Tag: states
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Ngige threatens to drag states not paying new minimum wage to court
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has faulted governors yet to pay the new minimum wage to workers in their states. Speaking on a monitored Channels Television programme on Sunday, the minister stated that any employer paying its employee below N30,000 was doing so in contravention of the law. “If you read…
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See two states missing on NSF medals table
Jigawa and Taraba are yet to register their name on the medals table of the ongoing 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) in Benin as at Monday evening. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the 20th NSF, which commenced on April 2 and will end on Wednesday, have seen a total of 1,308 medals. The medals were won…
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FG, States, LGAs share N640.3bn for January
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N640.310 billion to the three tiers of government for January. Mr Hassan Dodo, the Director of Information, Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, said this was made known in a communique issued at the end of virtual conference of FAAC on Thursday. The committee in its…
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Just in: DSS uncovers plot to incite religious violence; lists states targeted
The Department of State Services (DSS) said it has uncovered plots to incite religious violence in Nigeria by some unscrupulous elements. The spokesperson of the DSS, Dr Peter Afunanya, in a statement, said the targeted states include Sokoto, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Rivers, Oyo, Lagos and those in the South East. According to him, “the DSS…
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FG lists conditions for release of COVID-19 vaccines to states
The Federal Government on Friday set and released conditions that states must fulfil before releasing the expected COVID-19 vaccines to them. Recall that the government had earlier assured that the first batch of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines would arrive in the country this month (January) and next (February). The Director, Logistics and Health Commodities, National…
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FAAC: FG, States, LGs share N601.12bn in November
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) shared a total of N601.110 billion to the three tiers of government in November 2020. This was announced by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance, Aliyu Ahmed, after the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting on Wednesday in Abuja. The total distributable revenue of N601.110 billion comprised statutory…
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You bailed out states during challenging times, Okowa appreciates Buhari
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari as he turns 78 on Thursday. The governor’s felicitation was conveyed in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika on Wednesday in Asaba. He said that Buhari’s administration had continued to make progress in some key infrastructure areas, especially the railways and…
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NBS: 36 States, FCT get N1.7trn in total revenue
The total revenue available for the 36 States of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to spend for the first half of 2020, being January to June has been placed at N1.7 trillion. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) made this known with its report of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) at…
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Buhari seeks NASS approval to pay N148.141bn to five states
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a letter to the National Assembly for approval to pay N148.141.969.161 24 3 billion to five States. The sum is reimbursement for repair works on Federal roads in the states and approved for payment by the Federal Executive Council (FEC). According to the letter read by Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, Rivers…
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Many states clamouring for community policing are owing salaries – Garba Shehu
Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President Muhammadu Buhari said many of the states agitating for community policing owe salaries. He said the President was particular about the sustenance of the community policing arrangement, hence, the delay with his assent. Before now, states across the country had clamoured for community…