Sentences with phrase «nigerian people»

New, leaked internal emails seen by Global Witness and Finance Uncovered show that Shell's most senior decision - makers knew that the money they paid for oil block OPL 245 in 2011 would go to convicted money launderer and ex-Nigerian oil minister Dan Etete — rather than to benefit the Nigerian people.

Today's new evidence shows senior executives at the world's fifth biggest company knowingly entered into a corrupt deal that deprived the Nigerian people of $ 1.1 billion.

Had the U.S. anti-corruption rule been in place in 2011, this crooked deal would never have gone through, leaving the companies» investors and the Nigerian people much better off.

For either scenario, the evidence suggests that Nigerian Government officials connived to divert funds from this lucrative deal away from the Nigerian people and into private bank accounts.

There's also a daily mountain of spam I have to traverse — at this rate, I should be ditching the investing lark, «cos apparently I could be making an easy million squid a day instead... [I must applaud the sheer persistence & inventiveness of the Nigerian people — so definitely an economy worth considering!

He had the overwhelming support of nigerian people initially.

The Nigerian Dating Agency mission is to help Nigerian people find love and friendship anywhere in the world.

This vision was inspired by the founder a forward thinking technology entrepreneur who recognised the potential of bringing a diverse group of Nigerian people from the Nigerian Diaspora together.

The budget is intended to signpost a renewal of our commitment to restoring the budget as a serious article of faith with the Nigerian people.

Long live Nigeria and good Nigerian people, long live PMB!»

He described the APC - led government as a bundle of hypocrites, alleging that the federal government was not sincere to the Nigerian people.

«The Nigerian people and particularly my supporters across the 36 states were looking forward to a credible and transparent process to elect the national leaders of our party.

Adeyeye alleged that, «We call on all well meaning Nigerians to urge the All Progressives Congress - led Federal Government to desist from the use of organs of the Nigerian state as a tool with which to subvert the will of the Nigerian people.

The group further argued that the Commission would also meet the longstanding and legitimate demands of the Nigerian people for vigorous and meaningful action against corrupt leaders, past or present.

In response to a question on what the next step would be should the APC continue to ignore the bloc, he said, «We believe we are going to take a decision that will benefit the Nigerian people because we believe that democracy should be all inclusive.

«The Muhammadu Buhari administration is showing that it has no respect for the constitutional rights & freedoms of the Nigerian people,» it said.

Did the former president think that Nigerian people would want to fool themselves again, when the dividend of democracy was pocketed into the purse of people like Dezieni, Patience Jonathan, Aluko, David Mark, OmokoreTompolo, Dokubo, Gani Adams and many others.

«We are not talking now of a foundation that is based on easy money, not a foundation based on crude which for a long time sent all of us to sleep, but an economic foundation built on the sweat and labour, resources - material and otherwise, of the Nigerian people.

CDHR, therefore, called on the «government to rise to the occasion and tackle the social and economic conditions that created the desperation of the Nigerian people to seek better lives outside the shores of this country.»

«When Nigeria's President, Buhari, took office last spring [May 2015], he inherited a military that was underpaid, underfed and unable to protect the Nigerian people from Boko Haram.

No attempt has been made to address the Nigerian people of the mass corruption and no attempt has been made by the party to correct the mistakes that were made so as to gain voter trust.

«Whatever may be the shortcomings of our democracy, this system of government has served the Nigerian people well.

He added, «As the President of the 8th Senate and Senator from Kwara Central, I am proud of the Senate as an institution and its Constitutional role to represent the interests of the Nigerian people.

«The Buhari administration can not, and must not, be allowed to continue the violation of the constitutional rights and freedoms of the Nigerian people.

They are even more comfortable than Nigerian people.

Rather than arrest and prosecute the Fulani herdsmen, security forces usually manned by Muslims from the North offer them protection as they unleash terror with impunity on the Nigerian people.

Indeed, over one quarter of them (strategies 31 to 47) fall into the category of Investing in the Nigerian people.

The Presidential aide said the governors commended the President on the achievement of the feat which they said «has pleased the Nigerian people and is also being celebrated all over the world.»

«Many of the people in positions of authority are so consumed by politics; they don't think about the Nigerian people.

We request the rest of the Nigerian people and others around the world who have stood in empathy for the cause of our ChibokGirls to join our movement in prevailing on the Federal Government to act on our Demand.

The organization said that, «As a government presumably pursuing a change - agenda, Buhari should do things differently from the former Jonathan administration including by proactively engaging the Nigerian people in an honest conversation about the fight against Boko Haram and the use of the public funds so far invested to prosecute it.»

In the light of the foregoing, we are compelled to call on the Federal Government to muster the political will and courage to recover the aforesaid withheld or stolen wealth of not less than $ 200 billion belonging to the Nigerian people.

«Though we are not perfect as human beings, but we shall always bring to you quality, truthful, reliable and fair reporting that will promote the unity of Nigerian people.

Following the lingering crisis rocking the National Assembly, the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has called on the nation's civil society organizations and the generality of Nigerian people to commence in earnest the demand for holistic reforms in the management of the National Assembly's funds.

Earlier in his welcome address, the owner of the newly established radio station, Hon. Rotimi Makinde, said the station would be the mouth piece through which the gospel of unity, love, peace and harmony of Nigerian people would be preached.

He promised that the newly commissioned radio station would perform its constitutional roles to re-echo the noble call of peaceful coexistence of the Nigerian people.

«Broadcasting, the breath of Nigerian society, the navigator to Nigerian people, an industry with various talents, a market that only the special voices trade in, and the traders in this very special markets are regarded as «Mirror of the Society».

For I will not have kept my own trust with the Nigerian people, if I allow others abuse theirs under my watch.»

«I am constrained to tell the Nigerian people that President Buhari is NOT better and he will NEVER return as President.

Also speaking during the visit, Johnson said, «Boko Haram has generated suffering, instability and poverty on a huge scale, with profound knock on effects far from Nigeria's borders, and I am proud of Britain's commitment to supporting the Nigerian people in tackling terror.

«The cabal in the Presidency, their target is this: to indicted you and to kill your political ambition so that you can no longer stand for any future elections; and to show to the international community and Nigerian people that you, Senator lke Ekweremadu, is a corrupt politician.

«At this juncture, it has become necessary to ask all conscionable representatives of the Nigerian people, civil society activities, labour and its social partners, to stand up and be counted, by discharging their civic responsibility of exposing what is undoubtedly another hot pursuit against the Roghinga's of 21st century.

He came to punish the Nigerian people, to destroy his many detractors, to Islamise Nigeria and to entrench, enshrine and establish Fulani supremacy, hegemony and power in perpetuity.

Even if Sheriff had an agreement with Donald Trump, Fayose, Wike or anybody in position and the Nigerian people say we don't want, and the electoral commission is independent, will he win?

He called on Nigerian people especially Muslims to dedicate the month of Ramadan fasting for the success of the present administration.

«I want to assure you and the Nigerian people that such (trying to silence opposition) will fail.

Much as the Nigerian people are fully behind the Buhari Administration in the patriotic move to recover the looted wealth of the nation, the federal government should be advised to ensure that the procedure for the loot recovery meets the tenets of the rule of law.

The committee of the protest in a statement obtained by the Nigeria Politics Online expressed denunciation of the electricity regulatory body and the Federal Ministry of Power, «who are advertently and inadvertently subverting the wishes and desires of the Nigerian people to good and qualitative life.»

«The Nigerian people could perceive this to mean that we did not challenge this Act until now that our principal officer is standing trial.

I want to inform the Nigerian people of my innocence and make them realise that I am in constant relation with the security personnel and they know where to find me but wonder why I had to be declared wanted on national news even mentioning my husband's name alongside.