April 19, 2021

FG Retirees Owed Pensions Since March 2020 – PenCom

April 19, 2021 3:08 pm

Federal Government workers who retired from March 2020 to March 2021 have not been paid their pensions.

The Director-General, National Pension Commission, Aisha Umar, revealed this while making a presentation at the oversight visit of the Senate Committee on Establishment and Public Services to the commission in Abuja on Sunday.

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‘It is sad to report that we have today, a large number of Federal Government employees who retired from March 2020 to March 2021 under the Contributory Pension Scheme that are yet to receive pensions due to non-payment

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NCC Boss, Danbatta Hails NITDA’s 20 Years Achievements

April 19, 2021 3:04 pm

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has hailed its sister agency, the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, for a milestone achievement in a period of 20 years.

The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, who spoke during the NITDA @20 Anniversary conference held in Abuja on Monday said the agency has met the expectations of Nigerians in the past 20 years of its existence.

He hailed the current Director-General of the agency, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi and all the CEOs and directors of the agency from its inception for doing their best in repositioning the agency.

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‘Danfo Buses To Be Remodeled, Not Scrapped’ – Sanwo-Olu

April 19, 2021 3:00 pm

Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that the yellow buses popularly known as ‘danfo’ will not be scrapped as earlier reported.

Recall that the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Frederick Oladeinde, had earlier said that the yellow buses do not have a place in the transportation master plan of the State.

Oladeinde said the yellow buses would soon be scrapped by the Sanwo-Olu administration.

However, during an interview with Channels TV, the Lagos State Governor said it will be unfair to scrap ‘danfos’ as they have served Lagos residents for a long time.

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Wike Backs Obaseki Over Alleged Printing Of N60B

April 19, 2021 6:46 am

Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike yesterday asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to respond to allegations of printing N60billion to augment March Allocation to States raised by his Edo colleague Governor, Godwin Obaseki, instead of trying to blackmail him into silence.

Wike accused the CBN of shying away from the allegation by raking up the issue of debts owed by State Governments as a diversion from the subject matter.

The Governor, who spoke at the dedication of Senator Rochas Okorocha’s grandson, said Obaseki knows the antics of the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration and could not have made …