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16—Vanguard, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2019
INDUCTION: From
left— Representative of
the GMD, Spectrum
Group, Alhaji Abubakar
Sa'ad; Guest speaker/
Vice President, Nigerian
Society of Engineers,
Joseph Akinteye;
Representative of the
National President, NSE,
Akintunde Zedomi; and
Host/Chairman, NSE,
Apapa branch, Sunny
Ejeje, during the public
lecture and induction of
new members in Lagos.
LAPO opens 60 bedroom hospital in Benin
•Urges incentives for private/public partnerships
By Alemma Aliu
BENIN
CITY—
MICROFINANCE
giant, Lift Above Poverty
Organisation, LAPO,
weekend opened an ultra
modern 60 room capacity
hospital known as Benin
Medical Care, BMC,
where it called for tax
breaks, improved security
from governments to
encourage public private
partnership in the delivery
of needed infrastructure
and services to the people.
Chairman, board of
directors of the hospital,
Unemployment: FG empowers 416 youths, 11 from Delta
•To train 50 Delta youths in poultry farming
By Festus Ahon
A SABA—FEDERAL
Government through
the National Directorate of
Employment, NDE,
yesterday, provided tools
and cash to 416 selected
graduates trained on soft
and hard landscaping and
POP across the country.
The Director-General of
NDE, Dr. Nasiru
Mohammed Ladan
Argungu, who stated this at
the disbursement ceremony
to 11 graduates of the 2018
Resettlement of participants
of Environmental
Beautification Training
Scheme, EBTS, in Asaba,
explained that the tools
were given to the
beneficiaries as loans, while
cash was a gift to them.
Argungu who was
represented by the Acting
Zonal Director in charge of
South-South Zone, Mr.
Edem Duke, said the cash
Oyo govt flags off implementation of BESDA
Mandela Fellowship Association gets new leaders
By Emmanuel
Okogba
LAGOS—THE Mandela
Washington Fellowship
Association of Nigeria,
MFAAN, has elected new
leadership to pilot its affairs
for the next one year.
The keenly contested
elections at the reunion
conference for the 2019
cohort held recently, saw
the emergence of
Abdulkarim Mayere, a
Professor of Renewable
Energy at the Kaduna State
University as President.
Godwin Ehigiamose, said
LAPO has for the past thirty
years been addressing
health challenges of the
people through various
programmes before the
idea of the hospital was
birthed.
He said: “LAPO
Microfinance Bank, a
foremost microfinance
institution in Africa has
amply demonstrated the
feasibility and indeed viability of
economic empowerment of
persons at the bottom end of the
society with access to finance,
millions of low income households
and micro and small enterprises
value of the tools would be
paid back by the
beneficiaries, saying both
cash gifts and tools were to
help them start and grow
their businesses as budding
landscaping service
operators.
In his remarks, the Director
Special Public Works, Mr. Cyril
Ofiong, represented by Mrs
Frannsisca Ezeagu, charged the
By Elizabeth
Uwandu
IBADAN—OYO State
Government has
commenced the
implementation of Better
Education Service Delivery
for All, BESDA, in the state,
to eradicate illiteracy and
enhance access to quality
education.
The state governor, Seyi
Makinde stated this,
Other executives who
emerged are Folajogun Akinlami
Vice President, Wuraoluwa
Ayodele Legal Adviser/National
Secretary, Nnenna Ozuzu
Financial Secretary, Hannah
Essien Welfare Secretary,
Olawunmi Ogunde Special
Duties Secretary,
Okorodudu Austine
Publicity Secretary, ‘Dupe
Darabidan Zonal
Coordinator (South), Hamza
Waziri Zonal Coordinator (North),
and Timothy Undiandeye
Marketing and Communications
Officer.
In his address, the outgoing
have been given access to credit
to better their livelihood.
“Benin Medical Care seeks to
enhance the health status of
Nigerians especially in Benin
City and environs through the
provision of quality medical
services that are accessible and
affordable”
On his part, Chairman of LAPO
Board, Dr Osarenren Emokpae
called for tax break for private
sector investors who are
interested in going into social
services just as he said a safe
environment is key for the
initiative to thrive just as he
commended Governor Godwin
Obaseki on the successes he has
beneficiaries to be committed to
work and put the cash and tools
into judicious use.
"This is what you will use to
earn your living and train your
children, take it very seriously.
Out of the 50 applicants from
Delta, you are lucky to be among
the 11 selected ones", Ofiong
said.
In his opening remarks, the
Delta State Coordinator, Mr. Tony
during a policy dialogue
workshop
on
implementation of BESDA
held at Emeritus Professor
Theophilus Ogunlesi Hall
in Ibadan.
Speaking on his behalf,
the Commissioner for
Women Affairs and Social
Inclusion, Alhaja Faosat
Sanni, disclosed that the
initiative would increase access
to better education in the State,
adding that about two hundred
president of the Union Lamide
Johnson called on the newly
elected officers to lead with
integrity and never to betray the
trust reposed in them by other
members of the group. In his words
“ we have done our part, now is
the time to show the stuff you are
made of, leadership is hard and
can be challenging, but be
focused and work together as a
team” he said.
In his acceptance speech,
Mayere said he was extremely
excited about the opportunity
that is given to him and his team
to serve the the association,
promising not to let down the
association.
achieved in the state in the last
three years.
He said: “Security is key. People
don’t talk too much about it but it
is important that as they come
here, they feel secured so that
not aftet they come for treatment,
they get harmed.”
The Chief Executive Officer of
the hospital, Dr Ravi Preet Singh
who was represented by Dr Ordi
Raphael said the “progressively
worsening state” of health
facilities in the Niger Delta and
Nigeria necessitated the vision to
set up the hospital to reduce
medical tourism and avoidable
deaths.
Olu, said: "The challenge before
the Directorate is to provide
direction where there is none and
livelihood when existence is
threatened with unemployment.
"The disbursement is a
continuous exercise and this
cycle has captured 11 persons
who have met the requirements
needed", adding that the NDE
was out to reduce unemployment.
and seventy-two thousand, eight
hundred and forty-seven out-ofschool
children would be
beneficiaries.
While calling on an all-inclusive
participatory implementation of
the programme, he added that
the objective of the programme
was to increase access to
education for the out-of-school
children, improve literacy rate and
retain them in schools at the basic
education level.
Sanni revealed that the
initiative was intended to include
every child in the free education
policy of the State, “leaving no
child behind and consequently
making every child count”, she
said.
She commended the free
education policy of the Seyi
Makinde led administration,
which according to her, has
yielded an increase in the return
of children to public schools across
the State.
“Recently, the State
Government has announced free
and compulsory qualitative
education at Basic and Secondary
Education levels in the State.
The resultant effects of which is
an increase in enrollment in our
public schools throughout the
State," she buttressed.
China presses Trump for more tariff
roll-backs in 'phase one' trade deal
China is pushing United States (US) President Donald
Trump to remove more tariffs imposed in September as
part of a "phase one" US-China trade deal, people familiar with
the negotiations said yesterday.
The deal, which may be signed this month by Trump and
Chinese President Xi Jinping at a yet-to-be determined location,
is widely expected to include a U.S. pledge to scrap tariffs
scheduled for Dec. 15 on about $156 billion worth of Chinese
imports, including cell phones, laptop computers and toys.
A US official said the fate of the Dec. 15 tariffs is being considered
as part of negotiations and a potential signing trip this
month.
Another source briefed on the talks said Chinese negotiators
want Washington to drop 15 percent tariffs on about $125 billion
worth of Chinese goods that went into effect on Sept. 1. They
are also seeking relief from earlier 25 percent tariffs on about
$250 billion of imports from machinery and semiconductors to
furniture.
Apple unveils 3 iPhone brands, offers
instalment payment option
APPLE Incorporated, manufacturers of the iPhone
brand has in partnership with iStore, a merchandising
shop unveiled three new iPhone series, offers instalment payment
options.
The new devices iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro
Max where unveiled in Lagos at a press briefing where the
Country Manager, iStore Nigeria, Sachin Verma said the phones
are the latest introduction from iPhone that will change the way
customers experience phone usage.
Adding, Operations Manager, iStores, Kolapo Agunloye said:
"iStore is continuing its unique trade-in programme where
customers can get cash back by trading in not only one, but two
qualifying iPhone Operating System' (iOS) products towards the
upgrade of the new iPhone 11."
The devices he said are available in the market from November
1, 2019 and can be paid for on finance options, where customers
are allowed to pay for the new iPhone in monthly instalments' in
over four to eight months period.
Agunloye said for customers who upgrade to a new iPhone at
iStore will get free iCare Extended Warranty.
Explaining further, he said, "iCare Extended Warranty allows
customers one extra year of manufacturers' warranty on the new
iPhone and another on an existing Apple product that was
purchased in the last 12 months under its original 12-month Apple
warranty."
European factories at risk in Peugeot-
Fiat merger
FIAT Chrysler and Peugeot owner PSA's pledge not to close
factories if they merge is likely to come under heavy strain
as the combined group would have spare production capacity
of almost six million vehicles in a slowing autos market.
The companies last week unveiled plans to create a $50 billion
group that would leapfrog Hyundai, General Motors, Ford
and Honda to become the world's Number 4 automaker, based
on their combined 8.7 million vehicles sold last year.
The new car and truck making giant would have potential
manufacturing capacity of 14 million vehicles, forecasters LMC
Automotive told Reuters. But the industry has entered a downturn
and the European small car market in particular - where
both PSA and Fiat Chrysler (FCA) are heavily exposed - is under
pressure.
"The utilization rate would be low at 58 percent, which would
leave the group with almost six million units of spare capacity
worldwide," LMC Automotive said. "Europe is likely to bear
the brunt of any potential plant closures."
Big Dutchman introduces new agricultural
management system
B
IG Dutchman Agriculture Nigeria Limited, a subsid
iary of Big Dutchman International, recently developed
an innovative agricultural management system for egg
production in Nigeria. This innovation called EasyStep56
layer cage aims to support many African farmers and small
scale entrepreneurs in the development of the egg production
industry in Africa.
The EasyStep56 layer cage is a management system for
layer chicken. It is available in two handy packages with a
total weight of 55 kilograms. This makes the cages easy to
carry and aids comfortable transportation.
Thomas Ogundiran, MD/CEO, Big Dutchman, explained
that the company has specially developed the EasyStep56
layer cage making it incredibly easy to assemble. He said,
"The EasyStep56 layer cage will encourage small/medium
scale entrepreneur to start egg production on a small scale.
They can begin from one unit and gradually increase to more
units as their capacity increases. The set-up of this cage is
very easy and everyone can do it".
Only three tools are required to set up the cage. They are
pliers, an open-ended spanner and a hexagon spanner. All
parts of the cage are pre-drilled and pre-cut upon supply.
Adebolu Fatunmise, National Sales Manager, Big Dutchman,
explained that the major benefits of the system in comparison
with traditional barn egg production systems are
the 56 capacity layer cage, 20 percent egg increase, low mortality
rate, durability, efficiency, accurate feed and water
supply, none feed wastage, manure removal, soil fertilization,
simple assembly and efficient production.
Some stories credited to Reuters