here to help you evaluate the impacts ahead of the WordPress.com 5.0 rollout, test out the new components in their current state, plan a smooth transition, and make decisions about the best way to update your roadmaps.

    We will manage the release of WordPress 5.0 to make the process smooth and opt-in for VIP clients. However, it’s a good idea to start experimenting and creating content in Gutenberg right away.


    “It sounds like VIP thought of everything, now what?”

    That was our goal, but this is still very much a fluid situation. We will be communicating Gutenberg rollout updates in the VIP Lobby and showcasing the power of Gutenberg in our VIP News site as the project continues.

    This page will continue to be your guide to our latest documentation and news. Most importantly, as you test the plugin and begin to assess plans for the rollout, please reach out to your VIP support team. We’re here to help!

  • Meth-gators aren’t real, Tennessee police department says after viral Facebook post released today

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    This is just one of many different gallery layouts you can use!

    We encourage all VIP clients across WordPress roles to get hands-on experience testing the new editor as soon as possible. You can even use this site to try out and work with the latest version of Gutenberg in a safe front-end experience. There are helpful reference links in the left sidebar of that site, and a survey link to share your experiences with the team.


    Amnesty and the power of the new WordPress editor

    In the short video below, you’ll see a quick overview of what it’s like to build new sites quickly and publish and manage content in Amnesty’s new platform launching in September.

    See how Big Bite’s custom blocks streamline publishing for Amnesty International.

    Agency partner Big Bite has built an entirely new site platform for Nobel Peace Prize Winner Amnesty International, with the new WordPress editor as its foundation, via the Gutenberg plugin. They focused on developing custom blocks and a core theme that serves as the heart of Amnesty’s digital efforts moving forward. More than a new site, this is a framework for applying consistent brand identity, design, and user experience standards to many new sites and for allowing creators to spin up new, powerful sites quickly and with ease. And as a part of Big Bite’s and Amnesty’s shared commitment to giving back to the community, large parts of the project will be released as open source components for anyone to use.


    “Whoa, how do I do that?”

    We knew you’d ask that and we have you covered! We developed a series of educational videos for both users and developers that are working with Gutenberg. These address questions such as converting ACF and CMB2 to Gutenberg and how to control access to blocks.

    Converting Custom Content to Gutenberg

    • Shortcodes to Blocks
    • ACF Fields to Blocks
    • CMB2 to Blocks

    Access Control & User Permissions

    • Controlling access to blocks
    • Controlling access to blocks based on user roles
    • Creating Block Templates
    • Applying User Roles to Block Templates

    Go to vipgutenberg.com and register with your work email to access them. Not a VIP client, that’s okay too. We developed a separate set of videos available to anyone in the community.


    “This looks awesome, but I’m not ready to use this everywhere.”

    By Theme Author
    It's like we read your mind. We developed the Gutenberg Ramp plugin for just this reason. On your VIP Go sites, you can now load Gutenberg everywhere, or selectively by post ID (load only for specific posts) and post type (load only for specific post types). Find complete instructions at this helpful page.

    We recommend that you load it up in a VIP Go development environment first. If you don’t have a development environment on which to test, now’s a great time to get one set up. Just open up a ticket with our Support team and we can get a development site set up for you. Unless otherwise requested, we’ll sync the content from your live site so you can get a true sense of how Gutenberg will work for you. If you already have a development environment and would prefer not to disturb that, we can create an additional Gutenberg testing environment instead. Not to worry, in either case content changes here will not affect the content on your live site.


    As exciting as it is, we know very well that many of you have extensive integrations with the current WordPress editor and will want a gradual transition. We are here to help you evaluate the impacts ahead of the WordPress.com 5.0 rollout, test out the new components in their current state, plan a smooth transition, and make decisions about the best way to update your roadmaps.

    “I’m totally ready to use this but uh, my friend isn’t. My friend wants to know what happens when WordPress 5.0 is released.”

    As exciting as it is, we know very well that many of you have extensive integrations with the current WordPress editor and will want a gradual transition. We are here to help you evaluate the impacts ahead of the WordPress.com 5.0 rollout, test out the new components in their current state, plan a smooth transition, and make decisions about the best way to update your roadmaps.

    We will manage the release of WordPress 5.0 to make the process smooth and opt-in for VIP clients. However, it’s a good idea to start experimenting and creating content in Gutenberg right away.


    “It sounds like VIP thought of everything, now what?”

    That was our goal, but this is still very much a fluid situation. We will be communicating Gutenberg rollout updates in the VIP Lobby and showcasing the power of Gutenberg in our VIP News site as the project continues.

    This page will continue to be your guide to our latest documentation and news. Most importantly, as you test the plugin and begin to assess plans for the rollout, please reach out to your VIP support team. We’re here to help!

    That was our goal, but this is still very much a fluid situation. We will be communicating Gutenberg rollout updates in the VIP Lobby and showcasing the power of Gutenberg in our VIP News site as the project continues. This page will continue to be your guide to our latest documentation and news. Most importantly, as you test the plugin and begin to assess plans for the rollout, please reach out to your VIP support team. We’re here to help!

  • South Korea fires warning shots after it says Russia violated its airspace

    South Korea fires warning shots after it says Russia violated its airspace

    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy using the new publishing tools at their disposal. Not convinced that the new WordPress editor is powerful enough for enterprise clients? Think again!

    This is just one of many different gallery layouts you can use!

    We encourage all VIP clients across WordPress roles to get hands-on experience testing the new editor as soon as possible. You can even use this site to try out and work with the latest version of Gutenberg in a safe front-end experience. There are helpful reference links in the left sidebar of that site, and a survey link to share your experiences with the team.


    Amnesty and the power of the new WordPress editor

    In the short video below, you’ll see a quick overview of what it’s like to build new sites quickly and publish and manage content in Amnesty’s new platform launching in September.

    See how Big Bite’s custom blocks streamline publishing for Amnesty International.

    Agency partner Big Bite has built an entirely new site platform for Nobel Peace Prize Winner Amnesty International, with the new WordPress editor as its foundation, via the Gutenberg plugin. They focused on developing custom blocks and a core theme that serves as the heart of Amnesty’s digital efforts moving forward. More than a new site, this is a framework for applying consistent brand identity, design, and user experience standards to many new sites and for allowing creators to spin up new, powerful sites quickly and with ease. And as a part of Big Bite’s and Amnesty’s shared commitment to giving back to the community, large parts of the project will be released as open source components for anyone to use.


    “Whoa, how do I do that?”

    We knew you’d ask that and we have you covered! We developed a series of educational videos for both users and developers that are working with Gutenberg. These address questions such as converting ACF and CMB2 to Gutenberg and how to control access to blocks.

    Converting Custom Content to Gutenberg

    • Shortcodes to Blocks
    • ACF Fields to Blocks
    • CMB2 to Blocks

    Access Control & User Permissions

    • Controlling access to blocks
    • Controlling access to blocks based on user roles
    • Creating Block Templates
    • Applying User Roles to Block Templates

    Go to vipgutenberg.com and register with your work email to access them. Not a VIP client, that’s okay too. We developed a separate set of videos available to anyone in the community.


    “This looks awesome, but I’m not ready to use this everywhere.”

    By Theme Author
    It's like we read your mind. We developed the Gutenberg Ramp plugin for just this reason. On your VIP Go sites, you can now load Gutenberg everywhere, or selectively by post ID (load only for specific posts) and post type (load only for specific post types). Find complete instructions at this helpful page.

    We recommend that you load it up in a VIP Go development environment first. If you don’t have a development environment on which to test, now’s a great time to get one set up. Just open up a ticket with our Support team and we can get a development site set up for you. Unless otherwise requested, we’ll sync the content from your live site so you can get a true sense of how Gutenberg will work for you. If you already have a development environment and would prefer not to disturb that, we can create an additional Gutenberg testing environment instead. Not to worry, in either case content changes here will not affect the content on your live site.


    As exciting as it is, we know very well that many of you have extensive integrations with the current WordPress editor and will want a gradual transition. We are here to help you evaluate the impacts ahead of the WordPress.com 5.0 rollout, test out the new components in their current state, plan a smooth transition, and make decisions about the best way to update your roadmaps.

    “I’m totally ready to use this but uh, my friend isn’t. My friend wants to know what happens when WordPress 5.0 is released.”

    As exciting as it is, we know very well that many of you have extensive integrations with the current WordPress editor and will want a gradual transition. We are here to help you evaluate the impacts ahead of the WordPress.com 5.0 rollout, test out the new components in their current state, plan a smooth transition, and make decisions about the best way to update your roadmaps.

    We will manage the release of WordPress 5.0 to make the process smooth and opt-in for VIP clients. However, it’s a good idea to start experimenting and creating content in Gutenberg right away.


    “It sounds like VIP thought of everything, now what?”

    That was our goal, but this is still very much a fluid situation. We will be communicating Gutenberg rollout updates in the VIP Lobby and showcasing the power of Gutenberg in our VIP News site as the project continues.

    This page will continue to be your guide to our latest documentation and news. Most importantly, as you test the plugin and begin to assess plans for the rollout, please reach out to your VIP support team. We’re here to help!

    That was our goal, but this is still very much a fluid situation. We will be communicating Gutenberg rollout updates in the VIP Lobby and showcasing the power of Gutenberg in our VIP News site as the project continues. This page will continue to be your guide to our latest documentation and news. Most importantly, as you test the plugin and begin to assess plans for the rollout, please reach out to your VIP support team. We’re here to help!

  • PHC: EU, UNICEF renovate health facilities in Kebbi

    The European Union (EU) through the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday handed over a renovated Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Bachaka community to the Kebbi State Government.

    Mr Umar Sani, the in-charge of the facility, said the three blocks of 27 rooms facility also have 15 functional toilets within the building and four outside.

    He added that the project also included a solar powered borehole feeding the entire building with portable water.

    Sani said the renovation was completed at a cost of N31.158 million and was one of the several recently completed across the state to provide access to PHC in Kebbi State.

    Bachaka, which is 110 km from the state capital, is a border community in Arewa Local Government Area of Kebbi.

    The renovation work, which came under the EU funded Maternal Newborn and Child Health in Nigeria (MNCHN) project was aimed at taking healthcare delivery to hard-to-reach areas.

    Sani said the building was established in 1999, as a dispensary and was later transformed into a PHC in 2003.

    He said the renovated works included plastering of the entire building, changing of all the doors, windows and roofs, remodeling of the toilets, fixing of all plumbing works, well tiled, complete rewiring and other fittings.

    He however appeal for the provision of an ambulance for the centre, saying “because of our situation here we need the ambulance for emergency”.

    The district Head of Bachaka, Alhaji Yakubu Maiyaki expressed happiness over the gesture by the EU and UNICEF to his community.

    He said the development of the centre means that people would no longer go to Argungu and neighboring Niger Republic for medical help.

    “We really appreciate the European Union and UNICEF for renovating this centre. On our part, we are going to inaugurate a committee for the maintenance of the place.”

    The Bachaka Local Government Chairman, Alhaji Muhammed Hamidu, said the renovation has brought change to the place.

    Hamidu, who was represented by the Councillor, Bachaka Ward, Mr Bashir Shafiu, said that it would encourage patients to visit the centre as well as other people from neighboring the Niger Republic.

    He commended the efforts of the donor agencies in renovating the place, adding that it has given the centre a facelift which can be upgraded to a general hospital.

  • Again Plateau tribunal adjourns until July 31 for adoption of written addresses

    The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Jos again adjourned until July 31, for adoption of final written addresses in a petition filed by Rep. Timothy Golu.

    Golu is challenging the declaration of Mr Yusuf Gagdi, by INEC as duly elected representative of Pankshin, Kanke and Kanam (PKK) Federal Constituency in NASS election of March 9.

    The tribunal fixed he date, following an application by Golu’s lead Counsel, Mr Sunday Oyawole, asking for more time to server other parties in the matter with his written address that demands a reply.

    The tribunal had heard the arguments of all the parties involved including INEC and had fixed July 24 for adoption of their respective written addresses.

    But when the case came up the adoption of written addresses, Oyawole, told the court that he had some challenges at serving some of the respondents with a copies.

    “My Lord, we have already prepared our written address, ready for adoption, but then we have some challenges at serving all the respondents with copies

    “The rules say we must serve all respondents, who in turn must reply us before it can be presented and adopted.

    “In view of the circumstance, we wish to apply for a short adjournment to enable us to do the needful more so that we are still within time,” Oyawole pleaded.

    All respondents’ counsel, who confirmed the position of the issue before hand didn’t object to the application.

    The tribunal, however, frowned at the application, ad it noted such application wouldn’t have been necessary if the needful was done.

    “We are not comfortable with the delay at presentation and adoption of your written addresses.

    “On the last adjournment date, we all agreed to present and adopt all written addresses today.

    “Anyway, we are giving you people another chance but make sure you don’t fail because we won’t grant such indulgence again, ” the tribunal warned. (NAN)

  • Kebbi Govt dissolves 21 LG Councils

    The Kebbi Government on Wednesday dissolved the 21 local government councils’ chairmen following the expiration of their tenure on July 24.

    Alhaji Abubakar Dakingari, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Atiku Bagudu, made this known in a statement in Birnin Kebbi.

    “The Kebbi State Government has directed all chairmen of local government councils to hand over the affairs of the local governments to the Secretary of Local Government of their area,” Dakingari said.

    He said the action followed the expiration of the tenure of local government chairmen and councilors on July 24.

    “An official circular from the Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Umar, indicated that the chairmen and councilors were elected for two- year tenure.

    ”They were also sworn into office on the 24th of July, 2017,” he said.

    Dakingari said the state government appreciated the outgoing chairmen and councilors for their selfless contribution to the development of the grassroots.

    “The governor wished the outgoing chairmen and councilor Allah’s guidance in their future endeavour,” Dakingari said. (NAN)