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Service Layout For Govt-owned Lands Commences In Bauchi

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The Bauchi State Government on Saturday commenced the service layout of all government-owned lands for proper erection of buildings in the state.

Mr Umar Mukaila, Head of Site and Services, Bauchi State Ministry of Lands and Survey, said the exercise began with the service-layout of 343 plots of government land in Turun area of Bauchi.

He said that the exercise would provide the necessary infrastructure before people start building them.

Mukaila said that the present administration deemed it necessary to embark on the exercise to curtail illegal activities on its land.

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“One of the objectives of this exercise is to provide service layout for all the government-owned lands with infrastructure being provided by either the government or private developer.

“Most of our layouts in the past were not service layouts, as a result of that, it has given room for violation, illegal subdivision and all sorts of illegality.

“However, this government sees the need to curtail such kinds of activities.

”The government will provide a new way of service layout where once it is created, there will be infrastructure like service roads, drainages, electricities before being allocated,” he said.

Mukaila said that the Ministry would also reclaim most of the government’s layouts that had been bastardised and restructure them with the same service layout taking place on the 343 plots of land in Turun.

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“We are working here today, activities are taking place, the road opening is taking place and we are going to extend same to other areas,” he said.

Mukaila revealed that the ministry would work in partnership with private companies to provide service layout with infrastructure in any area where building was going to be erected.

He said that the idea was to have a befitting look of a modern construction in the state.

Also speaking, Abdullahi Mohammed, Chairman, Board of Directors, Bauchi State Urban Planning and Development Board (BSUPDB), said that the exercise was a reactivation of effective town planning in the state.

The chairman said that the city of Bauchi was developed as an amorphous settlement with no proper drainage systems.

He said that town planning exercise was coming back to play its roles in the state.

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“If you look at the city centre of Bauchi, it was developed as an amorphous kind of settlement with no drainage and you can hardly pass through in some places.

”We can’t continue to live in the past of about 200 years ago.

“When you have a layout with roads and drainages, there are so many advantages health-wise, security-wise and so on. That is the essence of this service layout exercise,” he said.

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Mohammed decried the way at which houses were built in a very congested manner.

He noted that the situation makes it difficult for fire service vehicles to gain access to some buildings in the case of a fire disaster.

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He appreciated the state governor, Bala Mohammed for coming up with such a laudable initiative, saying it would correct such anomaly.

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Man, 38 Escapes Assassination Attempt In Benin

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By Omokha Andrew

A 38-year-old activist, Innocent Omoruyi, narrowly escaped assassination in the early hours of Wednesday, July 19, 2023 as his residence at Obe Community,Sapele Road in Benin city was attacked by yet to be identified gun men.

The attack which eye witnesses say was viciously executed on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 bore the markings of a dreaded cult group terrorizing Benin City, the state capital.

The Obe, Sapale Road incident, it was learnt, happened soon after Omoruyi left the house to attend to matters of interest some few metres away from his home.

The assailants were said to have shot sporadically in their frustration as residents scampered for safety.

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However, Omoruyi escaped unharmed.

One of the eye witnesses who craved anonymity said: “The felons apparently went for the kill, weilding guns and other dangerous weapons. “We are shocked that they didn’t see Innocent Omoruyi who was just some few metres away from home when they arrived”.

“How that happened, only God knows and it was obvious that it wasn’t his time to die yet and just before that not long ago his business place on Lagos Street, Benin City was burnt down in the middle of the night by unknown arsonists.

“This sequence of events is not ordinary. We know it’s politically motivated due to the role he played in the last general elections. He has been advised to go into hiding at the moment for his personal safety”, he concluded.

When contacted, the police Public Relations Officer Chidi Nwabuzor said he was yet to get any information as regards the latest incident. He promised to feed our correspondent with relevant details as soon as they become handy.

Our information source however revealed that the matter has already been incidented at the Love World Police station on Sapele Road, Benin city.

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Nigeria To Earn Over $4bn Revenue As FEC Okays Concession Of Abuja, Kano Airports

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Nigeria will earn over $4 billion in nominal revenue as the Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday okayed the concession of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, to the Corporacion American Airport Consortium, a Luxembourg-based company.

James Odaudu, the Special Assistant on Public Affairs to the Minister of Aviation, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.

According to him, the Council also approved that the Federal Ministry of Aviation would be renamed the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace.

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The statement noted that the company would make combined upfront payments of $8.5 million for the concession of NAIA and MAKIA.

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He added that the development would spur evidential growth within the Nigerian aviation industry.

In alignment with the Aviation Roadmap, approved by Mr President on 18th October 2016, the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace is delighted to inform all stakeholders, both local and international, and the media, that the concession of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano has been approved by the Federal Executive Council,” the statement said.

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In December 2022 and January 2023, Corporacion American Airport Consortium was announced as the preferred bidder for the airport’s concession after scaling through a series of evaluations of technical and financial bids.

Nominal revenues mean income not adjusted for inflation and decreasing purchasing power.

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Russia Expelled From Council Of Europe Amid War With Ukraine

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The Council of Europe says it has expelled Russia with immediate effect after 26 years of membership because of the Ukraine war.

The Committee of Ministers took the decision in a special session, the rights body announced in the French city of Strasbourg on Wednesday.

Earlier, Russia had already declared its withdrawal from the Council of Europe after it had taken steps to exclude it.

On Tuesday evening, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe voted unanimously in favour of Russia’s exclusion.

Russia joined the Council of Europe on Feb. 28, 1996.

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Together with the formal notification of the withdrawal, the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe also received information from the Russian Federation on Tuesday about its intention to denounce the European Convention on Human Rights.

In a statement on Tuesday evening, the leaders of the Council of Europe once again condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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They expressed their solidarity with the Russian people, who continue to belong to the European family and share its values.

The body said it would continue to stand by Ukraine in the fight against the aggressor.

The Council of Europe monitors the observance of human rights in its 46 member states and is not part of the European Union.

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The body reacted to the Russian invasion of Ukraine two weeks ago by suspending Russia’s membership, this decision was considered historic.

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