Day: November 24, 2024

Nigerian Legion warns veterans against street protest

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The Nigerian Legion has called on veterans of the Nigerian armed forces not to join some disgruntled groups among its members who want to go to the streets and picket in order to show their grievances over some unpaid entitlements. The National Chairman of the Nigerian Legion (NL), Maj. Gen. Abdulmalik Jibril (Rtd.), who made the call on Thursday when he addressed journalists in Abuja, said such disgruntled groups have been misinformed that entitlements resulting from consequential adjustments of minimum wage increase has been paid to some members. He said…

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Northern Elders again reject Tinubu’s Tax Reform Bill

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Northern Elders' Forum endorse

…Back 19 Govs., monarchs on withdrawal The Northern Elders’ Forum, (NEF), has endorsed the stand taken by the Northern Governors’ Forum, (NGF), in conjunction with the Northern Nigeria Council of Traditional Rulers, about the proposed Tax Reform Bill by President Bola Tinubu. Recall that the 19 State governors in the Northern region had aired their strong displeasure on the recent Tax Reform Bill the Federal Government submitted to the National Assembly for approval. The governors particularly rejected the proposed shift to a Derivation-based Model for Value-Added Tax (VAT) distribution. The…

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PDP govs urge Tinubu to review economic policies

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PDP govs urge Tinubu

State governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party have called on President Bola Tinubu to review his administration’s economic policies to address current hardship in the land. The governors made the call in a communique issued in Jos, Plateau State, after their two-day meeting, which ended yesterday. The communiqué, signed by Senator Bala Mohammed, Bauchi State Governor, who is the chairman of the Governor’s forum, read in part: “The Forum empathizes with Nigerians, who are groaning under the oppressive economic hardship foisted on the nation by the…

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‘65,848 women benefited from Kaduna govt. cash transfer scheme’ – Gov. Sani

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Kaduna govt. cash transfer

No fewer than 65,848 women have benefitted from the Kaduna State Government’s Conditional Cash Transfer Scheme under the present administration, the State governor, Uba Sani has said. He made the disclosure during the launch of the Women Economic Empowerment Policy at the Women Economic Empowerment Summit, held at the Umaru Musa Yar’adua Murtala Muhammad Square, Kaduna. The governor said that his administration has “ramped up the implementation of the Kaduna State Women Economic Empowerment Funds (KADSWEF)” in the state. Furthermore, Sani remarked that his government has also recorded notable achievements…

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Climate change: EU raises $300bn annual cash offer Nigeria, other poor nations 

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EU raises

The European Union (EU), yesterday raised an offer by rich nations to help poor countries worst hit by climate change to $300 billion a year in a bid to salvage talks that the developing world warned were on the brink of collapse. Negotiators worked through the night in a windowless sports stadium in the Caspian Sea city of Baku in a search for compromise as the two-week UN climate talks dragged into an extra day. In a year set to be the hottest ever recorded, developing nations bearing the brunt…

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Northern youths condemn suspension of ACF Chairman 

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Northern youths condemn

The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria, (NYCN), has condemned the suspension of the chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF) Mamman Mike Osuman, allegedly for telling the truth to power. A statement issued by the group’s National President, Isah Abubakar yesterday in Kaduna said a situation where Northern leaders prioritise self-gain to the general growth and well-being of their people was bad. ”What has the chairman said that is not the true reflection of what many could not say for fear of favour? We, the Northern youth, feel highly ashamed…

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“Hunger, economic hardship killing Nigerians” – NANS tells Tinubu 

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NANS tells Tinubu

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently address hunger and economic hardship in Nigeria, saying citizens are dying. According to NANS, which made the call yesterday, in a statement signed by the Clerk of its Senate, AbdulYekin Odunayo, said Nigerians have been subjected to unwarranted impoverishment and hunger since President Tinubu assumed office, urging him to espouse a policy capable of revamping the nation’s economy. Odunayo noted that fuel subsidy removal and floating of the country’s currency done simultaneously by the Tinubu-led…

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Rivers LG election: Wike reportedly dissolves Appeal Court panel over ruling

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Wike dissolves A'Court panel

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Nyesom Wike, has reportedly ordered the secret dissolution of the Special Court of Appeal in the FCT that gave a favourable ruling on the Rivers State Local Government elections. The panel was “quietly disbanded” after it upheld the Rivers State local government elections conducted by the administration of the State governor, Siminalayi Fubara. The move, reportedly carried out discreetly, stems from Wike’s ongoing political feud with Fubara. The dissolved panel, led by Justice Onyekachi Otisi, had ruled that the Federal High Court…

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GoG Corridor Criminality: Naval Heads to meet for 2024 Maritime Security Symposium

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Naval Heads to meet

Abuja is set to host the 2024 Symposium on Maritime Security and Sustainable Development in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG), with heads of navies and coast guards from the region converging for the high-profile event. The Nigerian Navy will host the symposium in collaboration with the European Union and the French Navy, according to a statement released by the Director of Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, on Friday. The symposium, scheduled for November 26–28, will address critical issues in maritime security and sustainability. With a theme centered on: “Maritime Security…

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