The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of N601.110 billion for the November 2020 revenue to the Federal, States and Local Government Councils and agencies. This was announced in a statement after the FAAC meeting held at the Federal Ministry of Finance headquarters, Abuja and chaired by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance, Alhaji Aliyu Ahmed. The amount of N601.110 billion comprised statutory revenue of N436.457 billion; Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue of N156.786 billion and augmentation of N7.867 billion from the Forex Equalisation revenue. According to the statement, while the gross statutory revenue of N436.457…
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The entire national leadership of the Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, has arrived in Katsina town, to join other members from Jigawa, Kano and Katsina for the take off of indefinite protests, aimed at compelling action to rescue the hundreds of students abducted fast, alive and safe. The exercise, harsh tagged #BringBackOurBoys, the CNG Spokesperson, Abdulazeez Suleiman on Wednesday, said will kick off in Katsina on Thursday and will proceed to Daura to register the current concerns with Mr President. Led by its Board of Trustees Chairman, Nastura Ashir Shariff, the CNG is already in touch with parents of the…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), joined by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, approved the reopening of four land borders. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed disclosed this after the council’s virtual FEC meeting. According to her restriction on the importation of commodities, like rice and other products were still in enforce. The borders directed to be opened include Seme in the Southwest; Illela in the Northwest; Mfun in the South South and Maigatari in the Northwest.
A socio-political group, South East for President, SEP, has called on all political parties, especially the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to zone the slot for the Presidency in 2023 to the South East geopolitical zone. The National Coordinator of the group, Mr Emmanuel Eguzikpe made the called at a press conference, which held at Ekiti House in Abuja on Wednesday. “The people of the South East zone of the country are Nigerians. They are equally peace-loving and industrious. They have contributed meaningfully to the socio-economic as well as political development of this country. “As…
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, alongside Nigerian ambassador to Chad, Zannah Bukar on Wednesday, met with President Idriss Debby of the Republic of Chad over the repatriation of thousands of Nigerian refugees, majority from Borno, who in batches, fled killings by Boko Haram since 2014. The meeting, which held at the presidential palace in N’Djamena, was also attended by Chadian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Abakar Saleh Chahaimi. “I am here in Chad to see our people currently taking refuge at The Darsalam camp in Baga Sola. We met them yesterday. Our people are doing very well, the government of…
One of the leading researchers at the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, Dr Folashade Olajuyigbe has won the 2020 International Research Grant from the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Collaborative Research Programme (ICGEB-CRP) in Italy. This is contained in a statement by the Spokesperson of the university, Mr Adebayo Adegbenro made available to ASHENEWS on Wednesday. Olajuyigbe a prolific scholar, who won the 2017 Fulbright African Research Scholar Programme (ARSP) award for advanced research in the United States for the 2017/2018 academic year, was awarded the International grant that was keenly contested by applicants from 50 ICGEB member…
Ogoni communities in Rivers, have sued the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele at the Federal High Court, Abuja for contempt over N182 billion judgement debt. The sum was awarded against Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, over its oil spillage that affected Ogoni land. The Ogoni people, represented by Mr Lucious Nwosu (SAN), filed the contempt charge praying the court to commit the CBN governor to PRISON, for allegedly disregarding a court order that awarded the money to Ogoni people. When the matter came up on Wednesday, Nwosu decried the absence of the CBN governor in…
The Sokoto state 2021 Appropriation Bill estimated at N176,685,535,633.47, which is currently before the state House of Assembly on Tuesday, passed second reading. The All Progressives Congress, APC, leader of the House, Alhaji Bello Ambarura had moved a motion for members to debate on the general principles of the budget as hitherto addressed by Governor Aminu Tambuwal on December 10. Ambarura said members would debate the general principles of the budget address for the purpose of making provision for services in Sokoto state for the financial year ending December 31, 2021. Debating the budget, the lawmakers commended the governor for…
Imam Abdul-Azeez Onike, the Chief Missioner, Nasru-Lahi-l-Fatih Society (NASFAT), has called on all loving parents to pray for quick return of the abducted students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina State. Onike, in a statement on Wednesday, also urged them to share in the pains of those whose children were still in the custody of their abductors. According to him, whoever knows the kind of attachment between a child and his/her parent would appreciate what is going through the minds of the affected parents now. Onike said, “My appeal to the abductors is to become the one from…
The Emir of Keffi, Dr Shehu Chindo Yamusa III has conferred the title of Barden Keffi to Alhaji Sani Mahmoud Shaaban. The conferment is in recognition of Shaaban’s dogged efforts in philanthropy, bridge-building and establishment of familiar and cordial relationship between Zazzau Emirate and Keffi Emirate. Shaaban, who currently holds the title of Danburan in Zazzau Emirate, is a top notch political personality being touted by Kaduna state citizens to succeed governor Nasir El-Rufai. Responding to the surprise gesture of Emir Yamusa, Shaaban said: “Honestly, I was taken aback by this gigantic gesture from His Highness. I came to Keffi…