Federal Government Reduces 2014 Power Supply Target To 5,000MW

There had been a pending target of 4,500MW for June this year which never came to fruition and a projection to supply 6,000MW by December 2014.

But speaking in an inter-ministerial press briefing in Abuja the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Madueke, noted that “had there been sufficient gas supply, the current generation capacity would have crossed the 6,000mega watts target today.”

Also at the briefing were the Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo; Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emiefele; Chairman, Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Dr. Sam Amadi.

She explained that collectively the ministries and agencies were working to find a lasting solution to the challenge.

Nigeria Is On The Verge Of A Break Up - Bishop Oyedepo

Speaking recently on the spate of bombings and attacks in the country, GO of the Living Faith Church aka Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo said that Nigeria is on the verge of a break up.

    "I hope that we are willing to find solution to it. I would be the last person in this world to believe that government has not discovered those who are behind Boko Haram. Otherwise, we don’t have any intelligence service in our country. Are they sacred cows that cannot be brought to book? 

Until we cut the source of their supplies and get those who are involved, we cannot stop them. But the danger is this, and I must say it here, we are at the verge of a break up. That is the truth. It’s unfortunate. 

National Conference: The Proposed 18 New Nigerian States And Their Capital

Details of the 18 new states proposed by the ongoing National Conference, the states which are  to be created in addition to the 36 already in existence, are as follows:
This was contained in the documents obtained Saturday.

Edu state - Bida

For the proposed Edu State, which will be created out of the present Niger State, it will be made up of Agagie, Bida North, Edati, Agbakoba, Katcha, Lapai, Labun and Mokwa Local Governments with its capital in Bida.

Mother Afusat Saliu "Gets Nigerian Deportation Reprieve" (PICTURED)

A woman who fears her daughters will be subjected to female genital mutilation in Nigeria will not be deported for at least another day, family friends say.
Afusat Saliu, 31, and Bassy, four, and Rashidat, two, from Leeds, had been due to leave on a Virgin Atlantic flight to Lagos at 22:20 BST on Thursday.

The airline's boss Sir Richard Branson received more than 1,000 tweets calling on him to intervene personally.
The Home Office would not confirm whether deportation had been delayed.
Ms Saliu and her daughters were arrested by UK Border Agency staff on Wednesday.
'Keep up pressure'

We Are Ready To Dialogue, De-radicalize and Reintegrate Boko Haram Members Into The Society - President Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has reiterated his administration's determination to use all available options in handling the threat of terrorism in the country, including dialogue, de-radicalization, rehabilitation and reintegration of members of the dread boko haram sect that renounce terrorism and embrace peace.

This was made known by the president during his Democracy Day broadcast to commemorate 15th years of uninterrupted democratic governance in Nigeria.

“For our citizens who have joined hands with Al Qaeda and international terrorists in the misguided belief that violence can possibly solve their problems, our doors remain open to them for dialogue and reconciliation, if they renounce terrorism and embrace peace.

READ HOW PRESIDENT OF UGANDA RUBBISHED JONATHAN AND OTHERS

The President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, has blamed the Nigerian Government for its inability to protect the lives and property of its citizens, he goes further to mention other countries like Somalia, South Sudan and DRC.

his read words below  

WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THE ABDUCTED GIRLS ARE - PRESIDENT JONATHAN

 Almost three weeks after over 200 schoolgirls were abducted from a secondary school in Chibok, Borno State, President Goodluck Jonathan has said the Federal Government does not know their   whereabouts.
Jonathan said this on Sunday during the Presidential Media Chat in Abuja.
He also spoke on the probe of the Minister of Petroleum Resources,  Diezani Alison- Madueke,  over  the N10bn  she allegedly spent on a chartered jet, the security measures in place for the World Economic Forum, the power  sector reforms and the 2015 elections.
Asked  if  there was  any confirmed information about where the  kidnapped  schoolgirls are, Jonathan replied, “None; there is none.”

DEFENSE MINISTER MUSILU OBANIKORO LIES ABOUT HIS ANNUAL SALARY

 Premium Times reports that the Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro’s claim on a television programme on Monday that he draws N4 million annually as salary and allowances is false.

Mr. Obanikoro, alongside other Nigerian ministers, earn far ahead of that figure according to government schedule of remuneration for ministers, and in four probable rates computed by this newspaper based on stipulated guidelines, the lowest amount a minister could take home is N6.59 million per annum and the upper limit may hit N12.97 million or more.

NIGERIA-- 20 NATIONS ISSUE TRAVEL WARNINGS

 NIGERIA’S failing security situation is causing a global sense of frustration and there is fear of possible isolation, judging from western nations’ responses to the increasing wave of terror attacks in the country.


Following significant negative media attention on an international scale, about 20 countries have advised their citizens to stay away from Nigeria, mostly due to last week’s terror attacks. Even at the United Nations, where Nigeria is currently holding the gavel as this month’s President of the Security Council, there is a sense of frustration, as four major official statements criticised the state of insecurity in Nigeria.

President Jonathan Summons Governors And National Security Council Members Over Security Challenges

                                             STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE


SECURITY CHALLENGES: PRESIDENT JONATHAN SUMMONS GOVERNORS AND

                               MEMBERS OF NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL


President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has summoned members of the National Security Council to a meeting tomorrow at the Presidential Villa against the background of recent events and developments in the country.
The meeting which will be presided over by President Jonathan is scheduled for 1100 hours.

Those expected at the meeting include Vice President Namadi Sambo, the Minister of Defence, Lt.-Gen Aliyu Gusau, the National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd.), the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, the Service Chiefs, the Inspector-General of Police, the Director-General of the State Security Services and the Director-General of National Intelligence Agency.

(PHOTO) National Conference Delegate Sleeping On Duty...LOL

Nigeria,we hail thee...

This man will be paid N12m for the three months he will be at the conference ......as an active sleeper!

This is what happens when you send old on errands, these men at their ahe should be at home resting

I am sure during one the sessions, he will be jolted back to reality and he will jump up and shout out in agreement ''Yes i second the notion!!''

Oga Jona should please provide beds for them for they fall off their chair and put us in trouble... Lol

BREAKING NEWS: Nigeria’s New Defense Minister, Aliyu Gusau Resigns

Newly appointed Defense Minister Aliyu Gusau has resigned.
Mr. Gusau’s sudden decision to quit President Goodluck Jonathan’s cabinet arose from what the former minister considered an act of insubordination and indiscipline from Nigeria’s top military brass.

Several sources at the Defense Ministry told SaharaReporters that Nigeria’s top military officers yesterday refused to have a joint meeting with Mr. Gusau and his deputy, Musikilu Obanikoro, a former senator.

Nigeria Sacks Heads Of All Aviation Agencies

Some four months after Saharareporters exposed monumental fraud and corruption at the ministry of Aviation in Nigeria, the Nigerian government today fired all directors working in various aviation agencies in the country.
Saharareporters had exposed how the former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah,  forced several cash strapped agencies in her ministry to purchase several luxury vehicles including two BMW cars for $1.6 million.
 See text of press release by the the SGF office below:

Professor Wole Shoyinka Explians Why He Rejected The Centenary Awards

Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, said he rejected Nigeria’s centenary award bestowed on him because of the inclusion on the honours list of the late Nigerian tyrant, General Sani Abacha and other known killers and looters of Nigeria’s treasury.

In a rejection note headlined "The Canonisation of Terror", Soyinka observed that the inclusion of Abacha on the list does not only show a failure of a moral rigour but it calls into question "the entire ethical landscape into which this nation has been forced by insensate leadership".

Nigerian Government Makes U-Turn Says, East- West Road Cannot Be Completed In 2014

The Supervising Minister of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Darius Ishaku, has said that the East-West Road could not be completed by December 2014 as earlier promised.
He said on Friday in Abuja during the defence of the ministry’s 2014 budget estimates before the Senate Committee on Niger Delta.
The immediate past Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe, had given assurances that the road would be completed and inaugurated by the end of 2014.
Mr. Ishaku told the committee that funds allocated to the ministry in the 2014 budget proposal by the Budget Office would not be enough to complete the project.

Family Of Late MKO Abiola Rejects Nigeria's Centenery Awards

The family of the late M.K.O Abiola has rejected the posthumous Centenary award to the winner of the 1993 Nigeria’s presidential election.
Kola Abiola, the eldest son of the late politician and businessman, told PREMIUM TIMES on Friday that the award was “not appropriate.”
“For us, what the government is doing is laudable. But our family will only accept what is appropriate. If what they are trying to give him is a gold award for the centenary, we don’t consider that to be appropriate,” Mr. Abiola said.

#WhereIsOurMoney? Fresh Protests Greets Alleged Missing N20 Billion Oil Revenue

Where Is Our Money? was the dominant question and trending topic on Twitter on Monday. The reason is that scores of Nigerians renewed calls for accountability on the alleged $20bn said to be unremitted to the Federation Account by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation.

As early as 8am on Monday, ‘prolific’ Twitter users had set the hashtag to use with various images and pictures to go along with it.

Apart from individuals who expressed displeasure over the controversy surrounding the missing money, two groups, Enough is Enough Nigeria and Public Integrity Networks were at the forefront of the online campaign.

President Jonathan Insists That Sanusi Is Still The Governor Of CBN, But Shelves Questions On Second Term Bid

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President Goodluck Jonathan in his Presidential media chat on Monday evening revealed to the nation that, Governor Sanusi of the CBN was still the governor of the apex bank, pending the conclusion of the inquiry into his alleged financial recklessness. He also spoke on his re-election bid, refusing to confirm the rumours of his intention to run for the 2015 elections.
Speaking on the national conference, he said disintegration would not be taking center stage at the conference. As reported by Sahara Reporters

Deposed Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi is still Governor of the bank and was only stepped aside, President Goodluck Jonathan said on Monday evening.

President Jonathan Orders The Removal Of Sanusi's Security Detail

Despite proclamations by President Goodluck Jonathan during his Media Chat on Monday that Sanusi Lamido Sanusi remains the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, SaharaReporters has learnt that the State Security Service has withdrawn his security protection.
A source familiar with the action told SaharaReporters that the CBN governor’s security detail was removed shortly after the President concluded the Media Chat.

Pastor Bakare Praises Lamido Sanusi, Urges Him To Stick By The Truth

Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Governor of CBN, suspension by president Jonathan continues to make headlines as Pastor Tunde Bakare of Latter Rain Assembly  puts his weight behind the embattled governor. Sahara Reporters reports
Pastor Tunde Bakare, the Serving Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly and Convener of the Save Nigeria Group, on Sunday threw his weight behind the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, whose courage he praised as exemplary.