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Zawya
8 hours ago
- Business
- Zawya
Nigeria: Makinde has increased Oyo economic growth index by over 4% — AfCTA
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has disclosed that Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has been able to grow the economy of the state by over four per cent in the past six years. Secretary General of AfCFTA, Wamkele Mene disclosed this during his visit to Ibadan, Oyo state at the weekend. He submitted that the Oyo economic growth index bested that of the average Country on the continent. 'We see the average growth rate across the continent being 3 or 3.5 per cent. To scale up above that is a testament to your leadership. 'I think it helps that you came from the private sector, you have a sense of getting things done,' he said. On the purpose of his visit, Mene said, 'We discussed this visit a few months ago when the governor and his team visited the secretariat. It was the first time that we hosted a governor. 'The purpose of us coming here is first to consolidate the collaboration between the AfCFTA and Oyo State. Second, it is for us to be aware of what investment opportunities are available in the state. 'It is very important for us to be aware. Just last week or the week before, we were in South Korea. 'We have a Memorandum of Collaboration with Korean International Trade Agency and all of the large Korean corporations are members. We meet about twice a year and the question they always ask us is where should we invest? 'There are big companies that have no presence anywhere in Africa. What we have been telling them is that they have to invest in Africa. 'This is a very important visit because it gives us a very strong investment case to make when we meet with those that are seeking to invest. 'Another reason this meeting is important is that yesterday, we had to give a report to President William Ruto on African Union climate change and we mobilized all of our development finance institutions. 'The President tasked me to bring them to the table so that we can jointly identify opportunities to invest in green infrastructure, agro-processing etc. 'We came out of that meeting with a long list of bankable projects and investment portfolio that will be spread across the continent. 'We are well positioned to support the establishment of a green industrial technology sector, we have the capability for solar or renewable energy', those kinds of projects would be supported through this syndicated financing that we are agreeing to with the development financing institutions that I have mentioned.' In his address, Makinde has assured intending local and foreign investors of adequate legislation that would enable their businesses to thrive The governor said, 'I know that political risk is something that most investors don't want to deal with. While I am here, I believe we have the opportunity to lock things up for the next 25 to 30 years and back it up by law. We have a legislative arm that is on the same page with the executive in terms of how to develop our state.' Speaking on the comparative advantage of the state, Governor Makinde said, 'Oyo State is central in the geography of Nigeria and that of West Africa. We share a common border with the Republic of Benin, which means we have access to the West African sub-region in terms of developing the market. 'We are upgrading our airport in Ibadan to international standard. Why we took that decision is not far-fetched. In Africa, you have three major airlines that go everywhere. 'The largest is Ethiopian Airline, followed by Kenyan Airline and the Rwandan Air. Oyo State is bigger than Rwanda but they have an airline that goes everywhere. Nigeria is in the centre geographically. So, how come we are connecting through Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda or Morocco? Wherever you are going, you first go Far West or Far East and then you try to connect elsewhere. 'We felt because of the geography and in terms of how much is spent on fuel and trying to connect, if we develop a Kigali-type of airport here in Ibadan, we may be able to attract people who don't have too much time to waste connecting. 'The air side will be ready in September; the terminal itself will be ready in the second quarter of next year. 'We have a land that is arable; you can literally grow anything here. In terms of agribusiness, we have a competitive advantage. We also have competitive advantage in terms of solid minerals. 'This is a major lithium belt. We believe that we can also develop that quickly.' The governor also said that the state plans to turn the Rasidi Ladoja Circular Road axis into a world-class environment, a city that would be planned to international standards right from the outset. He said, 'We just set up a new authority in Oyo State through which we are trying to have new towns and cities developed to international standards, a first world environment. The Circular Road is a 110-km road round the city of Ibadan and we have another 4,000 hectares into a new city, which we believe will be up to international standards. We have the opportunity to plan it right from the scratch. 'The first segment of the Circular Road will be ready before the end of the year. It will be ready for concessioning as well with all the real estate around it.' Copyright © 2022 Nigerian Tribune Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
BBC News
26-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
EFCC go pay di victims of CBEX back dia money?
Chairman of di Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede don reveal say dem don get some of di money back and arrest some pipo wey bin dey behind di trading platform wey crash last month wey dem dey call CBEX. E tok dis open for interview wey bin comot on Sunday about wetin be di latest wey dey go on wit di trading platform. E tok say, "we don go far on CBEX, we don fit get some reasonable amount of money for crypto wallet wey be di same way we dem comot di money. E no get way wey you go fit give dis pipo dollars in cash witout say you go through dis way." CBEX bin first enta wahala for April afta dem bin suspend withdrawal for di platform bifor users find out say dia account balance dey read zero for di app. Tori be say na ova 1.3 trillion naira ($809,000) CBEX sweep comot from investors accounts. CBEX investment bin dey promise 100 percent return on investment for investors in one month and dis na why pipo bin rush am. Di mata make one group of angry youths bin storm CBEX office for Oke Ado area of Ibadan, di Oyo State capital, to loot items afta di trading platform bin crash. Oga Olukoyede explain give TVC tori pesin say di moves dem don make na to arrest and charge pipo go court and block di money wey dem fit block bifor e disappear for crypto. "We don make reasonable arrest and pipo dey tok. We no go tok too much make di process no come get k-leg. We still dey pursue many pipo wey we don declare wanted. We still dey investigate plenti wallet." How CBEX bin work Oga Olukoyede tok say na mostly foreigners bin get hand inside and wetin dem do na to use kontri pipo name take register do business for here. E add say di CBEX be dey work for different kontris like Egypt, Kenya and Myanmar. "Make I just give small idea of how dat tin bin work so Nigerians go know. Dem come in, most of di perpetrators na foreigners, so dem enta come hire Nigerians wey register di companies for dem, as at dat time weda dem bin sabi say wetin dem dey carry di company na fraud or not, we dey investigate dat one join. Dem register di companies come use am create awareness. In fact dem go do seminars, we get tapes of dia seminars, conferences, dem go bring in professionals, sabi pipo for capital markets. "One of dem wey be PhD Holder and specialist in capital markets dey follow us tok now. Dem go carry dem come to come teach pipo and wen you see pipo wey get dat kain levels, e go convince you. "Pipo come dey carry dia money, change am to dollar, from dollar dem go carry am put for dia crypto wallet, and from dat dem go move di money go oda those crypto wallet we dey call non custodial crypto wallet bicos dem no gey KYC, you no ift trace am to anybodi. So na from dat KYC, dem go come move am to some wallet to Europe, or Cambodia and from den di money don go. "But we don block some of di wallets wey di money neva go finish and na wia we don reach now. I still don hear say some pipo still dey di systems and Nigerians still dey fall victim. Dem need to learn form dis." EFFC boss tackle Nigerians on di greed wey fit don carry money lost inside CBEX, say e no get anywia for world wey pesin go make 100% on investment in three months. E say, "Wen di going bin dey good, wen pipo bin dey make 100%, dem no tell EFCC, but wen di bubble come burst, evribodi come dey blame EFCC say shey we no see dem. "Two weeks bifor dat bubble burst, we bin release list of 58 companies wey we investigate, file charges against and some of dem sef bin dey convicted, for pyramid scheme. Many odas bin plead guilty. We list deme out and we tell Nigerians say,dis na dia names, dey careful. We write to CBN and we write to SEC bicos we dey work wit dem". Meanwhile, di anti-graft agency bin tell BBC News Pidgin say dem dey collaborate wit di International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) and di Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and odas to find dose wey dey behind di CBEX platform and how dem fit recover some money.
Zawya
14-05-2025
- Health
- Zawya
Nigeria: Oyo govt has built three PHCs in 351 electoral wards since inception — Makinde
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has disclosed that his administration has built three functional Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in each of the 351 electoral wards since inception. He expressed his administration's willingness to share the template with the Federal Government in its plan to build 8,800 PHCs across the country. Makinde made this disclosure during the launch of the 2025 Omituntun Free Medical Mission at the Ibadan North-East Local Government Secretariat, Ibadan. He noted that his government decided to build PHCs in each ward to make healthcare delivery more accessible to the people. He maintained that, since the template is working in Oyo State, it would also be effective for the Federal Government, adding that his administration would continue to prioritise healthcare delivery in order to achieve a healthy population, which in turn would drive economic expansion and poverty reduction. He said:'In the health sector, this government will continue to focus on ensuring a healthy population and tackling poverty in the state. 'Only recently, the Vice-President announced the Federal Government's plan to build 8,800 PHCs nationwide. However, before this, we had already commenced the renovation and equipping of functional PHC facilities in each of our 351 wards. 'We are pleased to offer our template to the Federal Government. It has been successful in Oyo State, and I am confident it will succeed at the national level as well. 'We have made significant progress in our commitment to primary healthcare, and we must sustain the momentum. 'I want to use this opportunity to thank everyone who has contributed to the success of our health sector initiatives. Special thanks to Professor Temitope Alonge and Dr Muideen Olatunji, who have done remarkably well. 'I also appreciate the Commissioner for Health, Dr Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, the Chairman of the Oyo State Hospital Management Board, Dr Akin Fagbemi, and the Permanent Secretaries in the Ministry, as well as all healthcare practitioners.' The governor stated that his administration has continued to deliver on its promises across four key pillars: education, health, security, and economic expansion, with its policies and programmes yielding tangible results. He declared that the state has successfully tackled insecurity, while assuring residents that efforts would continue until everyone can sleep with their two eyes closed. Makinde also highlighted the excellent performance of Oyo State students in the recent Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), attributing the achievements to sound policies implemented to improve education and grow the economy. He noted that his administration has been injecting approximately N24 billion into the state's economy every month through salaries, pensions, and infrastructure development to support private sector growth. The governor emphasised that his government has achieved this positive transformation by staying focused and avoiding the blame game, choosing instead to justify the trust placed in him by the people. He said:'I want to thank the residents of Ibadan North-East Local Government for their support, and also commend all Oyo State residents for playing their part, starting from the home. The successes we are recording are due, in part, to residents doing the right things at home. 'I also appreciate your support and prayers. The stability we enjoy in Oyo State today can be traced back to how our people are managing their homes. 'I had no prior political office until six years ago when I became governor. People often compare past governments with the present, but as far back as 2018, I was not interested in what previous administrations failed to do. The people themselves know which government delivered and which did not. 'In 2019, we campaigned not on the failures of others, but on what we intended to achieve — in education, health, security, and economic expansion. 'Today, we have made remarkable progress in security, but we will not rest until it is perfect. 'On education, the improved WASSCE and UTME results are evidence that our initiatives are working and our children are receiving quality education. 'In terms of economic expansion, this administration injects N24 billion into Oyo State's economy every four weeks — this is government-driven alone. We have also provided the infrastructure to allow private businesses to thrive.' Earlier, in her welcome address, the Commissioner for Health, Dr Ajetunmobi, thanked the governor for his unwavering commitment to improving healthcare access in the state. She highlighted his administration's robust investments in health infrastructure, human resources, and initiatives aimed at strengthening the sector. She explained that the Free Omituntun Medical Mission would adopt a clustering model, with each cluster operating for three full days to ensure comprehensive healthcare delivery and post-operative follow-up for surgical cases. Dr Ajetunmobi also revealed that efforts are ongoing to facilitate the enrolment of beneficiaries into the Oyo State Health Insurance Scheme under the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) via the OYSHIA Gateway, to ensure continuity of care beyond the outreach. She encouraged beneficiaries to take responsibility for their health by retaining their service codes and adhering to post-care instructions. In his goodwill message, the Chairman of the Oyo State Hospital Management Board, Dr Akin Fagbemi, expressed gratitude to the governor for the recent recruitment of medical personnel. According to him, this has led to the state securing full accreditation for physiotherapy practice, which had been denied for the past 30 years. The event was attended by the Deputy Governor, Barrister Bayo Lawal; former Deputy Governor, Barrister Hazeem Gbolarumi; Deputy Speaker, Rt Honourable Mohammed Fadeyi; former Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Senator Monsurat Sunmonu; Chief Judge of Oyo State, Justice Iyabo Yerima; Chief of Staff to the Governor, Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi; and the Head of Service, Mrs Olubunmi Oni (mni). Also present were the Senior Executive Assistant to the Governor on General Duties, Chief Bayo Lawal; Commissioners, Permanent Secretaries, and the Chairman of the Local Government Chairmen in Oyo State, Hon Sikiru Sanda, among others.
BBC News
09-05-2025
- BBC News
Death sentences highlight femicide for Nigeria
In di past week, two men don dey sentenced to death in Nigeria for di murder of women. Di sentences, wey dey delivered by different judges, come three years afta both women dey killed. One of dose wey dem give di death penalty na Peter Nwachukwu, di husband of late popular gospel singer Osinachi, wey court find guilty of im wife death following allegations of domestic violence. Di oda na Andrew Ominikoron, one bus driver wey court find guilty of killing Bamise Ayanwola, a 22-year-old wey dey killed afta she bin take public bus. Activists and families of dose wey dey killed say dem hope say dis sentences mark significant shift towards justice delivery for women wey men kill. But, dem say, many cases of femicide for Nigeria remain unresolved. 'Pain wey I go carry to my grave' Dis include di case of Onuwabuagbe Augusta Osedion, a 21-year-old undergraduate for Lead City University, Ibadan. Osedion na happy-go lucky young woman wit dreams of running her own clothing line. But for July 2023, her bodi wey don dey decompose dey recovered from her boyfriend apartment for Lagos. Augusta boyfriend, Benjamin Best Nnanyereugo, wey go by di nickname "Killaboi", bin admit say e kill am for series of rants on im Instagram page. "Di pain of my daughter death na pain wey I go carry to my grave," her mother, Cordelia Okonye tok. "She bin promise to make money and take care of me." Days afta e bin dey apprehended for Osedion killing, Nnanyereugo bin abscond from Nigerian police custody and run to Sierra Leone wia e bin remain free man until e dey rearrested on October 20, 2023, under di false identity, 'Kanu Princeton Samuel'. But e again bin escape custody during one prison break for Freetown on November 26, 2023. According to di Nigeria police, e bin travel through multiple regions including West Africa, East Asia and di Middle East, under forged identities bifor e eventually relocate to Doha, Qatar on January 24, 2025. Dia, e bin live under di alias 'Toure Abdoulaye' wit forged Guinean passport bifor im arrest for February and den repatriation to Nigeria for April 2025 to stand trial. But Augusta mama bin tell di BBC say im arrest no change anytin as far as she dey concerned, and no go eva give her any closure or relief of di pain wey her daughter death bring. Femicide for Nigeria For 2023, estimate of 85,000 women dey intentionally killed globally, according to di UN Women, one arm of di United Nations wey dey dedicated to gender equality and women empowerment. Dis translate to six women killed evri hour. Out of dis number, Africa get di highest number of gender-related killings, wit 21,000 reported cases of femicide. Most of dis women, 60%, dey killed by intimate partners or family members. For Nigeria for 2024, 133 women and girls dey killed in gender-related violence, according to DOHS Cares Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation wey dey monitor reported cases of femicide. Many oda cases dey unreported. Ajayi Ololade, a gender activist and founder of DOHS Care Foundation, say e appear say di incidents of femicide dey on di rise, wit 32 cases wey dey reported between January and March dis year. One of dis na di case of 24-year-old youth corps member, Salome Adaidu, wey bin go viral for January 2025 afta her severed head dey found inside bag for Karu, few kilometres from Nigeria capital Abuja. One gospel artiste, Timileyin Ajayi, dey apprehended for her killing. Police bin later find more dismembered remains for im home. E bin claim say Salome dey cheat on am. Ajayi, wey currently dey stand trial for culpable homicide, don plead not guilty to di charge "Any time we think of how my sister dey killed, e hurt a lot," Salome sister, Patience Adaidu, bin tell BBC one day afta di first court hearing. "Wit di help of God and evri one wey dey involved, we suppose dey able to get justice," she tok. Unlike Augusta and Salome wey appear to dey killed by dia intimate partner, anoda femicide victim, 22-year-old Bamise Ayanwole, dey killed by a stranger. Ayanwola bin leave her workplace for Ajah, one Lagos suburb, on her way to her elder broda house for February 2022 but no reach her intended destination. Her last communication na one voice note to a friend wey she bin send while she dey inside BRT, express concern over di behaviour of di bus driver. Her body dey found nine days later. Although dem find Andrew Ominikoron guilty of her murder and now don dey sentenced to death, di victim family don express di frustration wit di justice process. Dem say dem believe say accomplices to di murder still dey on di run, and dey question why dem no make di results of some DNA tests public. Ayanwola sister, Onaopemipo Damilola, don also criticise di court process say e dey slow. "E don dey frustrating; e dey annoying, need to go (to court) evri time and no reasonable tin don dey done," she bin tok for February. "Most of di times, di defence counsel no gree show up wey don dey cause drag in di case." Justice wey dey difficult to find No specific laws for di Nigerian Constitution to address cases of femicide. For di families of many victims, justice remain difficult to find. "None of di victims of femicide cases wey DOHS Foundation dey involved in don get justice", gender activist Ajayi Ololade tok - she cite prolonged litigation, suspects abscondment and inadequate sentencing as factors. Families of femicide victims say dem dey often silenced by culture of victim blaming. "Many pipo bin insult me say I refuse to train my daughter well, say na why 'yahoo' boy' use am for ritual," Onuwabuagbe Augusta Osedion mama tok. Similar sentiments dey expressed on X wen di murder of Salome Adaidu bin go viral for January 2025. Activists bin worry say victim blaming in gender-related killings dey discourage families to seek justice and enable culprits to avoid accountability for dia crimes. "Instead of condemning di actual act of femicide, in most cases, di conversation online usually dey centred around wetin di victim dey wear or how di victim don provoke di perpetrators," Ajayi Ololade tok.
