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Thursday, 15 April 2021 05:50

From Ekiti to Gombe, Kaduna to Osun, states spend almost all FAAC allocations on salaries - Report

Two top officials of the Muhammadu Buhari regime on Wednesday indicated that the country urgently needed more funds to run government and provide basic amenities for Nigerians. Although Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, in an interview with State House correspondents faulted a claim by the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, that the Federal Government printed between N50bn and N60bn in March, she said there was a need to improve revenue to run government. On his part, Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, at the 2021 retreat for members of the technical sub-committee on cash management, stated…

Thursday, 15 April 2021 05:49

Debt Office makes clarification on Nigeria’s N32.9trn debt

Director General of the Debt Management Office (DMO), Patience Oniha, has said the cumulative sum of N32.9 trillion debt of Nigeria is a liability of federal and state governments. In a series of tweets on her official twitter account, Oniha said comments made on the level of Nigeria’s public debt necessitated the need to clarify on the figures published by DMO. According to her, “It is useful to state that the Public Debt figures published by DMO are the Debt Stock of the FGN, the 36 states and the FCT,” thus the debt is not owned by the federal government…

Thursday, 15 April 2021 05:48

Buhari appoints Aisha’s biographer as ambassador

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Hajo Sani, an aide who wrote his wife’s biography, as ambassador and permanent delegate of Nigeria to the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). In a statement on Wednesday, Ben Bem Goong, director of press and public relations at ministry of education, said the appointment of Sani, senior special assistant on administration and women affairs to Aisha Buhari, the president’s wife, took effect on March 16. This is coming less than a week after a biography titled, “Aisha Buhari: Being Different”, authored by Sani, was launched at the banquet hall of the presidential…

Thursday, 15 April 2021 05:47

Two weeks ago, we published statement by NSCIA accusing CAN of falsehood on religious composition of Nigeria’s Appeal Court. This is CAN’s reply

PRESS RELEASE Our attention has been drawn to a Press Statement issued by the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) where the Council used vulgar, immature language and unprintable words to describe the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in its bid to justify the obvious lopsided appointments of the Federal Government in favour of its members. The Council was smart by half when it picked an example of just one arm of Government without addressing the totality of fundamental questions on all the arms of government. Should it not have been better for the Council to have been bold…

Thursday, 15 April 2021 05:45

Katsina villagers set trap for bandits, kill 30

At least 30 suspected bandits were killed by residents and local vigilante of Majifa village in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State. Although details surrounding the incident were sketchy as at the time of filing this report, it was learnt that the villagers laid an ambush for the gunmen. A resident revealed that the incident occurred in the early hours of Monday. “Resident of the village received the information that bandits were planning to attack them that night, so they ambushed them and God helped them to repel the attack and they killed at least 30 of the bandits,”…

Wednesday, 14 April 2021 05:56

Emergency medical service, ambulance system to roll out nationwide - FG

Federal government says it plans to introduce a National Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance System (NEMSAS) to support access to urgent quality healthcare. Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, disclosed this at the 2021 first quarterly meeting of the Nigeria Reproductive, Maternal Newborn, Child, Adolescent and Elderly Health Plus Nutrition (RMNCAEH+N), held on Tuesday, in Abuja. Ehanire, who noted that NEMSAS could reduce mortality by 50 percent, said the emergency service will facilitate access to first aid and healthcare in life-threatening situations. “Federal government is poised to launch the National Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance System to provide prompt and efficient…

Wednesday, 14 April 2021 05:55

Insecurity: Nigeria army to draft retired officers back to service - Attahiru

Nigerian Army says it has begun to engage some of its retirees to assist in tackling the rising insecurity in the country. Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru, a lieutenant general, said this on Tuesday, while declaring open the First Quarter 2021 Veterans Affairs Directorate Workshop in Port Harcourt. The workshop has as its theme, “Harnessing the skills of retirees for national security.” Attahiru, represented by the Army Chief of Administration, Abdulrasheed Aliyu, a major general, said veterans still had a lot to offer, in spite of their retirement from active service. “We decided to engage them considering that Nigeria…

Wednesday, 14 April 2021 05:54

What I discussed with El-Rufai – Adeboye

General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Enoch Adeboye, has said he was in Kaduna State to see members of his church kidnapped last month. He said he used the opportunity of the visit to pay a courtesy call on Governor Nasir El-Rufai who invited him to pray for Kaduna State. Adeboye said the meeting was as a result of the governor’s plea for him to pray for the state. “Earlier today, I decided to go out of my schedule to see my children who God delivered from the den of the kidnappers while they were on…

Wednesday, 14 April 2021 05:52

Ogun medical doctors, nurses go on strike over Insecurity

Ogun State health workers on Tuesday condemned the high level of insecurity in the state and lamented that all parts of the state were becoming unsafe. The state chapters of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives as well as Nigerian Medical Association stated this in separate interviews with our correspondents while explaining their decision to begin a strike at 12 midnight on Tuesday. The NANNM, in a letter to the state Commissioner for Health, Tomi Coker, dated April 12, hinged its decision on the kidnap of health workers in the state. The association, in the letter titled, ‘Notification…

Tuesday, 13 April 2021 05:45

El-Rufai announces plan to retrench govt workers in Kaduna

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Monday, made known his plan to disengage some public servants in the state for fiscal reasons. This was contained in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Muyiwa Adekeye. Adekeye stated that the decision was one of the necessary moves to salvage the state’s finances. He said a significant amount of the statutory federal allocations is being spent on the wages of public servants monthly. Read full statement below: Therefore, the state government has no choice but to shed some weight and reduce the size of the public service. It is a painful but necessary…

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Tuesday, 13 April 2021 05:44

Sultan directs Muslims to commence fasting today

Following sighting of the moon, this year’s Ramadan starts today Tuesday, Sultan of Sokoto, Saad Abubakar, announced Monday. Abubakar, who is the president of Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) said this in an announcement on NTA live broadcast. He urged all Muslims to use the occasion of the holy month to pray fervently for the country and indulge in acts of charity so as to benefit maximally this month. NSCIA on Monday had issued a guideline enjoining the Ummah to practice social distancing during the 1442AH Ramadan. “All Covid-19 protocols should be observed. I’tikaf should still be put…

Tuesday, 13 April 2021 05:38

‘Leave Sunday Igboho alone’, Yoruba Global Alliance tells IGP, others

PRESS RELEASE Sunday Adeyemo, a.ka. Sunday Igboho remains an undisputed hero of the Yoruba people today. He is acting in accordance with the Self Determination clause in the United Nations Charter. He has come to fill a void created by those charged with the responsibility of defending their people in the face of both internal and external aggression. Seriously saddened by the unmitigated and ceaseless assaults on the Yoruba nation, Igboho was provoked to take the battle to the doorsteps of the marauders. Adeyemo did not exceed the frontiers of the Ancestral Land of his forefathers. What he was determined…

Monday, 12 April 2021 05:45

Southeast govs set up regional security outfit, Ebubeagu

Governors of South-East states have resolved to maintain a joint security outfit for the code named Ebubeagu (Wonderful Tiger). The governors made the resolution in a communique during the first south-east security summit held in Owerri on Sunday. The communique was presented by Dave Umahi, Chairman of the South-East Governors’ Conference and Ebonyi governor. The governor’s conference said the joint security outfit would have its headquarters in Enugu to coordinate the vigilance groups in the zone. They also resolved to set up a committee comprising security personnel, government officials and other relevant stakeholders to coordinate and monitor the implementation of…

Monday, 12 April 2021 05:42

Sultan tells Muslims to look out for Ramadan moon

Sultan of Sokoto Sa’ad Abubakar III yesterday directed the Muslim Ummah to look out for the Moon of Ramadan 1442AH from today. Abubakar, who is the president-general, Nigerian Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), urged Muslims to be prayerful unto Allah, especially in the month of Ramadan, to help the country and the world overcome Covid-19 pandemic and various security challenges. He gave the directive in a statement issued by the Director Administration, NSCIA, Zubairu Usman-Ugwu. “Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) felicitates with the entire Muslim Ummah on the auspicious occasion of the forthcoming Ramadan, 1442 A.H. “The…

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