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Subsidy Removal: Govs Plan Cash Transfers To Poor Households, Dump Buhari’s List
The National Economic Council, which includes 36 state governors and Vice President Kashim Shettima, has agreed on a strategy for state governments to conduct cash transfer programs using state-generated social registries. It stated that state-generated social registers would better reflect the number of needy Nigerians who would benefit from such cash transfers or palliative schemes. This followed the government's plan to...
Palliatives: We Can’t Use Buhari’s National Social Register, It Lacks Credibility — NEC
The National Economic Council, (NEC), presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima, has dumped the National Social Register under the Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for lack of integrity. The Council instead proposed implementing a cash transfer programmes for states based on their social registers and a cash reward policy for public servants for six months. This was disclosed at the briefing of...
House Of Reps In Fresh Move To Take Back Bakassi Ceded To Cameroon
The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on International Boundary Dispute Between Nigeria and Cameroon on Thursday said it might consider a fresh application to appeal the International Court of Justice judgment that ceded Bakassi to Cameroon. The Ad hoc Committee was set up by the House to probe the case of encroachment into another Cross River State territory by...
Gov. Alia Uncovers 2,500 Ghost Workers, Ghost School, Dead Persons In Benue’s Payroll
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State, said his administration has, so far, uncovered over 2,500 ghost workers in the state wage bill. This was contained in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Tersoo Kula, and made available to newsmen in Makurdi, on Thursday. Alia, who promised prompt payment of salaries Benue workers when he takes over government, had...
Woman In Court Over Possession Of 36 Berets With IPOB Insignia
One Charity Iroakazi, 28, has been arrested by the police in Lagos over unlawful possession of a separatist group’s paraphernalia. Iroakazi, on Thursday, was arraigned for having 36 berets with Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, insignia on them in her custody. The defendant, an artisan who resides at 14 Nurudeen St., Ojo, Lagos, was arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. READ ALSO: Gov...
Gov Bago Sacks Revenue Contractors In Niger
Governor Umaru Bago of Niger State has directed the immediate sack of all revenue consultants and agents contracted by various Ministries, Agencies, and Departments, MDAs, in the state. This is contained in a statement by Alhaji Abubakar Usman, the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, in Minna on Thursday, NAN reports. READ ALSO: South East Youth Leaders Criticize FG, Call For...
South East Youth Leaders Criticize FG, Call For Nationwide Protest Over Fuel Hike
The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, has called for a nationwide protest against the recent upward review of the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also called petrol. The call was a sequel to the abrupt increase in the fuel price from N537 to N620 in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and other parts of the nation. A...
Lagos Assembly Sets Up Committee To Tackle Flooding, Traffic Congestion
The Lagos State House of Assembly has set up an ad-committee to look into an issue of imminent flooding and traffic congestion around the Park View Estate, Ikoyi area of Lagos State brought about by an ongoing land reclamation exercise. The Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa named the committee to be chaired by Hon. Gbolahan Yishawu, who...
Stop The Attacks On Tinubu, Learn To Be Patient And Wait For Palliative, Onanuga Tells Nigerians Lamenting High Cost Of Fuel
Bayo Onanuga, a spokesperson of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the campaign, has appealed to Nigerians to exercise patience amidst the recent increase in fuel prices. Condemnation has continued to trail the recent petrol price increase from N540 to N617 per litre. In a tweet on Wednesday night, Onanuga cautioned against making intemperate attacks on the Tinubu-led administration in response to...
Customs Dissolves Anti-Smuggling Strike Force
To promote best practices and enhance trade facilitation, the Acting Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has approved the dissolution of CGC’s Strike Force Teams with immediate effect. Customs National Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent of Customs, Abdullahi Maiwada, who made this known in a statement yesterday said the Customs boss also directed the Federal Operations Units to take over...
