Sentences with phrase «arms funds by»

Metuh has been held by the EFCC since January 5, 2016, where he is being questioned following his complicity in the diversion and sharing of the $ 2.1 bn arms funds by a former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.

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Culture Trip, an online travel magazine, raised $ 88 million in a series B round of funding led by the venture arm of PPF Group, a Netherlands - based conglomerate.

Quantopian, which has members around the world building their own automated trading platforms, was first promised some $ 250 million in funding by the the venture capital arm of Cohen's family office, Point72 Ventures, back in July.

The girl statue was commissioned by State Street Global Advisors, the fund management arm of Boston - based State Street, to call attention to the role of women in corporate America and its «gender diversity index» fund.

3D printing startup Carbon3D has raised $ 100 million in a funding round led by Google's venture capital arm.

That's why a new startup called Envelop, partially funded by Alphabet's (goog) venture capital arm GV, recently debuted a new virtual reality interface that mimics Microsoft (msft) Windows.

Ride - hailing service Lyft just raised $ 1 billion in a funding round led by CapitalG, Alphabet's investment arm.

Just five months later, the company raised another $ 16 million in a Series A funding round, which included Highland Capital Partners, Fontinalis Partners — the VC firm co-founded by Bill Ford — Signal Ventures, EDBI, the dedicated corporate investment arm of the Singapore Economic Development Board, and Samsung Ventures.

(Five percent of the profits go to funding teams run by a non-profit arm called NG Athletics Club, or to donations to kids» sporting groups.)

The fed funds rate is set by the Federal Open Market Committee — the policy - making arm of the Fed led by Federal Reserve Board chair.

Shared - living space provider CoLive, owned by CoLife Advisory Pvt. Ltd, has raised $ 1.8 million (Rs 11.7 crore) in a round of funding led by Ncubate Capital Partners, a venture capital arm of SAR Group that engages primarily in water purifiers, clean tech and automotive batteries, the startup said in a press statement.

The funding is led by the university's commercialization arm, Cambridge Enterprise, with Parkwalk Adv

Highland Funds is the retail arm of Highland Capital Management, L.P. a multibillion - dollar global alternative investment manager founded in 1993 by Jim Dondero and Mark Okada.

Bengaluru - based relocation service provider Pikkol has received seed funding from a group of angel investors, including Ajay Nanavati, former chairman of 3M India, the Indian arm of US multinational conglomerate 3M Co. and Afsal Salu, co-founder of hyperlocal delivery company Delyver, which was acquired by BigBasket.

Once again the Sunnis, armed, trained, funded, and employed to good effect by the U.S. during the surge just a few years earlier, were utterly disenfranchised and aggrieved as Maliki de-professionalized the army, replacing once - U.S. allies with Shia loyalists.

The funding is led by the university's commercialization arm, Cambridge Enterprise, with Parkwalk Advisors, Amadeus Capital Partners, IQ Capital Partners and angel investors also participating.

In addition to pledging a total of $ 3 million in grant funding to recovery and relief efforts to assist pets and pet owners in need, the company's PetSmart Charities philanthropic arm coordinated deliveries of several truckloads of critically needed pet food and pet supplies as part of its Buy A Bag, Give A Meal program to communities deeply impacted by the hurricanes.

Amid signs of stronger economic growth and a pick - up in inflation, as well as easier financial conditions, the Federal Open Market Committee, the policy arm of the U.S. central bank, is expected to raise its key federal funds rate in March by a quarter percentage point to a target range of 0.75 % to 1.00 %, says Ellen Zentner, Morgan Stanley's Chief U.S. Economist.

Despite France's flatlining economy, the bank's domestic retail arm managed to grow deposits by 4.7 %, fueled by a near 10 % increase in funds held in savings accounts.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

With the two Superpowers flexing their might throughout the globe, dissident groups were funded, armed and trained by one side or the other.

And since it has nothing to do with their religion in particular, and that arm is being funded by the gov «t, it should uphold anti-disctimination laws.

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

The transfer funds raised by the sale of Oscar will be a major boost for Conte and Chelsea as they look to arm themselves with significant money to bolster the squad further.

Many of these marketing tactics are used by Medela worldwide, and the information about the Family Larrson - Rosenquist Foundation's lack of arms length status is also important, since Medela has funded research to explore the use of stem cells in breastmilk as medicine.

Población local activism flourished throughout the 1970s and 80s, supported by the Vicariate of Solidarity — progressive branches of the Catholic Church — internationally funded NGOs, left - wing political parties, and radical armed groups (such as the FPMR and the Lautaro Youth Movement).

But reducing the overall tax «burden» meant going much further, and funding additional cuts in taxation by reducing the money that the government is able to spend on the things that, it might be argued, are best provided collectively: schools, hospitals, pensions, unemployment benefits, disability allowances, the police and the armed forces.

Dan - Ali stated: «Let me start by expressing our appreciation to the current administration for their relentless support and continuous funding of the armed forces in the conduct of its operations.

Is an effort by Suffolk County to tie funding for certain projects to attendance at a quarterly regional planning meeting an effort to get everyone on the same page, or strong arming by big government?

United Way's Teresa Regnante estimates a million has been spent and another half - million doled out to hurricane victims by the Roundtable, an arm of the Long Island Unmet Needs Fund.

From the President who has refused to act on investigative reports submitted to him on grievous allegations of diverting over a billion naira meant for resettlement of Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal under the Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE) and the miraculous discovery of 13billion naira in an apartment at Ikoyi, Lagos under the supervision of the Director of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayodele Oke, to the Head of Service of the Federation, Oyo - Ita Winifred Ekanem, who connived with others to reinstate into active duty and promote Abdulrasheed Maina, the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, who allegedly stole over 6billion naira pension fund; the Chief of Staff to President Buhari now renamed the «Thief of Staff», Abba Kyari, who allegedly received a bribe of 500million naira to negotiate a fine reduction for MTN Nigeria, and has continuously been in the heart of every sharp practices in the Presidency; the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu who allegedly received a kickback of 3.8 billion naira in exchange for marginal oilfield using his brother, Dumebi Kachikwu as front; the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, who was the brain behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai who during his time as the Director of Procurement at the Army Headquarters allegedly diverted funds meant to equip the Military into buying choice properties worth millions of dollar in Dubai; the Minister for Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi who allegedly embezled State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) funds as the Governor of Ekiti State; the Minister for Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau who was indicted by a Presidential investigative committee probing Arm procurement for awarding ghost contracts worth $ 930,500,690 with others while as the Chief of Army Staff between 2008 - 2010 and one of the brains behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi alleged to have stolent 142billion naira as the Governor of Rivers State.

The anti-graft agency claimed that the money, which was paid to Ozekhome as legal fee by the Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, was part of the N2.26 bn arms procurement fund, which a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.)

Under them hundreds of thousands of innocent Nigerians have been raped, maimed, robbed and massacred by well - armed, well - funded and well - organised Fulani militias and herdsmen all over the country yet not one of the perpetrators has been arrested or brought to justice simply because they are members of the President's ethnic group and they are his loyal foot - soldiers.

The first appearance of the flag used by the «revolutionaries» and their Western backed armed, funded, and trained FSA (Free Syrian Army) was on 12 June 1932.

The money was allegedly linked with the $ 2.1 billion arms fund believed to have been mismanaged by former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.

For instance, the scandalous arms funds squandering by the people who were saddled with the task of providing protection is sad.

While giving a detailed analysis of what transpired pertaining to the arms procurement, she said that Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA), was part of a committee that deliberated on the use of repatriated funds looted by the late Sani Abacha, and that he requested for the deployment of about $ 322m for the military operations, which she processed after receiving assurances that the money would be well - managed.

Four Oscar - nominated films, including best picture nominee «Manchester by the Sea,» reaped taxpayer - funded benefits from New York, according to the state's economic development arm.

In a release signed by Steven Chilaka, its «National Secretary» on Sunday, they wanted the Chief of Army Staff to be included among those indicted in the ongoing probe of abuse of funds meant for the procurement of arms simply because he was the Director of Procurement at the Defence Headquarters (DHQ).

ARMS PURCHASE FRAUD ALLEGATION: I ACTED IN NATIONAL INTEREST — Dasuki Embattled Former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) has disclosed that contrary to wild allegations made against him by the federal government that he embezzled funds meant to purchase arms and ammunition for thARMS PURCHASE FRAUD ALLEGATION: I ACTED IN NATIONAL INTEREST — Dasuki Embattled Former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) has disclosed that contrary to wild allegations made against him by the federal government that he embezzled funds meant to purchase arms and ammunition for tharms and ammunition for the...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Led by Republicans, the New York Senate voted to increase state funding to help schools pay for armed police and security upgrades Monday — but turned back Democratic efforts to advance new restrictions on firearm access.

Republicans countered with calls to strengthen school safety through funding for armed resource officers, a move opposed by Democrats in the Assembly.

The continuing probe of the diverted funds meant for arms deal during the former administration took another level following the arrest of the immediate past Chief of Air Staff, Adesola Amosu by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC).

The association, led by Wayne County Sheriff Barry Virts, urged lawmakers to provide funding for armed officers in 4,500 public schools and 2,000 private schools.

She also touted legislation recently approved by the Senate to address school safety, like bills to fund armed school resource officers and make security upgrades.

Trial lawyers gave the max to state Assembly Democrats» fund - raising arm and the central campaign committee of the party controlling the Senate in each of the last seven years, a copy of the report obtained by The Post shows.

Barely a month after the demise of his father and former Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki, the Federal Government on Wednesday arraigned retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki, former National Security Adviser before the FCT High Court for trial in the alleged $ 2.1 bn arm fund misappropriation but the trial was however put off to January 25, 2017 by the Court.

Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 dismissed the «no - case» submission brought by the embattled National Publicity Secretary of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, who is standing trial on a 7 - count charge bordering on illegal diversion of funds meant for the procurement of arms preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

And, in Wisconsin's open 7th district, an ad funded by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's independent expenditure arm — its first this cycle — goes after reality TV star Sean Duffy (R) for supporting a plan to privatize Social Security and describes it as «the wrong choice for Wisconsin's families.»

A former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Nuhu Ribadu, has absolved himself from being part of those who benefitted from $ 2.1 billion arms deal fund diverted by the embattled former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.