People From Oyo State

"A::We put service to God and humanity at the fore of our mission and we engage in several initiatives that benefit both members of our congregation and the un-churched community at large. Our interventions include a specialised ministry we call ‘Elevate 200.’ Elevate 200 is a special outreach church focused on empowering the less privileged in our communities through financial, medical, welfare and education interventions."

"Q:: What do you think is responsible for the increasing rate of suicide in Nigeria?"

"A:: I think suicide comes from hopelessness, and hopelessness is not something that happens in one day. It’s something that starts from cluelessness from not knowing what to do, from feeling helpless; from feeling constrained; then to the point you feel there is no point living."

"Q::What is Vantage Forum?"

"A::VANTAGE Forum is an annual entrepreneurship development initiative by The Elevation Church aimed at helping individuals excel in their businesses and careers through seminars, workshops, and mentorship programmes."

"Q::What other social initiatives has The Elevation Church championed?"

"An assessment of the Nigerian petroleum industry reveals that the NNPC is one of the inefficient government institutions in Nigeria, with heavy political interference, ambiguities, corruption and nepotism."

"Recent investigations and probes into government corruption in Nigeria reveals that a substantial part of government corruption, originates from the activities that relate to the management of the oil and gas proceeds, supposed to be channeled towards the growth and development of the nation."

"A major gap in the PIB 2020 is that the government’s continued control of the new NNPC raises concerns of a likely continuation of old practices such as corruption and weak accountability."

"The PIB 2020 does not specifically require the government to sell shares in NNPC Limited and this may stifle the much-needed fundraising required for the growth of the sector. Furthermore, unlike previous reform proposals, the PIB 2020 does not set a specific deadline for when the privatization/commercialization will be completed."

"The restriction that has been placed by OPEC and all the other issues Nigeria is facing with production, even though the way you put it, Nigeria has the potential to produce 2.1 to 2.2 million barrels of Oil."

"With the production cut put in place by OPEC just to shore up oil prices shows that we now produce between 1.5 to 1.4 million barrels per day, so we have excess capacity. However, this historic cut is expected to see crude oil prices rebound by at least $15 per barrel in the short term."