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Abuja, May 21, 2023 – The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N655.932 billion to federal, states and local governments for the month of April 2023.    A communiqué issued at the end of the FAAC meeting for April 2023 disclosed this.   The N655.932 billion total distributable revenue comprised of distributable statutory revenue of N364.654 billion, distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue of N202.762 billion, Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) of N14.516 billion, N50.000 billion augmentation from Forex Equalization revenue and N24.000 billion augmentation from the non-mineral revenue.   In …

Abuja, May 19, 2023 – The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Energy Commission of Nigeria Amendment Bill 2022 before handing he leaves office on May 29. PENGASSAN, in a press statement on Friday signed by its President, Festus Osifo and Secretary, Lumumba Okugbawa, said the appeal was a sequel to the negligence of the Bill which was transmitted to the Office of the President on Nov. 28, 2022. The association reminded President Buhari of the critical role …

 Umuahia, May 19, 2023 – A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has nullified the candidature of Abia Governor-elect, Alex Otti, and all the candidates of the Labour Party in Abia and Kano States. The court, presided by Justice M N Yunusa, ruled that their emergence of their candidature was not in compliance with the provisions of the 2022 Electoral Act. A copy of the judgement delivered by the court was made available to newsmen on Friday. The Court in suit No FHC/KN/CS/107/2023 filed by Mr Ibrahim Haruna Ibrahim against …

Abuja, May 15, 2023 – The United States on Monday said that it had taken a decision to impose visa ban on specific Nigerians who undermined the last general elections, Antony J. Blinken, the Secretary of State, who announced this in a statement, said the move was not targeted at Nigerians nor the government.  He did not name the specific individuals. “The United States is committed to supporting and advancing democracy in Nigeria and around the world. “Today, I am announcing that we have taken steps to impose visa restrictions …

Bauchi, May 12, 2023 – Eight persons were killed, while seven others were injured in a road accident which occurred at Kili village on the Darazo-Kari federal highway on Thursday midnight. The Bauchi State Command of the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the accident on Friday in a press statement by the Sector Commander, Yusuf Abdullahi. According to the FRSC report, It was a lone traffic crash involving a grey Volks Wagen Sharon mini bus with vehicle registration number BCH 465 XA belonging to the fleet of NURTW, used …

Abuja, May 8, 2023 – As part of its zoning arrangement, the National Working Committee of APC has picked Sen. Godswill Akpabio as the President of the 10th Senate. The APC formally announced these appointments on Monday in fulfilment of its zoning policy. Senator Barau Jubrin (North West) was picked as Deputy Senate President Abass Tajudeen (Kaduna) will be the Speaker of the House of Representatives, while Ben Kalu (Abia) has been picked as Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives. (GBN)

Lagos, May 6, 2023 -The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) is giving N100,000 (One hundred thousand naira) and Dignity Packs to each of the Nigerian returnees from Sudan.    The Foundation started giving out the money and the Dignity Packs to the evacuees on arrival at the airport in Abuja on Thursday.     Maryam Buhari-Shehu, a representative of the Dangote Foundation, said the Foundation resolved to be fully involved in the evacuation and resettling of thousands of Nigerians that were stranded in Sudan.   Shehu said a total of 362 returnees including children were …