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FAAC: FG, States, Others Share ₦3.88trn In 6 Months

FAAC: FG, States, Others Share ₦3.88trn In 6 Months

September 9, 2020 8:23 am

The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) shared ₦3.879trillion to the federal government, states, local government areas in the first half of 2020.

This was contained in the quarterly report on the review of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) released on Tuesday.

A breakdown showed that ₦1.53trillion went to the federal government, ₦1.29trillion to states and ₦771.34billion to 774 LGAs.

FAAC disbursements in the second quarter of 2020 stood at ₦1.934 trillion.

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The federal government got ₦739.2billion, ₦629.3billion went to state governments, and N375.4billion to 774 LGAs.

The Q2 …

Atiku

Atiku States Position On Amotekun Declared Illegal By Govt

January 19, 2020 5:36 pm
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has declared support for Amotekun.

The security outfit recently launched by the Southwest governors has been declared illegal by the Buhari government.

Atiku noted that the support was based on the fact that the “centrally controlled police architecture cannot exclusively” deal with security challenges confronting Nigeria.

Atiku, in a statement on Sunday by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, stressed the need for the creation of additional policing structures in the country to address the rapidly growing challenges of insecurity and crime.

The statement reads: “As enshrined in the Nigerian constitution, the primary responsibility of government,

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United States: ‘Real Reason I Was Impeached’ – Donald Trump

January 17, 2020 10:04 am
The United States President, Donald Trump, has alleged that he was impeached for making a perfect phone call.

The US president has been under attack following decisions made without the consent of the countries parliament

In a tweet suggesting why he is under fire from the congress, Trump said; “I just got impeached for making a perfect phone call,”

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Recall that Trump was on December 18, 2019, impeached by the House of Representatives, for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress related to his dealings with Ukraine.

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Breaking: Kanu Exposes Sharia States In Nigeria

December 31, 2019 3:11 pm

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has taken to his verified Facebook page to expose Nigerian states who no longer operate under the Nigerian constitutions and laws but have taken to the adherence of the Islamic Sharia law.

“These 12 states in Nigeria have broken away to form Sharia states and do not follow the Nigerian constitution.”

“Tell me, why can’t we have Biafra.”

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MAZI NNAMDI KANU
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Criminals From Neighbouring States Have Invaded Cross River

December 31, 2019 12:50 pm
The Commissioner for Information and Orientation Cross River State, Comrade Asu Okang, has disclosed that criminals from neighbouring states have invaded the state (Cross River).

Okang noted that Cross River State is bounded by rivers and so some criminals take advantage of that to kidnap innocent and unsuspecting citizens and use the waterways as their exit route.

The Commissioner, who was receiving cadet officers from the Maritime Academy, Oron in Akwa Ibom State in his office said “We also hope that you would come and help us protect our shorelines from vandals and invaders, criminal elements that always take advantage

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NJC Approves Appointment Of 33 Judges In 11 States

December 20, 2019 4:42 am

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has approved the appointments of 33 heads of courts in 11 states.

This was contained in a statement on Thursday by NJC Director of Information, Soji Oye.

He explained that the Council considered the list of candidates presented by its Interview Committee during its meeting which held on Tuesday and Wednesday.

It read: “NJC recommends appointment of (6) Heads of Court, and (26) Twenty-six Judicial Officers for State High Courts and one (1) Kadi, Sharia Court of Appeal;

“The National Judicial Council under the Chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Honourable Dr. Justice I. …

FAAC: FG, States, LG Share ₦635.8bn [See Breakdown]

December 19, 2019 5:40 am

Alhaji Isa Dutse, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, said on Wednesday in Abuja that the Federal, States and Local Governments had shared the sum of ₦635.8 billion for the month of November.

Dutse disclosed this while addressing newsmen after the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), meeting.

He explained that the amount shared included Value Added Tax (VAT), exchange gain and Forex Equalisation.

According to him, the gross statutory revenue generated for the month was N491.8 billion, which was lower than N596.04 billion received in the previous month, with a difference of N104.1 billion, NAN reports.…

Group Sets 2020 Agenda For FG, States

December 18, 2019 5:49 am

Reduction in cost of living, improving compliance to regulations and entrenching transparency in the management of public affairs, are part of major issues Nigerians expect government at all levels to address in 2020.

At the Fifth Regulatory Conversation organised by the Convention on Businesses Integrity (CBi) with the theme: “National Integrity Barometer: A Roadmap for 2020,” participants from both public and private sector, said those issues were critical to the development and stability of the country.

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The programme was in partial fulfilment of the CBi’s initiatives under the …

NLC

Only 5 States Paying ₦30,000 Minimum Wage – NLC

December 13, 2019 11:21 am

Workers losing patience over minimum wage implementation process, IPAC tells Nigerian govt

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has disclosed that only five states have started implementing the new national minimum wage, eight months after passage into law by President Muhammadu Buhari.

In a communiqué issued at the end of its one-day stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja, the labour union listed Lagos, Kaduna, Kebbi, Adamawa and Jigawa states as those paying their workers the new salary package.

The communiqué was signed by the NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, General Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja, and National Chairperson, Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (Trade Union), …

CPS Yet To Be Implemented In 11 States

December 12, 2019 4:14 am

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has said that 11 states in the country are yet to embrace the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) due to resistance from labour unions and state government.

Mr. Babatunde Philips, Head, States Operation Department, PenCom, disclosed this at the 2019 Journalists Workshop in Benin, Edo State, adding that only 25 out of the 36 states in Nigeria have enacted the CPS law.

Philips said that despite the 25 states announced by the commission, only Lagos, Kaduna, FCT, Ondo, Edo, Anambra, Ekiti, Osun, and Delta state are actively implementing the scheme while nine states including FCT …

Atiku

Atiku Accuses States Of Posing Greatest Threat To Education

December 6, 2019 3:17 am

• Na’Abba tasks FG on reforms, revival of sector

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar yesterday accused state governments of posing the “greatest threat to education as they divert funds allocated for the development of the sector.”Speaking at a public hearing on the bills establishing Modibo Adamawa University Yola, Adamawa and the Federal University of Agriculture and Technology Funtua, Katsina State at the National Assembly complex in Abuja, he urged the Senate to immediately enact a law to penalise erring states. He alleged: “There is a threat in the sense that monies being given to states to develop education are …

Court Saves 21 States Billions, AGF To Recover Govs Pension

December 5, 2019 7:17 am
  • Akpabio, Amaechi, Shettima, Goje, 10 others affected
  • Fashola, Sylva, Aregbesola yet to draw benefits

 

For 21 states with pension laws stipulating post-office benefits running into billions of naira for their former governors and deputies, it was a sigh of relief wednesday as the Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos ordered the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, to recover all funds paid as pension to erstwhile state chief executives, who are also serving in the National Assembly or as ministers.

The court, presided over by Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo, while delivering judgment in a …

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