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Port Harcourt Gears up for 2014 Native and Vogue Fashion Week

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Following the success of the maiden edition of the Port Harcourt International Fashion Week – Native & Vogue, last year, the Rivers State government has announced that plans are in top gear for the hosting of the second edition of the fashion event this year from September 19-21.

Briefing the media recently during the media unveil of the upcoming 2014 Native & Vogue in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State Commissioner for Information Mrs Ibim Semenitari said this year’s event promises to be 2bigger and better.”

According to her, “Fashion continued to remain an avenue through which people can, not only express themselves, but also become successful entrepreneur and employers of labour.”

Hence she said the essence of Native & Vogue is “to direct the minds of our young people to the vast potentials available in the fashion industry. We want to open doors of opportunity for our younger ones. It is also a better way to brand the state by associating with beauty, which is why Rivers State government is supporting Native & Vogue.”Semenitari said some international models would be coming from South Africa and other parts of the world.

Her words, We are expecting about 80 models to work with designers from South Africa, UK and other countries. Models will also come from South Africa and our own ace designer Frank Oshodi will be here, too, to coordinate everything.”

“We encourage young designers to key into this opportunity. Port Harcourt is set to host distinguished guests from the international fashion scene during this three day program which promises to be a spectacle and an awesome display of the vibrant Nigerian and African fashion style. This we believe, will largely reduce unemployment and youths redundancy,” she said.

Models and designers have been asked to upload their pictures to designated websites while designers should also send in their profiles and wares to designated websites where professional judges would select the best for the fashion week. Young models have also been invited to log in to contest for the Face of Native & Vogue 2014.

Native & Vogue has been designed as a dual platform to groom emerging designers and showcase the established ones. It is an event positioned to drive and grow the local fashion industry into sustainable globally competitive brands.

Last year saw the young designers strutting their stuff alongside renowned designers such as DAVIDA, Sunny Rose, Mai Atafo, Adebayo Jones, Ituen Basi among others.Giving details on what to expect from the 2014 event, Managing Director of Neo Mantra, partners of the Rivers State Government on the project, Nkiru Oguadinma said international models will be coming from South Africa, United Kingdom and Canada to spice up the event.

According to her “International models, about 10 of them, would be coming from South Africa, Uk and Canada to Port Harcourt to complement the people we already have here in Nigeria. So, we will like the up and coming, even the young models here to also interact with them to also see how long they can go on the runway.

“We are also expecting about eight designers from outside the country. Designers like Mudi Africa, Ade Adebayo from Uk, Yomi Kosiba as well will be here,” she said.

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House Of Representatives Issues Warrant Of Arrest On Central Bank Governor, Cardoso, Accountant-General, 17 Others

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The House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Petitions has asked for a warrant of arrest to be issued on the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Oluwatoyin Madein, and 17 others over refusal to appear before it to answer questions on their operations.

It was gathered that the issuance of the arrest warrant was sequel to the adoption of a motion moved by Fred Agbedi, representing Ekeremo/Sagbama Federal Constituency of Bayelsa State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the committee’s hearing on Tuesday.

Agbedi, while moving the motion, said that the arrest warrant had become imperative following the attitude of the invitees, adding that the parliament worked with time and the CEOs had been invited four times but failed to respond to the invitations.

Agbedi said that the CBN Governor, the AGF and the rest of the invitees should be brought to appear before the committee by the Inspector General of Police through a warrant of arrest after due diligence by the House Speaker, Rep Tajudeen Abbas.

The Chairman of the Committee, Micheal Irom (APC-Cross River), in his ruling said that the Inspector-General of Police should ensure the invitees were brought before the committee on December 14.
It was gathered that the petitioner, Fidelis Uzowanem, had earlier said that the petition was anchored on the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) 2021 report.

Irom said, “We took up the challenge to examine the report and discovered that what NEITI put together as a report is only consolidation of fraud that has been going on in the oil and gas industry.

“It dates back to 2016 because we have been following and we put up a petition to this committee to examine what has happened.

“The 2024 budget of 27.5 trillion that has been proposed can be confidently funded from the recoverable amount that we identified in the NEITI report.

“It is basically a concealment of illegal transactions that took place in NNPCL; they have been in a sink with some oil companies where some companies that did not produce crude were paid cash core, an amount paid for crude oil production.”

 

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FCTA uncovers illegal oil refining warehouse in Abuja

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In continuation of the city cleaning exercise, Authorities of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) with operatives of security personnel have uncovered an illegal oil refining warehouse in Mabushi, opposite Mobile filling station on Ahmadu Bello way in Abuja.

 

The Director, Department of Development Control, FCTA, Mukhtar Galadima after the operation on Thursday, said the illegal refining site was discovered during the continuation of the city cleaning exercise.

 

According to him, about three to four plot of lands designated for commercial purposes have been converted to an area where oil and diesel are being adulterated and circulated to other parts of the city.

 

Galadima explained that the city sanitation task force will look into the provision of the law and make necessary recommendations to the FCT Administration for further actions on the plots used for the activity.

 

He said there was no arrest but the items used in carrying out the illegal refining have been impounded.

 

Galadima said, “During the continuation of our city sanitation exercise in Mabushi opposite Mobile filling station on Ahmadu way, we discovered an illegal refining site where oil and diesel are being adulterated, we have done the needful by moving the items to Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps.

 

“From what we have seen so far, about three or four pilot of lands designated for commercial purposes have been converted to unapproved activities, which we believe the owners are fully aware, there will be consequences.

 

“We are going to look at the provision of the law and make necessary recommendations to the FCT Administration”

 

He said the administration will continue to go tough on activities being carried out without government approval,  especially revocation of the titles.

 

Collaborating, Head, operations FCT Directorate of Road Traffic Service (DRTS), Deborah Osho said the city management team during the exercise also discovered that most of the areas in the Nation’s capital have been converted to illegal car mart and motor parks.

 

She disclosed that fifteen vehicles have so far been impounded since the operation commenced about two days.

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Central Bank To Freeze Accounts Without BVN, NIN From April 2024

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said on Friday that it will freeze accounts without a Bank Verification Number (BVN) or National Identification Number (NIN) from April 2024.

This is according to a Friday circular by the apex bank which said a BVN or NIN verification will be “conducted shortly”.

It also said all BVN or NIN attached to accounts/wallets must be electronically revalidated by January 31, 2024, according to the circular by the CBN Director of Payments System Management Department Chibuzo Efobi, and the Director of Financial Policy and Regulation Department Haruna Mustapha.

More details later….

 

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