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Lai Mohammed, Federal Govt Silent On Judicial Report

The Minister Of Information And Culture, Lai Mohammed, Has Remained Silent Days After The Release Of The Lagos EndSARS Panel Repor...

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Sammyesx 2 yrs 81

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has remained silent days after the release of the Lagos EndSARS panel report, DAILY POST observed.

The panel has released its report in which it described the Lekki Toll Gate incident as a massacre, contrary to the hard stance of Mohammed.

On October 20, 2020, soldiers had shot and killed some Nigerian youths protesting against police brutality under the tag ‘EndSARS’, at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos State.

While the soldiers drafted to the scene to contain the protest allegedly shot and killed protesters, DJ Switch had transmitted the incident live to the world via her social media handles.

Following the incident, CNN had carried out an investigation, in which, it affirmed the killings of protesters by the soldiers drafted to the Lekki Toll Gate.

Dismayed, Mohammed had denied claims that soldiers had shot protesters, while accusing DJ Switch of trying to destabilize the country.

Mohammed also claimed that some proponents of the protest used the alleged massacre to paint the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government in bad light before the international community. Cleaning Services In Nigeria

In a series of press conferences, the Minister denied that nobody was killed when soldiers invaded the protest scene.

He described the EndSARS “massacre” at Lekki tollgate as false, requesting for the bodies of those killed.

Mohammed also maintained that the narrative by CNN that soldiers shot live bullets at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos State was ‘fake news’.

He had tagged the widespread reports as: “Phantom Massacre at Lekki tollgate” which should be discarded.

Against the backdrop of the conflicting stories surrounding the incident, the Lagos State Government had set up the EndSARS panel to unravel the truth.

The panel released its report in the week and it indicted the Federal Government, the police, and the Nigerian Army.

The report accused the soldiers drafted to the scene of the protest of shooting live bullets and killing some protesters.

However, DAILY POST observed that the Minister, known for describing the Lekki massacre as a hoax, has remained “mum” over the released report.

Effort to get the Minister’s reaction also failed as at the time of filing this report.

A source, however, told DAILY POST that an official reaction is currently being prepared to set the record straight.

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FG To Raise Power Tariff December, Begins Free Meters Purchase

Power Consumers Nationwide May Start To Pay More For Electricity, Following Plans By The Federal Government To Carry Out A Rev...

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NM01 2 yrs 1844

Power consumers nationwide may start to pay more for electricity, following plans by the Federal Government to carry out a review of power tariff, NM has learnt.

This came as the Federal Government said on Wednesday it had commenced the procurement of four million meters meant to be distributed free of charge to unmetered power users nationwide.

It also put the number of unmetered electricity consumers in Nigeria at about eight million, adding that over 860,000 meters were distributed for free to power users under phase zero of the National Mass Metering Programme.

It was learnt on Wednesday the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission would review the country’s power tariffs by next month, barring any unforeseen circumstance.

On the four million free meters being procured, the Deputy General Manager, Consumer Affairs, NERC, Shittu Shuaibu, described it as the phase one of the NMMP, which had commenced.

Shuaibu, who spoke during a live radio programme monitored in Abuja, said the Meter Asset Providers, working with the distribution companies, had been able to deploy about 860,000 meters under phase zero of the mass metering programme.

He said, “The programme is supposed to run in three phases which include phase zero, phase one and phase two. Phase zero was rounded up around the end of October. Phase one has actually commenced and it is another government intervention of about four million meters.

“So far we have deployed about 860,000 or close to 900,000 meters, which were part of the one million meters that was procured as part of government intervention. For the four million meters, the procurement process has commenced.”

He explained that the mass metering intervention was not free as such because the government was giving out loans for the provision of these meters to Nigerians.

Shuaibu said power distribution companies would be part of the loans and were to refund it over a period of 10 years at a very reasonable rate through the Central Bank of Nigeria.

On plans for tariff review, the NERC in a notice on the review of transmission loss factor in Multi Year Tariff Order, informed the general public and industry stakeholders of the commission’s intention to commence two key reviews.

It outlined them to include the Extraordinary Review of Transmission Company of Nigeria’s Loss Factor (TLF) in the MYTO, and the processes for the December 2021 review of MYTO – 2021.

It said the December 2021 MYTO review was to consider changes in relevant macroeconomic indices, generation capacity and capital expenditure required for evacuation and distribution of the available generation capacity in compliance with extant rules.

The commission explained that pursuant to the provisions of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act, the NERC adopted the MYTO methodology in setting out the basis and procedures for reviewing electricity tariffs in Nigeria.

The methodology provides for minor reviews every six months, major reviews every five years, and extraordinary tariff reviews in instances where industry parameters have changed from those used in the operating tariffs.

This change is usually to such an extent that a review is required urgently to maintain industry viability.

The commission said stakeholders and the general public were invited to send their comments to the NERC within 21 days from the date of the notice, which was on November 16, 2021.

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YOU Or I?

On A Daily Basis, Nigerian Broadcasters, Journalists, Actors, Managers, Advertisers, Politicians, Academics And Other Professional...

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Queentemmy 2 yrs 267

On a daily basis, Nigerian broadcasters, journalists, actors, managers, advertisers, politicians, academics and other professionals who influence millions of people make the grave grammatical error of using “you and I” when they should use “you and me” and vice versa. The error has become so ingrained that many people are shocked when they hear that the expression they are used to like “between you are I” is very wrong.

The sad part is that these expressions are either correct or wrong without any middle ground. Unlike some expressions like “It is I” or “It’s me”, which can be accepted formally or informally respectively, depending on the audience and context, it is not acceptable in any situation to say “between you and I” in whatever context.

Why is it unacceptable? The answer is in what that expression represents when broken down. “You and I” means “we,” while “you and me” means “us.” Therefore, whenever you say “between you and I” or “for you and I,” you are saying “between we” and “for we.” English frowns on such expressions because they jar the eardrums and make people wince.

In English, it is not acceptable to say “for I” or “for he” or “for she” or “for they” or “for we.” Anybody who says such is looked at strangely like a murderer of English language . You can only say “for me” or “for him,” or “for her” or “for us” or “for them.” So when you say “for you and I” or “between you and I,” you are murdering the English language.

Pronouns usually operate in two positions: subject and object positions. When a pronoun is taking an action, it is in the subject position, but when it is receiving an action, it is in the object position. Most pronouns change their forms when they move from being subjects to being objects. For example: “I touched him. He touched me.” It will be grammatical murder to say: “Me touched he. Him touched I.”

Excluding “it,” the pronoun “you” (singular and plural) is the one among the pronouns (I, we, she, he, they) which does not change its form in the object case. This situation makes the pronoun confusing. But note this:

You and I = we (subject);

You and me = us (object).

When the expression is the subject (i.e. the doer of the action), it is “you and I,” but when it is the object (i.e. the receiver of the action), it is “you and me.”

Examples:

The problem affects you and me

subject verb object

You and I can do it

subject verb object

The third situation is that in which the expression comes after a preposition (a word that shows position or connection between one thing and another). Examples: for, between, of, by, after, before, in, on, etc. Whenever a pronoun follows a preposition, the pronoun MUST be in the object form (i.e. me, us, him, her, them).

Examples:

The food is for you and me.

Share the oranges between you and me.

The onus is on you and me to prove our innocence.

For those who find it difficult to determine when the expression is the subject or object, or cannot even identify what is a preposition and what is not, there is a simple way of knowing when to use “you and I” and when to use “you and me.” Since “you and I” means “we” and “you and me” means “us,” substitute with “we” and “us” respectively. If “we” works, then the correct thing should be “you and I,” but if “us” works, then the correct option should be “you and me.”

Examples:

(I)

(A) Father wants we to come.

(B) Father wants us to come.

You obviously exclaimed on reading the first sentence. That is how another would shout on hearing you say, “Father wants you and I to come.” Since B is correct, it should be “you and me”:

RIGHT: Father wants you and me to come.

(II)

(A) Us can work together.

(B) We can work together.

Does A sound terrible? Does it sound like Gringory or Aluwe talking? So, “you and me” is wrong here.

RIGHT: You and I can work together.

(III)

(A) Remember that the same blood flows in we.

(B) Remember that the same blood flows in us.

You would describe A as outright illiteracy. So, just imagine what your reader or hearer thinks of you when you say, “in you and I” or “between you and I” or “for you and I.”

RIGHT: Remember that the same blood flows in you and me.

There is another code that works here.

(IV)

(A) The work is for you and me.

(B) The work is for you and I.

Which is correct? Let us expand it.

The work is for you and for me.

The work is for you and for I.

Which sounds correct? Option A does. You cannot say, “The work is for I.”

So, the correct option is:

The work is for you and for me.

Other examples are:

Father loves you and loves me. (Father loves you and me).

There is human kindness in you and in me. (There is human kindness in you and me).

You and I will finish the work tomorrow (You will finish the work tomorrow. I will finish the work tomorrow).

Before they conclude, let you and let me discuss this for a minute. (Before they conclude, let you and me discuss this for a minute).

Before they conclude, you will present your view; I will present my view. (Before they conclude, you and I will present our views).

However, it needs to be noted that when a word like “between” is used (which is usually the most used in this case), it will sound ridiculous to use this format.

Example: “This is between you and between me!” An issue cannot be between only one person! So this code does not work when “between” is involved.

English has rules like all other languages. The excuse that it is not our mother tongue is lame. English is the only “national language” Nigeria has. All other languages are used by specific people. It is not compulsory that one should use English for communication. But if one must use it, especially if one is in a position of influence, one must strive to use it appropriately according to its rules.

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