Aso Villa Reads For 24/7/2019
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“President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swore in Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). He became the 18th CJN at the brief ceremony. Muhammad, who took over from the immediate past and suspended CJN, Walter Onnoghen, was screened and cleared by the Senate last week. He has been on acting capacity since January,2019’’, as reported by THE NATION.
According to DAILYSUN, “In a bid to ensure that the telecoms ecosystem is regulated in tandem with the demand of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR), the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that it has embarked on a review of the National Numbering Plan. According to the executive vice chairman (EVC) of the NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, during the 2019 Information Communications Technology and Telecommunications Expo (ICTEL Expo) in Lagos, based on recent developments in the global telecommunications industry such as M2M communications, the Internet of Things (IoT), OTT, and other services made possible by fourth generation networks and the futuristic 5G/6G technologies, the NCC has considered it important for the numbering plan in the country to be reviewed. Hear him, “As you may be aware, numbering plan is very key to telecommunications services for proper identification of devices and key services, and as such we are reviewing the existing NNP with the objective of developing a new NNP that is robust, futuristic and adaptable to address the numbering needs of the country, taking into account the country’s growing population.’
Accordimg to DAILYTRUST, “The quest by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to increase the nation’s crude oil reserves and daily oil production to three million barrels per day has received a major boost with the signing of a $3.15bn Financing and Technical Services Agreement between it and Sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Production Company Limited (SEEPCO) for the development of Oil Mining Lease (OML) 13. The exploration and production arm of NNPC, the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), is representing the corporation for the deal. OML 13 is 100 per cent owned by the NPDC and is located in the eastern axis of the Niger Delta covering a total area of 1987km². A statement by NNPC spokesman Ndu Ughamadu quoted the Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, as describing the funding arrangement as “a game changer to oil and gas project financing in Nigeria.” The GMD, who was represented by the Chief Operating Officer, Upstream, Mr. Roland Ewubare, expressed gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the transaction, adding that OML 13 held strong potentials both for the petroleum industry and the nation’s economy.’’
According to HERALD, ‘’The Federal Government says it is considering banning importation of milk because it can be produced in the country to grow the economy. The Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, who disclosed this while addressing newsmen after the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in Abuja on Tuesday said the Federal Government would soon put restrictions on the importation of milk to the country. Emefiele said that as at today, the importation of milk stood in between 1.2 billion dollars and 1.5 billion dollars annually, adding that it was unacceptable. He said that he was convinced that milk was one of the products that could be produced in this country, hence there would not be need for importation. “We have cows, if the cows are positioned in places without roaming around and they are given water to drink and grass to eat, they will be able to produce quality milk. “The reason why some said our cows cannot produce milk is because they roam around, under the pastoralists arrangement, they will be at some places during the rainy season and move to another in dry season. “As they move, they consume whatever they see on their way, unfortunately in this movement, they create destruction. About three and half years back when the policy on restriction of some items started, we considered including milk in the list of items to be restricted, but decided to be careful while taking’’
According to PREMIUMTIMES, “The Nigerian government has introduced a new Federal Marriage Certificate for all types of marriages in the country. The permanent secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Georgina Ehuriah, disclosed this on Wednesday at a stakeholders conference on the conduct of statutory marriage in Abuja. She said existing couples who do not have their certificate issued by the Ministry of Interior are advised to visit the ministry’s website to re-certify their marriage certificates. According to Mrs Ehuriah, not all places of worship are permitted to conduct marriages. She advised Nigerians to ensure that their marriages are conducted in places licensed by the Ministry of Interior. “This is for the marriage to be credible and registered in the National database of legally certified marriages,” she said. “If the certificate is not printed and delivered by the principal registrar of marriages, then it is illegal and can not serve the desired purpose”, she said. “Arrangements are ongoing for couples whose certificates were not issued in line with the Marriage Act of opportunity to bring them to conformity.” Speaking on the benefits of the certificate, Mrs Ehuriah said it will be recognised by all foreign embassies during visa application. She advised the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to accept the certificate for the guidance of foreign embassies in Nigeria and Nigerian missions aboard. Ms Ehuriah said conducting marriages by places of worship not duly licensed by the ministry will be considered a breach of the Marriage Act.’’
