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Sunday, 23 April 2023 02:48

FG fulfills promise of 40% pay rise for its workers. Employees in these categories won’t benefit

Only the 144,766 federal civil servants under the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure will benefit from the new 40 per cent peculiar allowance introduced by the Federal Government. This implies that other workers under the employment of the Federal Government but operating under different salary structures will not benefit. For instance, university workers, who are under the Consolidated University Academic Salary Structure, and medical doctors, who work for the Federal Government, will also not benefit from the pay rise as they are under the Consolidated Medical Salary Scale. Other categories of federal workers who will not benefit from the peculiar…

Sunday, 23 April 2023 02:47

Court nullifies 9 sections of CAMA adjudged to be in violation of human rights

A federal high court in Abuja has held that some sections of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, (CAMA) 2020 violate the fundamental human rights of Nigerian citizens. Delivering judgement in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1076/2020, James Omotosho, presiding judge, nullified sections 839, 842, 843, 844, 845, 846, 847, 848 and 851 of CAMA 2020. President Muhammadu Buhari had, on August 7, signed CAMA into law. Emmanuel Ekpenyong, an Abuja-based lawyer, had instituted a suit challenging the Act. In the originating summons dated and filed on August 31, 2020, Ekpenyong prayed the court to determine whether the provisions of sections 839,…

Sunday, 23 April 2023 02:46

All we know after Day 8 of battles of Sudan military factions

Foreign states start evacuations from Sudan as battle rages Some foreign nationals began evacuating from a Red Sea port in Sudan on Saturday, even as air strikes again rocked the capital Khartoum after a week of fighting between rival commanders that has killed hundreds of civilians across the nation. The bloody onslaught of urban warfare has trapped large numbers in the Sudanese capital. The airport has been repeatedly targeted and many residents have been unable to leave their homes or get out of the city to safer areas. The United Nations and foreign states have urged rival military leaders to…

Sunday, 23 April 2023 02:44

What to know after Day 423 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE China questions sovereignty of ex-Soviet states China’s ambassador to France has called into question the sovereignty of Ukraine and other former Soviet republics, suggesting that their hazy status under international law makes it difficult to resolve conflicts over disputed territories such as Crimea. “Even these countries of the former Soviet Union don’t have effective status in international law because there is no international agreement to make their status as a sovereign country concrete,” Ambassador Lu Shaye said on Saturday in an interview with French broadcaster LCI. Asked by Swiss journalist Darius Rochebin whether Crimea is Ukrainian territory, Lu…

Saturday, 22 April 2023 03:52

If people disturb my peace after retiring to Daura, I’ll move to Niger Republic - Buhari

At an occasion to mark his final outing as President on a Sallah Day, before handing over, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday thanked Nigerians for the honour to serve for two terms (2015-2023), asking for pardon from those he might have hurt while discharging his duties. With less than 37 days left in office, the president recounted his leadership roles in the country for more than forty years, serving variously as a military officer, military governor, minister, and Head of State, and returning as a democratically elected President in 2015. Buhari told residents of the Federal Capital Territory led by…

Saturday, 22 April 2023 03:50

All we know after Day 7 of battles of Sudan military factions

Little let-up in Khartoum fighting despite Sudan truce declaration Sporadic shelling rang out late on Friday in Sudan's capital even though warring factions announced a truce, while one force said it was willing to allow airports to reopen for the evacuation of foreign nationals. The United Nations, U.S., UK, Japan, Switzerland, South Korea, Sweden and Spainhave said they were making preparations or attempting to remove their personnel after almost a week of violence. Forces commanded by two previously allied leaders of Sudan's ruling council began a violent power struggle last weekend. Hundreds have died so far, and a nation reliant…

Saturday, 22 April 2023 03:48

What to know after Day 422 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE US to begin training Ukrainian troops on Abrams tank The United States will begin training Ukrainian forces on how to use and maintain Abrams tanks in the coming weeks, as it continues to speed up its effort to get them onto the battlefield as quickly as possible, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Friday. The decision comes as defense leaders from around Europe and the world are meeting at Ramstein Air Base, in the effort to coordinate the delivery of weapons and other equipment to Ukraine. According to the officials, 31 tanks will arrive at Grafenwoehr Training Area…

Friday, 21 April 2023 03:11

Rivers, FG opt for out-of-court settlement in Stamp Duty suit

Rivers State Government has agreed to an out-of-court settlement with the Federal Governmentnt on the backlog of stamp duty owed to the state. The approval for the state to withdraw the case was granted by the state House of Assembly during plenary on Thursday. This came as all 36 states of the federation are exploring out-of-court settlement over a case filed at the Supreme Court on the refund of funds collected as stamp duties from the state governments and the payment of five per cent consultancy fee. Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Ikuinyi Awani-Ibani, on Thursday, read…

Friday, 21 April 2023 03:09

Sultan declares today Eid-El-Fitr in Nigeria

Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared Friday as Eid-el-Fitr, following the sighting of Shawwal, 1444 AH in many places across the country. According to the monarch, reports on the new moon were received and verified by the national moon sighting committee. He therefore called on Muslims to live peacefully with one another irrespective of their differences. He also prayed Allah to “guide our new leaders aright and continue to shower his Blessing on our country.” Daily Trust

Friday, 21 April 2023 03:08

All we know after Day 6 of battles of Sudan military factions

Khartoum hit by bombings, artillery amid proposed truce over Eid holiday The Sudan capital Khartoum was rocked by bombing and artillery shelling on Friday, despite reports that warring forces had welcomed a proposal for a truce during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. "There are still clashes between army forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), leaving buildings, facilities and public property destroyed," said a doctors' committee. A coalition of civil groups said on social media that it had submitted a proposal for a three-day truce to rival factions that have been locked in a week-long battle for control, and…

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Friday, 21 April 2023 03:07

What to know after Day 421 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine's place is in NATO, alliance chief says North Atlantic Treaty Organization chief Stoltenberg said Ukraine's rightful place was in the military alliance and that membership and security guarantees for Ukraine would be high on the agenda of its summit in July. REACTION ON NATO * Germany's defence minister rejected a quick decision on Ukraine's membership, saying, "The door is opening a crack, but this is not the time to decide now." * Ukrainian President Zelenskiy told Stoltenberg on his visit to Kyiv that it was time for NATO to offer his country membership and that Kyiv needed…

Thursday, 20 April 2023 03:56

FAAC: FG, states, LGs, others share N714.6bn March 2023 revenues

Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of N714.629 billion as March 2023 federation revenue to the federal, state, and local government councils and other relevant agencies in the country. This was disclosed in a communiqué issued at the end of the FAAC meeting for April 2023. The amount includes gross statutory revenue, value-added tax, exchange gain, and electronic money transfer levies. A breakdown of the figure showed that the federal government received N276.141 billion, states received N232.129 billion, local government councils got N95.243 billion, while the oil-producing states received N35.102 billion as derivation (13 per cent of…

Thursday, 20 April 2023 03:55

Prisons in Nigeria have 3,298 inmates on death row. NCoS explains why the criminals aren’t killed

No fewer than 3,298 inmates across the custodial centres in Nigeria are on death row, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has revealed. The Service’s Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Umar, who made the disclosure, yesterday, in Abuja, however, said the term ‘condemned criminal’ had been abrogated. With the emergence of the NCoS Act 2019, which made the prisons correctional centres, the term ‘condemned criminal’ was abrogated as it was stigmatising, he explained. He said the service preferred to use a more friendly term of ‘Inmates on Death Row (IDR)’. He pointed out that death sentences were not always carried out immediately…

Thursday, 20 April 2023 03:54

FG to Immigration CG: Please proceed to retirement; no more service extension

The Federal Government has asked the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Isah Jere, to proceed on retirement. In a letter from the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, dated 17th of April, 2023, and addressed to the NIS boss, the Federal Government directed him to hand over to the most senior officer in the Service. This directive is coming following the allegation that the outgoing NIS boss was making efforts to get another extension to his stay in the Service. Jere has had his retirement extended for a year, from last year April to April…

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