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Pensioners in the federal civil service may get a raise in their pension stipends next year based on details contained in the report on the harmonisation of pensions submitted to the Federal Government by the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission. It was gathered that the raise would be for Federal Government pensioners under the new pension scheme as well …

The Federal Government yesterday unveiled technologically driven reforms for international passport issuance for its citizens by setting  a  96 hours  processing timeline ,   insisting that the production of the travel document should not be seen as a privilege, but a fundamental right of its nationals. Besides the revolutionary timeline, the government said, it will effective February 2024 start the implementation of Electronic …

The Nigeria Immigration Service on Friday said that barring unforeseen technical issues, Nigerians would get their passports three weeks after the day of submission of the application. The Comptroller General, Mrs Caroline Adepoju, disclosed this on Friday while speaking to newsmen at the unveiling of the Igbogbo Passport Front Office in the Igbogbo-Baiyeku Local Council Development Area of Ikorodu, Lagos …

The Senate has asked the federal government to stop the statutory allocation of funds to local government councils whose chairpersons were not democratically elected. The resolution followed a motion by the Senate Minority Leader, Abba Moro, during the plenary on Friday. Mr Moro, the senator representing Benue South under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), complained that some …

In the last six months, the three tiers of government- Federal, States and Local Councils, have shared N5.57 trillion as allocation from the Federal Accounts Allocation Committee, FAAC, according to Saturday Vanguard’s checks. Within the period, which is President Bola Tinubu’s first six months in office, having assumed power on May 29, 2023, the Federal Government raked in N2.097 trillion as allocation; …

The lawmaker representing Borno South, Senator Ali Ndume, says ex-President Muhammadu Buhari was not in charge during his reign as he didn’t endeavor to supervise the assignments that he gave. Ndume who spoke yesterday on Channels Television’s Politics Today, said that some kleptocrats were in the immediate past administration.  “The President here is in charge. He takes charge, unlike our former President. That …

• Adjourns plenary to December 12 The House of Representatives has passed the 2024 Appropriation Bill, presented to the National Assembly, by President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, for second reading. The House approved the Appropriation Bill for second reading, yesterday, after a two-day debate.  Thereafter, it adjourned plenary to December 12 to enable Ministries, Department and Agencies ( MDAs) appear before House …

An Nigerian Air Force (NAF) MI-35P helicopter crashed in Port Harcourt, Rivers State yesterday. The incident occurred at about 7:45am, shortly after the aircraft took off for an operation against oil thieves in Rivers State NAF’s spokesperson, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, who disclosed this in a statement, said the five crew members on board survived the crash with very minor injuries. …

The central bank on Friday announced that all bank accounts without Bank Verification Number (BVN) and National Identification Number (NIN) will be placed on “Post no Debit” effective April 2024. The new directive was contained in a circular issued by the central bank and sent to all deposit money banks. The circular was signed by the central bank’s Director of Payments System …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON  A 48 year-old man has allegedly taken his own life over partial blindness in Benin City, the Edo State capital.  Family members, neighbors and passers-by wept uncontrollably as they watched helplessly the dangling lifeless body of the victim in his room, at 37, Okhoro road, Benin City, last Wednesday. The Public Relations Officer for Edo State police …