Tag: FG Palliative

Tinubu launches Conditional Cash Transfer for 15m households

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President Bola Tinubu has launched the ‘Renewed Hope’ Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) for 15 million households across the country. The event, which coincided with the World Poverty Eradication Day, was held at the Press Gallery of the State House yesterday, in Abuja. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume represented the President at the event. In attendance were the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Eradication, Betta Edu; Minister Of Finance, Wale Edun; World Bank Country Director, Shubham Chaudhuri; and the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria,…

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We’ll avert Labour strike – FG reveals Tinubu’s plans to announce palliative package for workers

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In an obvious move to avert a total shutdown of economic activities, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is to announce a palliative package for Nigerian workers during his Independence Day speech on October 1. Spokesperson of the Ministry of Labour, Olajide Oshundun, made this known amid the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Congress (TUC) plan to embark on an indefinite strike with effect from Tuesday, October 3. Recall that the two unions, on Tuesday, ordered their members to get set to shun works to protest the alleged failure of the…

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Plateau: JNI protests exclusion from First Ladys N500m palliative

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…Says no single Muslim included The Plateau State chapter of Jamaatu Nasril Islam, (JNI), has alleged exclusion in the selection of beneficiaries of the N500 million palliative donation by the First Lady, Remi Tinubu. Recall that Mrs. Tinubu had on Tuesday, during a sympathy visit to the state, announced the donation of N500million to 500 families affected by the Plateau crisis across the five local government areas of Mangu, Bokkos, Barkin Ladi, Riyom and Jos-South in the State. However, the JNI, in a statement by its Director ICT/NGO Matters, Lawal…

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Hoodlums hijack FG’s palliative in Kwara

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Hoodlums have hijacked trucks loaded with bags of 10 kilograms of rice meant to be delivered to yet-to-be-ascertained communities as their shares of palliative to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal. It was gathered that the incident occurred at around 6:30 p.m., along the Oja-Oba/Idi-Ape/Isale-Oja axis of Ilorin-East and West local government areas, when three Toyota Dynas fully loaded with rice and was passing through the site attracted the attention of the people, who then attacked the trucks. The attackers reportedly emptied the three trucks, fully loaded with the…

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N5bn FG Palliative wont solve poverty NLC

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The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has signified that the N5bn palliative package per State as announced by the Federal Government wont amount to N1500 per person when shared among over 133 million Nigerians who are multi-dimensionally poor. Ajaero, who made this known on Friday, argued that there was no way N185bn would amount to something impactful, when shared among 133 million Nigerians who are multi-dimensionally poor, according to statistics he got from the National Bureau of Statistics, (NBS). The leader of the labour union insisted…

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N5bn palliative, Grants to States shambolic, unscientific ACF Spokesman

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Spokesman of the northern socio-political organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), Professor Tukur Muhammad-Baba, has criticized the N5 billion equal distribution of palliatives to States, citing population disparities and impact inefficiency. In an interview, Muhammad-Baba, a Professor of Sociology, described the N5 billion in palliatives and grant to the State governments as shambolic and unscientific. According to him, there is no reason to give the same amount to Lagos, Oyo, Kano, and Bayelsa States because their populations and statistics of eligible people differ. He noted that the Government is not working…

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NLC and TUC reject Tinubus N5bn palliative to States, cites reason

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The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), have kicked against the plan of President Bola Ahmed Tinubus administration to release an N5bn palliative package to each of the 36 State governors in Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to curb the effect of the fuel subsidy removal. According to the Organised Labour, the State governors could not be trusted with such a project, adding that the governors would favour politicians rather than the poor Nigerians that most needed the N180bn largesse disbursed to the State governments…

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‘FGs N5bn subsidy removal palliative to States is a loan’ – D-G Governors Forum

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The relief aid given to the States by the Federal Government to cushion the effects of the removal of the petrol subsidy is a loan. Recall that the federal government announced a N5 billion relief package for each State of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT). Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, who spoke on Thursday at the end of the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting presided over by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, said the palliative would enable State governments to procure 100,000 bags of rice, 40,000 bags of maize…

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Subsidy Removal: FG announces N5bn palliative for each State to address impact

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The Federal Government has announced a N5 billion palliative for each State of the Federation, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to cushion the impact of the removal of the petrol subsidy. Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, made the announcement in Abuja yesterday, when he spoke to State House correspondents at the end of a National Economic Council (NEC) meeting. Vice-President Kashim Shettima presided over the meeting. The Council is made up of governors of the 36 States, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other co-opted…

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NLC passes ‘vote of no confidence’ in Gbajabiamilas committee

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…Says: ‘It never called us to negotiate’ The Nigerian Labour Congress, (NLC) president, Joe Ajaero has said President Bola Tinubus committee on petrol subsidy meeting with the organised labour appears to lack capacity to negotiate and expedite actions on resolving the impasse as per the Federal Government’s promised palliative measures to improve Nigerians well-being in the short-term. Ajaero stated this at a meeting between the leadership of the organised labour and the Senate leadership led by Godswill Akpabio. The labour leader also cast aspersions on the social register for poor…

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