"And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and i will give thee rest" (Exodus 33 v 14)

When in Sorrow, .......................................... call John 14
When Men fail you, ..................................... call Psalm 27
When you have sinned, ............................ call Psalm 51
When you are in danger, .......................... call Psalm 91
When you worry, .......................... call Mathew 6 v 19-24
When God seems far away, .......................... call Psalm 139

When your Faith needs strength, .......................... call Hebrews 11
When you are lonely and fearful, .......................... call Psalm 23
When you grow bitter and critical, .......................... call 1 Cor. 13
When you feel down and out, .......................... call Romans 8 v 31-39
When you want peace and rest, .......................... call Mathew 11 v 25-30
When you want Christian assurance, .......................... call Romans 8 v 1-30
When you leave home for work or travel, .......................... call Psalm 121
When your prayer grows narrow or selfish, .......................... call Psalm 67
When you want courage for a task, .......................... call Joshua 1
When you think investment/returns, .......................... call Mark 10
How to get invention/opportunity, .......................... call Isaiah 55
For secret to happiness, .......................... call Col. 3 v 12-17
For idea of Christianity, .......................... call 1 Cor 5 v 15-19
If you are depressed, .......................... call Psalm 27
If yiu want to be fruitful, .......................... call John 15
If you are losing confidence, .......................... call 1 Cor 13
If people seem unkind, .......................... call John 15

Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti and his Egypt 80 band, has been nominated for 61st Grammy’s best world music album for his Black Times album.

The youngest son of late Fela Anikulapo-Kuti will be contesting the category with four other nominees: Bombino – Deran, Fatoumata Diawara – Fenfo, Soweto Gospel Choir – Freedom and Yiddish Glory – The Lost Songs of World War II.

The nominations, which were announced Friday, saw Kendrick Lamar leading the field, with eight nods recognising his work for the “Black Panther” soundtrack, including the hit song “All the Stars” with SZA.

Variety.com reported that Drake is right on his tails with seven nominations, and producer Boi-1da and Americana singer Brandi Carlile are just behind them with six apiece.

Cardi B, Lady Gaga, Childish Gambino, Maren Morris, R&B newcomer H.E.R., and producer Sounwave all notched five grammy nominations.

According to Variety.com, in a departure from last year, in which Jay-Z was the only artist to score nods in the top three categories, this time around, Drake, Lamar, and Carlile all garnered nominations for record, song, and album of the year.

Drake’s single “God’s Plan” and his album “Scorpion” are both recognized; Lamar’s “All the Stars” and the “Black Panther” soundtrack he curated are vying for the top categories; and Carlile’s song “The Joke,” along with her album “By the Way, I Forgive You,” nabbed top nominations as well.

The 2019 Grammy is set to hold on February 10 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, US.

See some nominations below:

Record Of The Year:

“I Like It” — Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin
“The Joke” — Brandi Carlile
“This Is America” — Childish Gambino
“God’s Plan” — Drake
“Shallow” — Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
“All The Stars” — Kendrick Lamar & SZA
“Rockstar” — Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage
“The Middle” — Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey

Album Of The Year:
“Invasion Of Privacy” — Cardi B
“By The Way, I Forgive You” — Brandi Carlile
“Scorpion” — Drake
“H.E.R.” — H.E.R.
“Beerbongs & Bentleys” — Post Malone
“Dirty Computer” — Janelle Monáe
“Golden Hour” — Kacey Musgraves
“Black Panther: The Album, Music From And Inspired By” (Various Artists)

Song Of The Year:

“All The Stars” — Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Al Shuckburgh, Mark Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar & SZA)
“Boo’d Up” — Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)
“God’s Plan” — Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)
“In My Blood” — Teddy Geiger, Scott Harris, Shawn Mendes & Geoffrey Warburton, songwriters (Shawn Mendes)
“The Joke” — Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
“The Middle” — Sarah Aarons, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Marcus Lomax, Kyle Trewartha, Michael
Trewartha & Anton Zaslavski, songwriters (Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey)
“Shallow” — Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
“This Is America” — Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)

Best New Artist:
Chloe x Halle
Luke Combs
Greta Van Fleet
H.E.R.
Dua Lipa
Margo Price
Bebe Rexha
Jorja Smith

POP FIELD

Best Pop Solo Performance:
“Colors” — Beck
“Havana (Live)” — Camila Cabello
“God Is A Woman” — Ariana Grande
“Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?)” — Lady Gaga
“Better Now” — Post Malone

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:

“Fall In Line” — Christina Aguilera Featuring Demi Lovato
“Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” — Backstreet Boys
“‘S Wonderful” — Tony Bennett & Diana Krall
“Shallow” — Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
“Girls I Like You” — Maroon 5 Featuring Cardi B
“Say Something” — Justin Timberlake Featuring Chris Stapleton
“The Middle” — Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey

Best Pop Vocal Album:
“Camila” — Camila Cabello
“Meaning Of Life” — Kelly Clarkson
“Sweetener” — Ariana Grande
“Shawn Mendes” — Shawn Mendes
“Beautiful Trauma” — P!nk
“Reputation” — Taylor Swift

DANCE/ELECTRONIC FIELD

Best Dance Recording:
“Northern Soul” — Above & Beyond Featuring Richard Bedford
“Ultimatum” — Disclosure (Featuring Fatoumata Diawara)
“Losing It” — Fisher
“Electricity” — Silk City & Dua Lipa Featuring Diplo & Mark Ronson
“Ghost Voices” — Virtual Self

Best Dance/Electronic Album:

“Singularity” —Jon Hopkins
“Woman Worldwide” — Justice
“Treehouse” — Sofi Tukker
“Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides” — SOPHIE
“Lune Rouge” — TOKiMONSTA

CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL FIELD

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album:

“The Emancipation Procrastination” — Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah “Steve Gadd Band” — Steve Gadd Band

“Modern Lore” — Julian Lage

“Laid Black” — Marcus Miller

“Protocol 4” — Simon Phillips

ROCK FIELD

Best Rock Performance:

“Four Out Of Five” —Arctic Monkeys
“When Bad Does Good” — Chris Cornell
“Made An America” — The Fever 333
“Highway Tune” — Greta Van Fleet
“Uncomfortable” — Halestorm

Best Metal Performance:

“Condemned To The Gallows “— Between The Buried And Me
“Honeycomb” — Deafheaven
“Electric Messiah” — High On Fire
“Betrayer” — Trivium
“On My Teeth — Underoath

Best Rock Song:
“Black Smoke Rising” — Jacob Thomas Kiszka, Joshua Michael Kiszka, Samuel Francis Kiszka & Daniel
Robert Wagner, songwriters (Greta Van Fleet)
“Jumpsuit” — Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots)
“MANTRA” — Jordan Fish, Matthew Kean, Lee Malia, Matthew Nicholls & Oliver Sykes, songwriters (Bring Me
The Horizon)
“Masseduction” — Jack Antonoff & Annie Clark, songwriters (St. Vincent)
“Rats” — Tom Dalgety & A Ghoul Writer, songwriters (Ghost)

Best Rock Album:

“Rainier Fog” — Alice In Chains
“M A N I A” — Fall Out Boy
“Prequelle — Ghost
“From The Fires” — Greta Van Fleet
“Pacific Daydream” — Weezer

ALTERNATIVE FIELD

Best Alternative Music Album:

“Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino” —Arctic Monkeys
“Colors” — Beck
“Utopia” — Björk
“American Utopia” — David Byrne
“Masseduction” — St. Vincent

R&B FIELD

Best R&B Performance:

“Long As I Live” — Toni Braxton
“Summer” — The Carters
“Y O Y” — Lalah Hathaway
“Best Part” — H.E.R. Featuring Daniel Caesar
“First Began” — PJ Morton

Best Traditional R&B Performance:

“Bet Ain’t Worth The Hand” — Leon Bridges
“Don’t Fall Apart On Me Tonight” — Bettye LaVette
“Honest” — MAJOR.
“How Deep Is Your Love” — PJ Morton Featuring Yebba
“Made For Love” — Charlie Wilson Featuring Lalah Hathaway

Best R&B Song:

“Boo’d Up” — Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon
McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)
“Come Through And Chill” — Jermaine Cole, Miguel Pimentel & Salaam Remi, songwriters (Miguel Featuring J. Cole & Salaam Remi)
“Feels Like Summer” — Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)
“Focus” — Darhyl Camper Jr, H.E.R. & Justin Love, songwriters (H.E.R.)
“Long As I Live” — Paul Boutin, Toni Braxton & Antonio Dixon, songwriters (Toni Braxton)

Best Urban Contemporary Album:

“Everything Is Love” — The Carters
“The Kids Are Alright “— Chloe x Halle
“Chris Dave And The Drumhedz” — Chris Dave And The Drumhedz
“War & Leisure” — Miguel
“Ventriloquism” — Meshell Ndegeocello

Best R&B Album:

“Sex & Cigarettes” — Toni Braxton
“Good Thing” — Leon Bridges
“Honestly” — Lalah Hathaway
“H.E.R.” — H.E.R.
“Gumbo Unplugged (Live)” — PJ Morton

RAP FIELD

Best Rap Performance:

“Be Careful” — Cardi B
“Nice For What” — Drake
“King’s Dead” — Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake
“Bubblin” — Anderson .Paak
“Sicko Mode” — Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee

Best Rap/Sung Performance:

“Like I Do” — Christina Aguilera Featuring Goldlink
“Pretty Little Fears” — 6LACK Featuring J. Cole
“This Is America” — Childish Gambino
“All The Stars” — Kendrick Lamar & SZA
“Rockstar” — Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage

Best Rap Song:

“God’s Plan” — Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron
LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)
“King’s Dead” — Kendrick Duckworth, Samuel Gloade, James Litherland, Johnny McKinzie, Mark Spears, Travis Walton, Nayvadius Wilburn & Michael Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future &
James Blake)
“Lucky You” — R. Fraser, G. Lucas, M. Mathers, M. Samuels & J.
Sweet, songwriters (Eminem Featuring Joyner Lucas)
“Sicko Mode” — Khalif Brown, Rogét Chahayed, BryTavious Chambers, Mike Dean, Mirsad Dervic, Kevin Gomringer, Tim Gomringer, Aubrey Graham, John Edward Hawkins, Chauncey Hollis, Jacques Webster, Ozan Yildirim & Cydel Young, songwriters (Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee)
“Win” — K. Duckworth, A. Hernandez, J. McKinzie, M. Samuels
& C. Thompson, songwriters (Jay Rock)

Best Rap Album:
“Invasion Of Privacy” — Cardi B
“Swimming” — Mac Miller
“Victory Lap” — Nipsey Hussle
“Daytona” — Pusha T
“Astroworld” — Travis Scott

COUNTRY FIELD

Best Country Solo Performance:

“Wouldn’t It Be Great?” — Loretta Lynn
“Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters” — Maren Morris
“Butterflies” — Kacey Musgraves
“Millionaire” — Chris Stapleton
“Parallel Line” — Keith Urban

Best Country Duo/Group Performance:

“Shoot Me Straight” — Brothers Osborne
“Tequila” — Dan + Shay
” When Someone Stops Loving You” — Little Big Town
“Dear Hate” — Maren Morris Featuring Vince Gill
“Meant To Be” — Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line

Best Country Song:

“Break Up In The End” — Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill & Jon Nite, songwriters (Cole Swindell)
“Dear Hate” — Tom Douglas, David Hodges & Maren Morris,
Songwriters (Maren Morris Featuring Vince Gill)
“I Lived It” — Rhett Akins, Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley & Ben
Hayslip, songwriters (Blake Shelton)
“Space Cowboy” — Luke Laird, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves,
songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
“Tequila” — Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds & Dan Smyers, songwriters (Dan + Shay)
“When Someone Stops Loving You” — Hillary Lindsey, Chase McGill & Lori McKenna, songwriters (Little Big Town)

Best Country Album:

“Unapologetically” — Kelsea Ballerini
“Port Saint Joe” — Brothers Osborne
“Girl Going Nowhere” — Ashley McBryde
“Golden Hour” — Kacey Musgraves
“From A Room: Volume 2” — Chris Stapleton

JAZZ FIELD

Best Improvised Jazz Solo:

“Some Of That Sunshine” — Regina Carter, soloist
“Don’t Fence Me In” — John Daversa, soloist
“We See” — Fred Hersch, soloists
“De-dah” — Brad Mehldau, soloist
“Cadenas” — Miguel Zenón, soloist

Best Jazz Vocal Album:
“My Mood Is You” — Freddy Cole
“The Questions” — Kurt Elling
“The Subject Tonight Is Love” — Kate McGarry With Keith Ganz & Gary Versace
“If You Really Want” — Raul Midón With The Metropole Orkest Conducted By Vince Mendoza
“The Window” — Cécile McLorin Salvant

Best Jazz Instrumental Album:

“Diamond Cut” — Tia Fuller
“Live In Europe” — Fred Hersch Trio
“Seymour Reads The Constitution!” — Brad Mehldau Trio
“Still Dreaming” — Joshua Redman, Ron Miles, Scott Colley & Brian Blade
“Emanon” — The Wayne Shorter Quartet

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album:

“All About That Basie” — The Count Basie Orchestra Directed By Scotty
Barnhart
“American Dreamers: Voices Of Hope, Music Of Freedom” — John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists
“Presence” — Orrin Evans And The Captain Black Big Band
“All Can Work” — John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
“Barefoot Dances And Other Visions” — Jim McNeely & The Frankfurt Radio Big Band

WORLD MUSIC FIELD

Best World Music Album:

“Deran” — Bombino
“Fenfo” — Fatoumata Diawara
“Black Times” — Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
“Freedom” — Soweto Gospel Choir
“The Lost Songs of World War II” — Yiddish Glory

The National Conscience Party (NCP), a member of Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), has described as an affront, the endorsement of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar by CUPP as consensus candidate for 2019 election.

Atiku Abubakar, a former Vice President of Nigeria, is the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

NCP National Publicity Secretary and member, Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) Media/Publicity Committee, Dr Emmanuel Okereke, said in Lagos that the purported endorsement was an affront to the spirit and vision of CUPP.

He noted that NCP entered into alliance with some political parties with the aim of producing consensus presidential candidate that would be financially and structurally supported by CUPP.

“The NCP National Executive Committee and National Coordinating Council unanimous resolve to fully go into alliance with the CUPP) for credence.

“Disappointedly today in CUPP, same poor Nigerian masses we all came together to rescue are alarmed as just few elements against the letter and spirit of CUPP purportedly adopted the PDP’s presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar as a consensus candidate for the February 2019 presidential election.

“This is a rape to the ethos of political alliance viz social re-engineering; an affront not only to the NCP which gave the alliance credence but also to CUPP, therefore must be unfalteringly resisted.

“NCP dissociates itself from this macabre dance of shame,” he said.

Okereke, also frowned at the CUPP steering committee chairman, Mr Olagunsoye Oyinlola, for not following the guidelines for selecting a consensus candidate.

He said the Oyinlola’s committee invited all political parties in the coalition to forward intelligent memoranda.

“The same persons changed the goal post now, right in the middle of the match, no, and never, this is unacceptable!

“NCP resists this shenanigan in totality, hence CUPP initial procedures for this exercise is not only dubiously jettisoned but clandestinely emasculated,” he said.

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) had also on Thursday distanced itself from the endorsement.

SDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Mohammed Alfa who disclosed this said the party already had a candidate, Mr Donald Duke whose name was submitted to INEC as its presidential candidate for the 2019 election.

Nigerian singer, Reekado Banks, whose real name is Ayoleyi Solomon, has parted ways with Don Jazzy’s Marvin Records.

The 25 year-old singer announced his departure from Mavin Records on Instagram, with an emotional note.

He thanked Don Jazzy for the opportunity he gave him when he signed with the record label in 2013.

And Don Jazzy was graceful enough to wish the former protege well in his career.

“Sign small boy …small boy turn big man. It’s been an incredible 5 years. Wishing you nothing but success”.

Reekado post read: “Today I write in tears, not from a place of pain, but of joy and gratitude. A place of bliss and satisfaction because I am more than contented with how far this opportunity has brought me. The last five years have been the most blissful years of my career. The journey has been extremely wonderful and filled with the best experiences.

“I’ve learnt that family is not just about blood ties but about the love, sacrifices and friendship that exist amongst its members. The relationships I have fostered has proved to me that love is thicker than blood. Joining the @mavinrecords family was the best thing to have happened to me in the last decade. @donjazzy took me in and treated me like his own son. I’ll be eternally grateful to him for sacrifices he made towards the growth of my career.

“His selflessness and efforts towards me and the entire Mavin crew is one that is admirable and worthy of emulation. A true KING with a large heart, full of kindness and ready to accommodate even more people. And to the rest of the crew, Our family is a clear example of the saying, ‘We rise by lifting others’. Thank you all for all the times you’ve lifted me at my lowest moments, for the support, the amazing hits and most especially, the LOVE. Taking this bold step and moving on from Mavin Records onto bigger opportunities is something that, though not easy, is absolutely necessary because of my growth. I am very ecstatic about what the future holds and I cannot wait to share with everyone what new opportunities have come. Long Live Mavin Records.”

Role of English Language in Nigeria?

• According to Bamgbose (1971:36) the most important role of English in Nigeria is it's use as a medium of social communication. It is used for inter-ethnic communication amongst people of different linguistic backgrounds.

• English is the language through which Nigeria is heard outside her borders - United Nations, Common wealth e.t.c

• English is the language of bureaucracy; official government records, administrative instructions and minutes are all in English. Also deliberations in the National Assembly and states Houses of Assembly are conducted in English.

• English is also the language of Education. It is officially recognized as the medium of instruction through out the federation from primary three to the University level.

• English is the language of educational evaluation. All subjects (apart from the Nigerian and Foreign languages) are examined in the English language.

• English is the language of the mass media. It is the primary language in which news are written and cast before being translated into the indigenous language. It is extensively used in the radio, television and news papers.

• English has developed a second language (now referred to as L2) in Nigeria. It is Nigeria's lingua franca or official language.

• English is the language of politics. Used for electioneering campaigning manifestos, political speeches, radio jingles and sponsored advertisement in newspapers and on bill boards are in English because of the multilingual nature of the country.

• English is the language of commerce in Nigeria. Used in import / export business, advert negotiations, presentation of irrevocable letters of credit, filling of foreign exchange forms etc.

• English is also used as the language of law. For legal business and documents. The Nigerian Constitution is written and interpreted in English.

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WHEN CAN CAC REFUSE REGISTRATION OF A COMPANY - section 36 CAMA

• Where the memorandum and article of association does not comply with the provisions of CAMA-S.36 CAMA
• When the business the company wishes to carry on or the object for which it is formed or any of them is illegal.
• Where the subscribers to the memorandum are incompetent or disqualified by virtue of SECTION 20 of Companies Allied Matters Act
• Where there is noncompliance with the requirement of any other law as to registration and incorporation of a company or;
• Where the proposed name of the company conflict with or is likely to conflict with an existing trademark or business name, including where the name is one of those prohibited under SECTION 30 of the Companies Allied Matters Act.

WHAT ARE THE MANDATORY CLAUSES IN A MEMO - SECTION 27(1) CAMA

• Name of the company
• Registered office address of the company. Not including Private mail bag or postal box address.
• Business object of the company
• The restriction on the powers of the company
• Status of the company
• Liability of the members of the company
• Authorised Share capital

IMPORTANT THINGS TO NOTE IN REGULATION OF CORPORATE NAMES
Names of a company - S. 30(1) & (2)

• The name of the company must end with the status of the company either in full or in abbreviation pursuant to section 29 CAMA.

• Even though a company is entitled to have any name, some names are prohibited while some others are restricted.

• The rules on corporate names are so strict that even if a name was inadvertently registered in contravention of CAMA, then by section 31(1) & (4) CAMA, the owner of the new contravening name would have the option of either voluntarily dropping the name, or would be forced to compulsorily change the name, either by the directive of CAC acting suo motu or upon a petition by the aggrieved original owner of the name.

• It is important to note that a person cannot claim monopoly to a generic name. Thus, use of generic names should be avoided.

Prohibited names - s. 30(1) when Registering a Company in Nigeria

• A name identical or resembling an existing name of a company as to be calculated to deceive. There is an exception here to the effect that such name can be used where the existing company is in liquidation or in the course of being dissolved and its consent to the use of that name has been obtained. See section 30(1)(a) CAMA; NIGER CHEMISTS LTD v NIGERIA CHEMISTS LTD (1961) ALL NLR 171; DAILY NEED PHARMACEUTICAL IND. V DAILY NEEDS INDUSTRIES LTD (1997) 3 NWLR (Pt. 491) 99

• A name containing the words "chamber of commerce" unless it is a company limited by guarantee. See section 30(1)(b) CAMA; LAGOS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE v REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES (1952) 14 WACA 197

• A name, which in the opinion of CAC, is capable of misleading as to the nature or extent of its activities or is undesirable, offensive or otherwise contrary to public policy. See section 30(1)(c) CAMA, Amasike v Registrar-General CAC

• A name which, in the opinion of CAC, would violate any existing trade mark or business name registered in Nigeria, unless the consent of the owner is obtained. See section 30(1)(d)CAMA. It must be noted that even if the trademark or business name is registered, remedy can be sought from the Court through the common law action PASSING-OFF.

The foregoing rules do not apply only to already registered and existing names. They also apply to names which have been reserved under section 32 CAMA, for the period for which they were reserved. See section 32(1) & (2) CAMA

With respect to the registration of business names, the principles are basically the same and they are provided for under section 579(2) CAMA

Under section 31(1) & (4) CAMA, CAC can compel any company using a prohibited name to change its name. Note that under section 31(1), the time limit within which CAC can compel a company to change its name is 6 months from the date the offending name was registered and the company shall change it within 6 weeks from the date the direction is given. After the 6 months period, the only remedy is through a common law action under the economic tort of Passing-Off.

In furtherance of sections 31(1) & (4), there are new grounds upon which CAC can cancel the registration of an approved name.

They are provided in Regulation 10 of the Companies Regulations 2012 as follows:

• The CAC can cancel an approved name where the CAC has reasonable grounds to believe that the name; whether for a company, business name, or incorporated trustee, was obtained by fraud. Reg. 10(1)

• The CAC can cancel an approved name when it inadvertently or erroneously approved the name. Reg. 10(2)

Restricted names - s. 30(2) when Registering a Company in Nigeria

Under CAMA, restricted names can be used with the consent of the CAC but in practice, the consent of the relevant authority must also be obtained before CAC can grant consent. That is, although CAMA provides that the consent of CAC is what is required, in practice, CAC usually requires evidence of the consent of the appropriate authority or person. For instance, if I want to register “Nsukka Global Ltd”; before CAC would grant consent, I must first show evidence of consent to use the name Nsukka from Nsukka Local Government in Enugu State by producing a Letter of Authority.

The restricted names are:

• Names that contain the words Federal, National, Regional, State, Government or words that suggest that it enjoys patronage from the federal or state government or any ministry or department of government. See section 30(2)(a) CAMA

• Names that contain the word ‘municipal’ or ‘chartered’ or in the opinion of CAC suggests or is calculated to suggest that it enjoys connection with any municipality or local authority. See section 30(2)(b) CAMA

• Names that contain the word ‘cooperative’ or ‘building society’. See section 30(2)(c) CAMA

• Names that contain the word “group” or “holding”. See section 30(2)(d) CAMA
  Note that a name may be reserved for a period of 60 days pending incorporation upon a written application to the commission and payment of prescribed fees – see section 32(1) and (2) CAMA.

• Registered address: the registered office address must be expressed to be situated in Nigeria to comply with the Nigerian status of the company despite the name.

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Friday preside over a `Special Federal Executive Council meeting to deliberate solely on 2019 draft budget proposal.

Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, revealed this when he briefed State House correspondents at the end of the Councils meeting.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the FEC meeting was presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday.

Adesina stated that the Fridays Special FEC meeting would endorse and approve the 2019 draft budget for onward submission to the National Assembly for its approval.

NAN reports that on Oct. 18, Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udoma, at the consultative forum on the medium term expenditure framework (MTEF) and fiscal strategy paper (FSP) 2019 to 2021, said the Federal Government plans to submit a leaner 2019 budget to the National Assembly before the end of November.

In spite of the recent oil output drop to about 1.9 million barrels a day, Udoma said government was optimistic the 2.3 million barrels a day target was achievable with production now rising to about 2.15 million barrels a day and new oil productions being put into play.

Although a $50 per barrel oil price benchmark was proposed in the ERGP, he said with a significant rise in the price above $80 per barrel currently, government has proposed a $60 a barrel oil price for the budget.

He said N305 was proposed as exchange rate to the dollar, with government working to keep inflation down after slight increases in the last two months on the heels of 18 months consecutive decline.

The projected target gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate for the budget was put at 3.01 per cent, reduced from 4.5 per cent in the ERGP; 3.6 per cent in 2020 and 3.9 per cent in 2021.

Growth is expected to increase from 0.8 per cent in 2017 to 2.1 per cent this year and 3.01 per cent in 2019 with the continued implementation of the ERGP in 2019 and improved outlook for oil prices, he said.

On revenue, Udoma said based on the oil price and oil production assumptions, government expects to generate about N3.6 trillion from oil, up by about N500 billion from last years figure.

About N6.9 trillion revenue is projected to be available to the budget in 2019.

With other projections showing government expects to collect less revenue from some independent sources, he said only about N624 billion is expected to be realised, against about N847 billion in the 2018 budget, among others.

Source: NAN

Eight East Africa countries have topped 20 most visa-open rating in the region in the 2018 Visa Openness Index.

The African Union (AU) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) which carried out the survey list the countries as Kenya, Uganda, Comoros, Djibouti, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, and Tanzania.

West Africa that has seven countries in the top 20 most visa-open countries among them Benin, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Senegal and Togo while Southern Africa has the least number with four and North Africa one.

The top 20 list is based on progress made on visa openness score between 2016 and 2018 across Africa. Countries in the list have enacted policies allowing Africans greater visa free or visa-on-arrival access.

Kenya is the most improved nation in opening up its borders for free access.

According to the report, Kenya moved six places up thanks to the governments decision to allow citizens from African States to obtain visa on arrival.

Nationals from 18 African countries do not require visa to enter Kenya, 33 require visa on arrival while only two countries need to obtain visa before arrival.

Meanwhile, Kenyans can travel to 18 African countries visa-free and to 15 African countries with a visa on arrival, which represents one of the highest mobility rates on the continent.

Rwanda was also another big mover rising to position three this year up from number nine in 2017.

There is liberal access to Rwanda, with no visa required for 15 countries and visa on arrival for 38 countries.

The AU has since 2016 when it launched a continental passport as part of a strategy to encourage open borders has been pushing for the adoption of a free travel in Africa to help improve trade and tourism in the continent.

In their joint report, the AU and AfDB stated: Removing obstacles for Africans to visit, explore and invest in the continent fits into this context .

More countries are putting in place visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to catalyse tourism and attract investment, alongside measures to improve their business environment, the AU and AfDB said in a joint report.

The liberalised visa regime was set up to promote more open borders across the continent and to boost trade, security and Africa-wide integration.

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and Single African Air Transport Market were launched in 2018 and progress has been made on the Free Movement of Persons Protocol.

The continental free trade area was signed by close to 50 countries at the AU Summit in March last year, alongside the Kigali Declaration and the Free Movement Protocol.

It creates one African market of 1.2 billion people, with a GDP of $2.5 trillion, which has the potential to boost intra-African trade by 52 per cent by 2020, benefiting African producers, consumers and traders.

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Murtaza Ahmadi moved the world with his love for footballer Lionel Messi in 2016. His dream of meeting the Argentinian came true, but now the seven-year-old boy is living a nightmare as one of thousands of Afghans displaced by war.

Murtaza and his family abandoned their home in southeastern Ghazni province in November, along with hundreds of others fleeing intense fighting after the Taliban launched an offensive in the previously safe area.

Now they are among the thousands of similarly uprooted people struggling to get by in Kabul, and also living with the fear that the Taliban are hunting for their famous son.

The image of Murtaza sporting a makeshift Messi jersey made of a blue and white striped plastic bag and with Messis name and famous number 10 written carefully on the back in felt-tip pen flooded media and social networks in 2016.

The media hype drew the football superstars attention, and that year Murtaza met his idol in Qatar, where he walked out onto the pitch clutching Messis hand as a mascot for a Barcelona friendly.

Messi, a UNICEF goodwill ambassador, also gave his tiny fan an autographed jersey and a football.

But the moment of happiness has quickly dissipated.

AFP met with the family recently in the cramped room in Kabul they are renting from another impoverished family, where Murtazas mother Shafiqa told how they had fled their home district of Jaghori in the night after hearing gunshots.

We couldnt take any of our belongings, we left only with our lives, she said, her face half hidden by a scarf.

The family belongs to the Shiite-denominated Hazara ethnic group, who were targeted by the Sunni Taliban in their November operation in Ghazni.

The UN says up to 4,000 families fled, with witnesses describing absolute terror to AFP. Hundreds of civilians, soldiers, and insurgents were killed in the fighting.

The fear felt by the Ahmadi family was ratcheted up when they learned that the Taliban were searching for the small Murtaza by name.

(They) said if they capture him, they will cut him into pieces, Shafiqa said, her eyes horrified.

Sports were rarely tolerated under the 1996-2001 Taliban regime, and the Kabul football stadium was a well-known venue for stonings and executions.

Shafiqa said she hid her famous sons face with a scarf to prevent him from being recognised as they fled.

They took refuge first in a mosque in Bamiyan, before arriving in Kabul six days later. Among their belongings left behind are the football and jersey signed by Messi.

Although Afghan security forces have beaten back the Taliban in Jaghori, the family says it no longer feels safe.

The danger of the Taliban coming back is high, going back is not an option, Shafiqa said.

The attention they received as a result of Murtazas fame has added to their fears, she continued.

Local strongmen were calling and saying, You have become rich, pay the money you have received from Messi or we will take your son, she said.

At night we would sometimes see unknown men, watching and checking our house, and then the calls. During the days, we wouldnt dare let him outside home to play with other children.

The family have already fled once before, to Pakistan in 2016, where they sought asylum in any safe country.

They returned reluctantly to Jaghori after their money ran out, Shafiqa said.

Murtazas father Arif remains in Jaghori working as a farmer while his family lives in Kabul under precarious conditions, with inadequate shelter, food, water or sanitation available to the refugees.

They are among the more than 300,000 Afghans 58 percent of whom are under the age of 18 who have fled their homes due to violence since the beginning of this year alone, according to the most recent tally by the UNs agency for humanitarian affairs.

Homayoun, Murtazas eldest brother who made him his plastic jersey, says that even in Kabul he is afraid. We are worried something bad will happen if they know who Murtaza is, he said.

Little Murtaza, meanwhile, says he misses his football and his jersey from Messi.

I want them back so I can play, he told AFP.

I miss Messi, he added.

When I meet him, I will say, Salaam and How are you? Then he will reply saying thank you and be safe, and I will go with him to the pitch where he will play and I will watch him.

AFP

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The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement signed by South Africa in July 2018 in Nouakchott, Mauritania, has been ratified by the parliament.

The AfCFTA was launched during an extra-ordinary summit of African Union (AU) heads of state in March 2018 in Kigali, Rwanda.

Thus far, 49 countries have signed the Agreement and Kenya, Ghana, Rwanda, eSwatini, Chad, Niger, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Guinea Conakry have deposited their instruments of ratification.

But Nigeria is one of the few remaining countries that have withheld their signatures.

South African Trade and Industry Minister, Rob Davies, said the country was expected to deposit the instrument of ratification during the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the AU in February 2019.

The Agreement will enter into force once twenty-two member states have deposited their instruments of ratification.

AfCFTA, comprises of 55 African countries and, once entered into force, will constitute the largest free trade area globally.

As a flagship project of the African Unions Agenda 2063, the AfCFTA aims to build an integrated market in Africa that will see a market of over one billion people with a combined GDP of approximately $3.3 trillion, Davies said.

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa estimates that the AfCFTA will increase intra-Africa trade from the current 10 percent to 16 percent, to approximately 52 percent by the year 2022.

Davies said that the AfCFT will create a single set of rules for trade and investment among all African countries and provides legal certainty for traders and investors through the harmonisation of trade regimes.

In support of these objectives, the AfCFTA covers both goods and services under Phase I and will include investment, intellectual property and competition under Phase II of the negotiations, Davies said.

It also facilitates intra-Africa investment and increases the continents prospects of stimulating industrialisation, employment, income generation and poverty reduction.

Source: NAN