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RSSDA’s Fast Food Partnership Nets N1.5bn Profit

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Franchise Agreement between the Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency (RSSDA) and The Promise Fast Food has generated a profit of N1.5 billion in the last five years.
The agreement signed in 2009 led to the establishments of The Promise Fast Food outlets in Bori,  Omoku, Elele, Eleme and Ahoada.
The Managing Director of Integrated Catering Company Limited, Pastor Oluwatoyin Alabi, who disclosed this at the official signing of the second phase of The Promise Franchise Agreement with RSSDA in Port Harcourt, said that a cursory review of the results of the five outlets, has shown consistent annual profits with cumulative net profit as at December 2013 standing at N225 million, the creation of 200 job opportunities as well as the setting up of SMEs through progressive graduation of 28 beneficiaries with over N74 million start-up capital.
He said that the situation is having a lasting and unquantifiable impact on the livelihood of families, and curbing of youth restiveness due to meaningful engagement of the army of the unemployed in these areas.
Alabi said that it is the expectation of the management of Integrated Catering Company  Limited that the second phase of the agreement with the RSSDA will lead to the establishment of more outlet for the greater reach and good of other communities to increase the gains of the first phase.
In his welcome address, the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency (RSSDA), Mr Noble Pepple, said that the programme which started in 2009 was in line with the Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi’s pledge to make 147 Rivers youth millionaires.
Pepple said that it was the governor’s vision that has been translated into the Franchise Agreement with The Promise Fast Food.
He said that the five outlets have led to the creation of 35 entrepreneurs in Rivers State, out of which 28 have established their own business, stressing that the scheme will last for ten years.
In their separate speeches, both the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Empowerment and Employment Generation, Mrs Comfort Iragunima and the President of the Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce Industry Mines and Agriculture (PHCCIMA), Engr Emeka Unachukwu, described the scheme as the best thing that has happened in Rivers State.
The PHCCIMA president on his part said that the chamber will invest in the scheme.

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Kenyan Runners Dominate Berlin Marathons

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Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.

Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.

The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.

Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.

“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.

“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”

Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.

In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.

Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.

Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.

 

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NIS Ends Decentralised Passport Production After 62 Years

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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has officially ended passport production at multiple centres, transitioning to a single, centralised system for the first time in 62 years.
Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the disclosure during an inspection of the Nigeria’s new Centralised Passport Personalisation Centre at the NIS Headquarters in Abuja, last Thursday.
He stated that since the establishment of NIS in 1963, Nigeria had never operated a central passport production centre, until now, marking a major reform milestone.
“The project is 100 per cent ready. Nigeria can now be more productive and efficient in delivering passport services,” Tunji-Ojo said.
He explained that old machines could only produce 250 to 300 passports daily, but the new system had a capacity of 4,500 to 5,000 passports every day.
“With this, NIS can now meet daily demands within just four to five hours of operation,” he added, describing it as a game-changer for passport processing in Nigeria.
“We promised two-week delivery, and we’re now pushing for one week.
“Automation and optimisation are crucial for keeping this promise to Nigerians,” the minister said.
He noted that centralisation, in line with global standards, would improve uniformity and enhance the overall integrity of Nigerian travel documents worldwide.
Tunji-Ojo described the development as a step toward bringing services closer to Nigerians while driving a culture of efficiency and total passport system reform.
According to him, the centralised production system aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s reform agenda, boosting NIS capacity and changing the narrative for improved service delivery.
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FG To Roll Out Digital Public Infrastructure, Data Exchange, Next Year 

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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has announced plans to roll out Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and the Nigerian Data Exchange (NGDX) platforms across key sectors of the economy, starting in early 2026.
Director of E-Government and Digital Economy at NITDA, Dr. Salisu Kaka, made the disclosure in Abuja during a stakeholder review session of the DPI and NGDX drafts at the Digital Public Infrastructure Live Event.
The forum, themed “Advancing Nigeria’s Digital Public Infrastructure through Standards, Data Exchange and e-Government Transformation,” brought together regulators, state governments, and private sector stakeholders to harmonise inputs for building inclusive, secure, and interoperable systems for governance and service delivery.
According to Kaka, Nigeria already has several foundational elements in place, including national identity systems and digital payment platforms.
What remains is the establishment of the data exchange framework, which he said would be finalised by the end of 2025.
“Before the end of this year and by next year we will be fully ready with the foundational element, and we start dropping the use cases across sectors,” Kaka explained.
He stressed that the federal government recognises the autonomy of states urging them to align with national standards.
“If the states can model and reflect what happens at the national level, then we can have a 360-degree view of the whole data exchange across the country and drive all-of-government processes,” he added.
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