•Nigerian pilgrims To ease financial pressure on pilgrims, who took part in the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, the federal government and no fewer than eight states spent N100.642 billion on the pilgrims as subsidies and allowances. The 2024 Hajj lasted from June 14 to June 19, reports Vanguard. Coming at a time when no […]
•Audu Ogbe Former Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, has urged the federal government to stop the payment of monthly allocations to states whose governors set up caretaker committees for Local Government (LG) administrations. “Any governor who sets up a caretaker committee should not receive any funds because a caretaker is illegal, by the S...
Despite the federal government’s assurances that the new minimum wage will take effect from May 1, 2024, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), yesterday, said it is reviewing its individual fiscal space as state governÂments and the consequential impact of various recommendations, to arrive at an improved minimum wage they can pay sustainably. O...
•Naira notes The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Friday shared a total sum of N1.123 trillion March 2024 Federation Account Revenue to the three tiers of government after its April meeting in Abuja. A statement by the Director of Press and Public Relations at the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation Bawa [&helli...
The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Professor Joseph Terlumun Utsev has warned that 148 Local Government Areas ( LGAs) in 31 states fell among highly probable flood risk areas for 2024 while 249 LGAs in 36 states including FCT fall within the moderate flood risk states He issued this warning during the official unveiling […]
The Police Command in Ebonyi has arrested a woman who specialises in abducting and selling children, and has rescued no fewer than six of the children. The woman, Ngozi Blessing Abia, also known as Mercy Francis, has carried out her nefarious activities in Lagos, Ebonyi, Anambra and Edo, reports Vanguard. Investigation into her activities bega...
•Hajj Five states; Kogi, Kebbi, Jigawa, Bauchi and Kano states, have subsidised Hajj fares for 10,260 intending pilgrims for the 2024 exercise, with a combined sum of N9,120,997,990 billion. The subsidy payments by the various states’ governments follow the announcement of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, asking already registered pilg...
Independent Hajj Reporters, IHR, has asked the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and the state’s Muslim pilgrims welfare boards and agencies to inform intending pilgrims on what they will receive as basic travel allowance (BTA). In a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Ibrahim Muhammed, he said it has become necessary to d...
•Shettima The governments of Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory owe the federal government an outstanding liability of N1.72tn in budget support facilities. The figures were revealed in a presentation on state budget support facility by Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, at the 140th meeting of the National ...
In Nigeria, the issue of out-of-school children is a major concern, leaving countless young minds without access to education. Recent data from The Cable Index sheds light on the severity of this crisis, revealing the top three states grappling with the highest percentages of out-of-school children. Kebbi, Sokoto, and Yobe stand out with alarm...
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