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The Federal Government, states and local governments have shared N649.19 billion as revenue for December 2018. The Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris, who stated this on Friday in Abuja, said the figure showed a decline of N163.57 billion, compared to the N812.76 billion that was shared in November 2018. Idris said this while addressing newsmen on the outcome of the Federal Account Allocation Committee meeting. Giving a breakdown of December revenue, Idris said that the Mineral revenue reduced from N421.8 billion in November to N354.22 billion. Also, the Non-Mineral Revenue decreased from N227.7 billion in November to N193.24…

The Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, has kicked against the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen, by President Muhammadu Buhari. The president had earlier on Friday suspended Onnoghen as CJN and sworn in Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad from Bauchi state as a replacement. Buhari, who said that the suspension was based on the order of Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on January 23, 2019, maintained that Muhammad is the next to Onnoghen in the order of seniority. But in a statement signed by Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, CUPP spokesperson, and made available to the press late Friday…

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, returned N7 billion operating surplus to the treasury at the end of its 2018 fiscal year. Speaking at the inauguration of the NDIC Board on Thursday in Abuja, Mallam Umaru Ibrahim, Managing Director of the Corporation, said the money paid into the Consolidated Revenue Account of the federal government was a demonstration of the organisation’s adherence to the provisions of the Fiscal Responsibility Act. The Minister of Finance, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed charged members of the board to demonstrate a high sense of responsibility in the discharge of their duties. Mrs. Ahmed told them to…

Mohammed Adamu, Acting Inspector-General of Police IGP, says the force has identified flash points across the country and individuals who could cause a breach of the peace, assuring Nigerians of adequate security ahead of next month’s general elections. Adamu, while briefing the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and sister agencies at a meeting of the Inter Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security, lCCES, in Abuja Thursday, vowed to decisively deal with such threats. A summary of his briefing was contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi. Giving an insight into…

Akwa Ibom Police Command was smarter in bursting a syndicate of three women who allegedly sold two children of their neighbour on the guise of taking them to Mrs Martha Udom Emmanuel, the wife of the state governor, for financial assistance. The suspects- Enobong Nsikak Sunday, Mary Okon Bassey and Gertrude Thompson Akpan- were said to have tricked and collected the two children of one Emem Wanakwo on the pretence of taking them to the governor’s wife for aid. Mr. Musa Kimo, the Akwa Ibom Police Commissioner who told the press on Thursday at the police headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia…

A senior staffer of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Akwa Ibom State Command was among the six persons arrested and arraigned in court over alleged vandalisation of four transformers valued at N18 million in Uyo, Akwa Ibom capital. He is one Inspector Emmanuel Sampson attached to the command. Others are Kufre Elijah Okon, Daniel Okon Udom, Maurice Cosmos Akpan, Henshaw Ini Peter and Daniel Isaac Omnipotent, all males and staffers of Teskom Guards Security, situated at 15 IBB Way in Uyo local government area. They were said to have been arrested while they were vandalising the 300/33/0.415 KV…

Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA, Thursday, said it was alien to have two minimum wage. NECA’s declaration came against the backdrop of approval of two separate minimum wage figures, including N30,000 for federal workers and N27,000 for states and the private sector. It, however, urged organized labour to lobby the National Assembly, NASS, for a minimumn wage of N30,000 across board, insisting there was nothing wrong with the “recommendation” of NSC. Recall that while NSC approved N27, 000 as minimum wage for states and private sector employers, and N30,000 for federal government workers. Speaking on the issue, Mr. Timothy Olawale,…

The two arms of the National Assembly, Senate and the House of representatives, Thursday gave accelerated considerations to the New Minimum Wage Bill sent to them by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday. While the 8th Senate, for the first time, suspended its rules for the bill to scale first and second reading, the House of Representatives did not only vow to pass the bill within a week but also insisted that the new minimum wage must be N30,000 across board, instead of the N27,000 approved for states and the private sector by the National Council of State, NCS. The Senate,…

The United States and United Kingdom, Thursday, vowed to impose visa restrictions on people who will perpetrate violence in this year’s elections. The United Kingdom particularly threatened to ensure that perpetrators of violence were prosecuted in accordance with international law. The countries in separate statements issued in Abuja Thursday, said all they needed to happen were free, fair and credible elections. On its part, the US explained in its statement that under its immigration law, certain violations might also lead to restrictions on family members. The statement reads: “The conduct of the upcoming elections in Nigeria is important not only…

The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, Thursday, ordered the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, to stay further proceedings on the six-count charge the Federal Government preferred against the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen. The appellate court ordered the Mr. Danladi Umar’s led tribunal to temporarily hands off the matter till January 30, a date fixed to deliver ruling on an appeal the embattled CJN lodged before it. A three-man panel of Justices of the appellate court led by Justice Abdul Aboki gave the order after it listened to counsel to the CJN and that of FG,…