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  • Poor service quality: Telcos get CPC’s Dec 31 deadline

    Poor service quality: Telcos get CPC’s Dec 31 deadline

    The Consumers Protection Council (CPC) has said that as from December 31st, any service provider that fails to upgrade it facilities so as to improve its service, will be stopped from further expansion and will be denied new subscribers.

    Speaking at a briefing with newsmen in Lagos, the Director General, CPC, Mrs Dupe Atoki said the agency has received many complaints from consumers, hence, the agency can no longer tolerate the abuse in the telecom industry.

    She said: ”There is no denying the fact that there is gross consumer abuse in the telecom sector and indeed in all the sectors. Upon assumption of office, in the last six months, I have amongst other activities done an analysis of the complaints that CPC has received. Such compalints are poor network service, lack of sustainability of calls, unsolicited text messages, unsolicited telemarketing calls, sales promotion in spite of poor networking services, non compensation to consumers for loss of airtime and poor service delivery, among others.

    ”Let me re-emphasise the fact that CPC has enforcement powers to implement all consumer protection laws in Nigeria and the council will strengthen this by collaborating with regulators across all sectors.

    “I want to emphasise that any service provider that does not meet with the quality, will as from December 31st, no longer be able to expand. Apart from paying fines, any defaulter will not be allowed to get new subscribers.”

  • Fish farmers get cold room

    The Lagos State Ministry of Rural Development has donated a cold room to fish farmers and traders at Oluwo Market in Epe on the outskirts of Lagos. The donation is part of government’s efforts at reducing their loss because of lack of preservative means.

    Commissioner for Rural Development, Cornelius Ojelabi said the donation was part of the programmes lined up to mark the 2013 Community Day celebration.

    Ojelabi charged the to maintain the facility which has a cold room, smoking kiln, washing and cutting slabs, generator, borehole with overhead tank and toilet.

    He inaugurated a management committee to ensure that the facility was well maintained . The committee Community Development Association (CDAs), Head of Agriculture Department in Epe Local Government and two representatives of the Ministry.

    The committee is to fix the price for the use of the facility, and the utilisation of the proceeds for the maintenance and sustainability of the project.

    In a related development, the commissioner has handed over the Okemagba Community Hall to the people of Eredo on the outskirts of Lagos. The hall is to serve 11 communities/villages in Eredo Local Council Development Area. They are Igbo-Oye, Ilara, Odoragunshin, Odoyangunshen, Ibonwon, Odoroga, Odogbawojo, Odosiwola, Odo Ajogun, Ita Awo and Odo Ayan.

    Ojelabi said the Ministry was approached in 2010 to fix the dilapidated hall after the community had invested so much on it. He urged the communities to set up a committee to manage the hall, sustain it and also look inward to generate funds and partner with the government to improve and develop their communities.

  • CBN directs banks to get ISO certification

    CBN directs banks to get ISO certification

    The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed all commercial banks to get their information security management certification by the end of 2015.

    To ensure compliance, the apex bank said it would set up a review committee within the Bankers Committee, and appoint consultants to go round banks to ensure compliance on a periodic basis.

    CBN’s Director of Information Technology John Ayoh made this known at the formal handing over of the ISO27001 – 2005 Certificate to CBN by the British Standard Institution in Abuja.

    Ayoh said the banks, “are already aware since over six months ago of the plan to roll out this standard by that period, so we do not see a problem for them to be able to keep to that time line.”

    CBN Deputy Governor, Corporate Services, Suleiman Barau, who represented Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, said the ISO27001 was acclaimed as the world’s highest standard for information security management.

    Sanusi said certification “is a clear affirmation that the CBN has adopted the highest framework in the world for information security management, and the CBN being a regulatory authority decided to take the lead in practices that are consistent with its status.”

    He stated “whereas all adopters of the ISO27001 Certification on information security management had started off with a small manageable scope, the CBN took up an ambitious scope which encompasses the entire headoffice, comprising 27 departments, adding that while it took those banks an average of three years to prepare and achieve certification, in the case of CBN, certification to the standard was achieved within one year.

    Also speaking at the occasion, Deputy Governor, Economic Policy, Mrs. Sarah O. Alade, said the Central Bank of Nigeria had in conjunction with the Bankers Committee, committed to the implementation of the selected standards as an integral part of the financial services industry infrastructure transformation programme (IITC).

    He said the aim of the programme, “is to significantly enhance operational efficiency and cost effectiveness of banks in Nigeria through shared services.

    She explained that an integral part of this overall objective is industry compliance with an acclaimed standard of managing critical information access to engender the needed confidence in stakeholders and participants in the Nigerian financial services industry, saying this has led to the selection of the highest standard for information security management. The ISO 27001 – 2005 for information security framework as part of the IITC.

    A few banks in Nigeria have already adopted the standard but the CBN she said has taken the lead in certifying to a much wider scope and achieving this in less than one calendar year.

  • Gambo’s transfer to Africaine: Pillars to get N48m

    Gambo’s transfer to Africaine: Pillars to get N48m

    Kano Pillars will earn N48 million ($300,000) from the transfer of striker Gambo Mohammed to Club Africaine, if the player eventually signs for the Tunisian outfit later this month.

    SportingLife exclusively learnt from a source close to the club that a transfer fee of $300,000 (N48 million) has already been agreed between Pillars and Club Africaine.

    “It is true that Gambo Mohammed will be joining Club Africaine of Tunisia. In fact, the deal has been sealed and Pillars is bound to smile home with a transfer fee of $300,000.

    “The agent handling the deal Aminu Yussuf has arranged for the player to travel tonight (yesterday) for the medical exercise in Tunisia. So, I don’t know why some people reported that Gambo had not joined the team. Yes, he has not travelled to meet the club executives but the transfer issue has been agreed and Pillars is happy and interested in the deal.

    “Mind you, the other clubs that showed interest in signing the player said they could only afford $50,000 (N8 million) for the transfer fee compared with what Africaine offered.

    “The only problem is that Gambo wants to play the return leg of the Africa Nations Championship away to Cote d’Ivoire and Pillars have agreed.

    “That is the reason why he is travelling tonight (yesterday) to Tunisia to sort out the deal and come back to re-join his Super Eagles mates that will start camping in Abuja for the CHAN return leg,” the source explained.

  • 30 Corps members get automatic jobs in Edo

    30 Corps members get automatic jobs in Edo

    EDO State Governor Adams Aliu Oshiomhole yesterday announced the offer of automatic employment to 30 corps members who distinguished themselves during their service in the state.

    The occassion was the passing out ceremony of the 2012 Batch ‘B’ members of the corps in the state.

    The governor also promised to pay N25,000 each to corps members who served in the state’s public schools.

    He said those to be employed would be deployed to the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector.

    Oshiomhole said he was impressed by the community development projects embarked upon by the corps members.

    These, the governor said, include the construction of an abattoir with drainage, renovation of two blocks of 16 toilets at Igueben Market, the construction of a library with six long tables and 36 chairs at St. John Bosco’s College, Ubiaja.

    Others are free skill acquisition training for some students, as well as provision of free legal service to indigent residents.

    Oshiomhole said the jobs were offered the outstanding corps members in appreciation of their contributions to the development of the state and the nation.

    He said: “Having worked so hard, I am happy that the NYSC recognises that beyond sermonising, one of the things we can do to encourage outstanding performance is to publicly acknowledge those who have distinguished themselves.

    “Moments ago, I had the honour of presenting certificates of merit as well as small cash gifts to those of your colleagues who performed in an outstanding manner. In addition to these certificates of merit and cash, I am so impressed by the narrative of the State Coordinator that the Edo State Government should go beyond the cash and certificates.

    “Therefore, I will like to offer to those of you, who wish to accept, that those who benefitted from this merit award, that we will offer them automatic employment in our public service. We will also ensure that the terms are competitive such that you will want to stay and settle in Edo.

    “In addition to that, you are aware that in Edo State we have the Edo Youth Employment Scheme (Edo YES) and we have a robust ICT unit where we are training graduates and even non-graduates, including those with knowledge of computer science.

    “We want to offer, through your Coordinator, 26 openings. I invite you to nominate 26, comprising 13 men and 13 women. We will offer them employment, in addition to the four. We will ask them to join our ICT team. We will give them job training; we will give them the requisite training and exposure and they will be able to add value to the development of our great state

    “As leaders, we must, by our actions, demonstrate that we are all one and the same. It is the elite who are bereft of ideas, who play up ethnic, regional and other primordial sentiments. We in Edo State have gone beyond those. The task we have is to make everyone, who lives in this state, feel at home.”

  • Akwa Ibom varsity to get N6.8b hostels

    The Akwa Ibom State Government has approved N6.8 billion for the construction of four 650 bed space hostel blocks for the State University.

    The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Aniekan Umanah, said the hostels would be built on the Ikot Akpaden and Obio Akpa campuses .

    Umanah said Governor Godswill Akpabio has approved the development of a permanent site for the State Rural Water and Sanitation Agency, AK-RUWATSAN.

    The site, which is to be located at the industrial layout, will be built at a cost of N199.8million.

  • Make Nigeria proud, get federal honour — Abdullahi

    Make Nigeria proud, get federal honour — Abdullahi

    The Federal Government has reiterated its promise to honour athletes who make the nation proud at international events.

    Speaking at the 10th Police Games opening ceremony in Port Harcourt yesterday, the President, His Excellency, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan represented by the Honourable Minister for Sports and the Chairman, National Sports Commission, Bolaji Abdullahi noted that the Police Games have in the past produced personalities who were worthy ambassadors of the nation internationally.

    He went further to encourage the participating athletes to be well behaved and disciplined so as to achieve their aims at the games.

    While reiterating the promise of the Federal government to honour all athletes who perform well internationally, he also gave the assurance that the federal government will do everything possible to ensure that sports thrive in the country.

    “The Police Games have produced lots of personalities who have represented Nigeria at major continental and global competitions. I therefore urge the competitors to be disciplined.

    “The Federal government will provide every support necessary for sports to thrive in Nigeria and will also honour all the sports men and women who will make the country proud.”

    In the same vein, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed D. Abubakar appreciated Mr. President for approving the Games for this year.

    He also noted that the Police Games have produced athletes that competed for Nigeria in the past, the most unforgettable been the first Nigeria Olympic gold medallist, Chioma Ajunwa and also hopes that the ongoing event will produce more of such athletes.

    While declaring the Games open, he welcomed all the athletes to the Garden City of Port Harcourt and encouraged the athletes to compete gallantly as they will be duly rewarded.

    The colourful opening ceremony had in attendance several governors, including the only ‘Police governor’ in Nigeria, Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa, past Inspector-Generals of Police, and other personalities from other security and non-security agencies.

  • LAUTECH students get dress code

    The Senate of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) has approved a dress code for students of the institution.

    The Acting Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Niyi Gbadegesin, announced this during the institution’s matriculation ceremony.

    He said the management would ensure strict compliance with the dress code. Gbadegesin warned the fresh students against vices, adding that the university is determined to produce disciplined, excellent and independent students, who will impact positively on the society.

    He said: “Our transformation agenda can only be achieved by total adherence to all the rules and regulations guiding students’ behaviour in this university.

    “I admonish our new students to complete their registration at the stipulated time, attend lectures regularly and conduct themselves well during examinations because we are not going to tolerate examination malpractices in any form.

    “Unlike what used to happen in the past, the university will not for a single day extend the registration period. You are, therefore, warned against late registration.”

  • Ogun truck owners get Feb 28 deadline

    The Ogun State Government has ordered owners of 2,000 trucks abandoned at Gateway Trailers Parks in Ogere on the Lagos/Ibadan expressway to remove them on or before February 28.

    It said failure to comply with the directive would attract stiff sanctions.

    The government said it is losing a lot of money daily to truck owners and drivers, who did not only dump their trucks at the park, but also deny others space in the facility.

    It said the park’s operations would soon be restructured.

    Speaking with reporters at the end of a stakeholders’ meeting in Abeokuta, the state capital, General Manager of the Parks and Garages Development Board (PAGADEB) Ayo Ogunsolu said over 2,000 trucks were abandoned in the parks.

    At the meeting were operatives of the Department State Service (DSS), Police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the traffic unit of the state government – TRACE and representatives of transport unions, as well as the Hausa and Igbo communities.

    Ogunsolu said the government collects N500 per vehicle for 24 hours parking space, adding that the state may be losing about N1 million daily because of the abandoned trucks.

  • Eagles get Yobo boost

    Eagles get Yobo boost

    Eagles have received a huge boost ahead of Tuesday’s win-or-bust Group C tie versus Ethiopia after skipper Joseph Yobo returned to training.

    Yobo missed Friday’s 1-1 draw with defending champions Zambia after he twisted his ankle in the opening group game against Burkina Faso.

    Team spokesman Ben Alaiya told MTNFootball.com, “As you can see the captain has joined the team in training.

    “The last session before the Zambia game he had a separate session, but today (Saturday) he is in the team’s full session.

    “I believe he should be fit for the next game but that would be a decision of the coach after the team’s final session.”

    An official further disclosed: “Yobo has resumed full training after his ankle problem. He trained with the rest of the squad and will be available for selection for the match against Ethiopia.”

    Yobo is the most capped Nigeria international with 91 caps after he made his debut in 2001.

    It is now most likely the vastly experienced Yobo will take his place back in the heart of the back four along with Godfrey Oboabona, while Chelsea loanee Kenneth Omeruo slots back at right back after he impressed in the absence of the Eagles skipper.

    Suspended Efe Ambrose will also be available for selection after serving out his one-match ban for his red card against Burkina Faso.

    Nigeria need to win on Tuesday in Rustenburg to qualify for the quarterfinal of the AFCON.

    They have not failed to reach the knockout stage of the competition since they won the 1994 tournament in Tunisia.