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  • Korean dies from LADOL shooting incident

    A Korean employee of SHI-MCI FZE shot by an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence (NSCDC) guarding the LADOL Free Zone in Lagos on Wednesday died from injuries sustained from the shooting incident.

    Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) said in a statement on Wednesday night the deceased suffered multiple injuries to key organs.

    It regretted despite the battle to save his life at the hospital by medical experts, he succumbed to death from injuries he sustained.

    According to the statement, the LADOL Free Zone armed security guard first shot and killed his colleague during an argument on Monday at the SHI-MCI FZE yard.

    “The gunman then went on a rampage around the SHI-MCI yard before shooting the Korean employee who was conducting maintenance work in a crane in the zone.

    “This was an entirely unprovoked attack as the employee was not involved in the original argument between the gunman and his colleague,” SHI lamented.

    Following the shooting, the Korean was evacuated to Lagoon Hospital Ikoyi, where he underwent surgeries for two days.

    Read also: NSCDC to investigate killing of operative by colleague in Lagos

     However, he suffered severe damage to his kidneys and intestines from the gunshot and sadly died on Wednesday evening despite the best efforts of the doctors and nurses treating him.

    SHI said: “We are extremely shocked and saddened at the turn of events. We send our sincerest condolences to his family in Korea and are providing them with all the support they require.

    “We thank all the expert medical personnel that fought so hard to save his life.

    “Samsung will work tirelessly to ensure the gunman is brought to justice. We will also ensure that LADOL are held accountable for organisational and management failing that allowed the gunman to carry out this terrible crime in the LADOL Free Zone.

    “We are conducting a full investigation and demand answers from LADOL as to how this employee was screened and what protection they can offer to workers within the LADOL Free Zone who are now extremely concerned for their safety and welfare.

    “This incident has exposed the security lapses in the LADOL Free Zone which has led to the loss of a Nigerian and a Korean.”

    The firm revealed the Korean Ambassador has contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, demanding “a prompt and fair investigation into what happened and to ensure the safety of Koreans who live in Nigeria.”

  • Taekwondo: 150 taekwondists for Korean Ambassadors Cup

    Taekwondo: 150 taekwondists for Korean Ambassadors Cup

     

    150 athletes are expected to storm Abuja this weekend to compete in the annual Korean Ambassador’s Cup scheduled to hold on 1 and 2 December 2017 at the National Stadium Package B Abuja.

    The event, which is organized by the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation and sponsored by the Republic of Korea Embassy, has a total of 150 athletes from three countries, 18 Nigerian States, 26 Clubs and the Para Military confirmed, who will be competing the Olympic categories of Male -58kg, -68kg, -80kg and +80kg as well as Female -49kg, -57kg, -67kg, and +67kg

    Teams confirmed include the National Taekwondo Teams of Cameroon, Niger Republic, and Republic of Chad.  Others include athletes from Nasarawa, Delta, Kebbi, Plateau, Niger, Taraba, Ondo, Bayelsa, Anambra, Lagos, Kano, Zamfara, Borno, Abia,

    Yobe, Cross River, NSCDC, A.B.U Zaria and some private taekwondo clubs.Speaking on the readiness to host the event, Chairman of the Technical Committee, Alhaji Sani Lawal.

    “Our committees – events committee and referee committee – have been working tireless over the past few weeks to ensure we

    have a great event. We are more than ready to welcome our practitioners and those from other countries to Abuja.”

    For the Technical Director, 3-time Olympian Chika Chukwumerije, the aim is to start scouting for and exposing the athletes that would represent the country.

    “I am primarily interested in seeing our best athletes right now and making notes. We want to build a formidable national team and we need to know our current arsenal to make a right assessment on the areas we need to work on. Having seen the quality teams registered by Niger Republic and Cameroon especially, I am looking forward to see how our Nigerian teams will rise up to the occasion”

    The Honourable Minister of Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung, is expected to be the guest of honour at the closing ceremony on 2nd Dec which will also have the Ambassador of South Korea in attendance.

    The teams are expected to stay back to compete in the first ever Nigeria Taekwondo Open Championships, holding 9 – 11 December 2017.

  • Korean firm to build 550 mw plant in Cross River

    A South Korean firm, Kingline Integrated Power Development Limited, is set to build a 550 Megawatts gas fired power plant in Cross River State.

    Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr. Sean Kim, stated this when he visited Governor Ben Ayade in Government House, Calabar.

    He said: “We have already done some preliminary checks in Cross River State and the proposed sites meet all of the requirements which is why we are here today. The next phase will be the application for a generation licence, initiating processes for the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and preparations for the project among other necessary bureaucratic processes.”

    Kim added:  “On financing, about $560 million will be coming in from the company and other investors which include the World Bank, this will be sufficient to get this power plant underway.

    “We intend to invest around $10 million during the developing phase and then once we get to the financing closure, together with our investors, we plan to bring in about $150 million in terms of equity. At the same time, we will put together a debt package of around $400 million composed of export credit, agency support from Korea as well as the World Bank and others.”

    Kim who appealed for land and security from the state government, described the partnership as one that will be a “win-win and beneficial” as the state will have the opportunity as a shareholder, the value creation on the share, the dividend and tax revenues as well as creation of over 1,000 jobs. He said the local content act will be effective in the hiring of labour for the building of the plant.

    Governor Ayade lauded the firm for bringing the projects to the state. He added that the idea of gas-fired turbines was apt because the state’s capital city, Calabar, was designed to be “The epicenter of gas gathering around the southern flank in the national gas master plan.”

    “You are doing the right thing, you are coming at the right time as this is the time that you also have the right incentives. The gas to power tariff is completely restructured in such a way that it will support you to buy gas to generate power. And so, I believe that with that scenario, the gas fired turbine will be a good way to go,” Ayade said.

    The Governor explained that the choice of Cross River to invest, was not only good but that it also ticked all the boxes needed for business to thrive in the Niger Delta corridor, considering environmental peace, social peace, topography and others variables.”

    He assured the firm of massive returns on its investment. “You don’t have to carry a policeman, you don’t need to carry law enforcement to force Cross Riverians to pay utility bills because we are educated, we are very civilized, we are very cultured because we had the earliest contact with civilization as a state,”  he said.

  • NLNG showcases CSR system to Korean community

    NLNG showcases CSR system to Korean community

    Upon request by the Embassy of South Korea, Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) has presented the model of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) to the  Business Community, revealing its strategies and key success factors.

    The invitation was inspired by the enviable impact of NLNG’s efforts in improving the lives of its host communities and numerous stakeholders in the country, the firm said in a statement.

    NLNG’s General Manager, External Relations, Dr. Kudo Eresia-Eke, said the main secret to the company’s CSR success was its commitment to being a trusted partner to all its stakeholders for the sustainable development of Nigeria and its host communities.

    Eresia-Eke attributed NLNG’s success to its corporate values of integrity, excellence, teamwork and caring, especially the company’s ability to listen to the stakeholders, learn from them, be fact-based, think sustainability and put the people and country first in all its CSR considerations.

    He said: “We are pleased for the opportunity to present our CSR model to the leadership of the Korean Embassy and business community. We view the invitation to do so as welcome recognition of the unique and effective projects we run in the communities and elsewhere as part of our corporate vision of a global LNG company helping to build a better Nigeria.”

    He illustrated with some of the company’s programmes/projects including sponsorship of the most prestigious literary and science prizes in Africa, The Nigeria Prize for Science and The Nigeria Prize for Literature, which come with cash prize of $100,000 each; the $12 million University Support Programme through, which it is implementing the construction and equipping of engineering laboratories in six selected Nigerian universities drawn from the country’s geo political zones, to mention a few.

    Eresia-Eke also praised NLNG’s host communities for providing the conducive environment for the company to do business, and actualise its CSR initiatives.

    The Korean Ambassador to Nigeria, Noh Kyu-duk, who led the delegation of top Korean diplomats and senior executives of the major Korean companies in Nigeria to the event commended the company’s CSR and thanked them for honouring its invitation. Korean companies represented at the presentation included Samsung, Daewoo, Hyundai, and Korean Energy Management Company Limited (KEMCO).

    Nigeria-South Korea trade and bilateral relationship have continued to grow since the establishment of ties in 1980. Today, the volume of trade between both countries has risen to over $4 billion, while Nigeria has also become South Korea’s 52nd largest export market and its 30th biggest source of imports.

    Recently, Nigeria LNG acquired six new build Dual Fuel Diesel Electric vessels from South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for $1.6billion.

  • Chief Justices sign Korean peace activist’s anti-war proposal

    Chief Justices sign Korean peace activist’s anti-war proposal

    An agreement for the enactment of an international law to end all wars proposed by world renowned peace activist Mr. Man Hee Lee has been signed by Chief Justices from across the world.

    The agreement was signed at the International Conference of Chief Justices of the World (ICCJW) held in India from December 13th – 15th attended by 160 judicial officers from 43 countries.

    The Chairman of Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light, ( HWPL) Mr. Lee in the keynote address at the conference on December 13 noted that the enactment of the international law is the solution to achieve world peace and cessation of wars.

    “If the leaders truly want world peace and love their nation and its people, then they must add a clause to end all wars in the international law and sign the agreement for world peace,” Mr Lee said in his congratulatory remarks to the conference.

    In his speech on December 14, Mr Lee noted that the “the world is living in anxiety and is in chaos: nations fighting nations, civilizations fighting civilizations, fellow countrymen killing each other, believers killing other believers, the youth killing the youth.”

    “ The world is in the midst of this conflict where nation and ideology are divided because there is no clause in the international law to end all wars on this earth and create peace.”

    The pragmatic solution to the global problem according to Lee is to have former and current heads-of-state implement the cessation of wars and world peace in the international law with HWPL.

    Legal, political, and religious leaders are already involved in the movement.

    Among participants at the conference were Former President Emil Constantinescu of Romania, Former President Kgalema Motlanthe of South Africa, Chief Justice of the Afghan Supreme Tribunal Abdul Salam Azimi, Indian First Secretary to the Permanent Mission to the UN Prakash Gupta, Chairman of the International Judicial Conference, USA Frederick Furth, and other former and current heads-of-state.

    Soon after the conference, Mr. Lee joined the Peace Walk at Montessori School with more than 2,000 students, judicial officers, former and current heads-of-state to promote world peace and the cessation of wars.

    Peace Walk City Montessori School (CMS)Students in India
    Peace Walk City Montessori School (CMS)Students in India

    Before this trip, Mr. Lee had embarked on 15 journeys around the world, visiting 56 different nations and presenting a pragmatic solution for world peace. During his 16th grand peace journey, before arriving in India he visited the United Nations Headquarters in New York and then also visited Los Angeles, USA.

    While visiting the UN HQ, he discussed the reformation of the international law to end all wars and ways to resolve the religious discord in the conflict areas in Africa.

    In Los Angeles, Mr. Lee met and pleaded to Los Angeles County Superior Court Justice Presiding Judge the Honorable David S. Wesleyto join the enactment of the international law for world peace.

    Presiding Judge David S. Wesley promised to help with this endeavor as an advisor of HWPL.

    Meanwhile, Mr. Lee and Ms. Nam Hee Kim, the chairwoman of the International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG), both received the news that the City of Carson, USA had designated May 25th as “Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) Day” to commemorate annually the first day that the World Peace Declaration was proclaimed.

    In September, HWPL held the World Alliance of Religions’ Peace (WARP) Summit in Seoul and since then the organization has continued working to end wars and usher in world peace pragmatically.

    Assembled at the Peace Summit were national and international political, religious, and youth leaders and members of media from 170 nations.

    Each party promised to contribute to the achievement of global peace. Political leaders signed to collaborate for the enactment of the international law, religious leaders signed to unite as one, and the youth and the media made commitments to do their part to bring about peace.

     

  • Stallion gets franchise for Korean vehicles

    Stallion gets franchise for Korean vehicles

    Stallion Motors, a leading automobile dealership has won exclusive dealership for SsangYong, Korea’s fourth largest automaker, bringing to nine similar automobile franchises managed by the conglomerate.

    Other exclusive franchises controlled by Stallion Motors include Porsche, Audi, Volkswagen, Skoda, Honda, Hyundai, Ashok Leyland and Foton.

    The firm will by virtue of this recognition be responsible for marketing, sales and after sales activities of SsangYong brand in Nigeria.

    An archetypal replica of Mercedes-Benz, SsangYong adapted Mercedes Benz technology in 1991 after the company brokered skill partnership acquisition with Daimler-Benz to develop SUV using Mercedes-Benz know-how.

    SsangYong leveraged on this influence to build its infrastructure while utilising the existing Mercedes-Benz network to raise the profile of its evolving presence in the competitive SUV market.

    SsangYong Nigeria Marketing Director, Mr Jatin Nadkarni, told journalist at the unveiling of SsangYong product line-up in Lagos that Stallion Motors is committed to creating a niche for SsangYong in Nigeria.

    Nadkarni said Stallion Motors is working towards generating consistent demand for SsangYong in Nigeria and that it plans to impel clientele with the powerful technological affiliation SsangYong enjoys with Mercedes Benz.

    The company has already taken delivery of the entire SsangYong range in preparation for the formal launch that would come up at a later date.

    The models include Rexton, Kyron and Actyon Sports, all of which are available in Stallion Motors branches nationwide. The Korando is expected to be available in Nigeria early next year.

    A notable highlight among the models from SsangYong is the Actyon Sports Pick-up 4WD, expected to interest clientele seeking solutions for haulage and other commercial uses.

    The new Actyon Sports Pick-up is available in three variants – 4WD Manual Transmission, MT), 4WD MT with ABS+ABG and 2WD Manual Transmission.

    A veritable pioneer automaker, SsangYong initiated the era of four-wheel drive vehicles in the 80s when it independently developed Musso and Korando – Korea’s most enduring SUV brands in the global market.

    Today, SsangYong has established itself as leader of SUVs by building a full line-up of SUVs consisting of Rexton, Kyron, Actyon, and Actyon Sports.

    The icing on the cake for the evolving automaker is SsangYong’s Chairman W luxury sedan which is currently rated as Korea’s new sensation in the luxury segment.

    ‘Chairman W’ is Korea’s first luxury vehicle with V8 5000cc engine and a 7-speed automatic transmission which compares with other leading luxury cars around the world.

    SsangYong Motors is also committed to the advancement of eco-friendly diesel technology through the development of a sophisticated, world-class common rail engine to strengthen its global competitive edge by producing environment-friendly, small eXDi200 engines that conform to the EURO5 standards. This is in addition to the company’s recent efforts to develop EURO6 compliant engines.

    SsangYong SUVs is sold through 1,250 sales networks in over 96 countries and is actively entering the global market by establishing strong and viable local bases in major markets including Nigeria.