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FG says Whistle blower policy generates N9.12b
FG says Whistle blower policy generates N9.12b
The implementation of the whistle blower policy of the Federal Government has so far raked in N9.12 billion into government coffers.
A breakdown by the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday gave the figures as N7.8 billion, $378 million and 27,800 pounds even as controversy has continued to dog the policy, which came into effect in 2017.
Briefing State House Correspondents yesterday, Adeosun was however silent on how much the government has dolled out as commission to some of the whistle blowers who made the recoveries possible.
“I gave an update on whistle blowing policy which was another memorandum approved by FEC – the number of tips we have had, the number of investigations we have dealt with, the types of monies that have been recovered through the whistleblower policy.’’
Meanwhile, the Federal Government recorded another milestone in the fight against bloated personnel costs, as 511 agencies are now into its integrated payroll, with a further savings of N68 billion.
The development, according to government, has put the aggregate savings on personnel costs since 2007 to date to N288 billion.
The Minister of Finance affirmed that the 511 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) had been captured under the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS), with staff count of 607,843.
Adeosun made the disclosure in her presentation titled “Status update on the implementation of Federal Executive Council approved projects,” during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, yesterday, in Abuja.
She said the savings were funds that would have otherwise, gone unaccounted for, adding that they are available for the government to fund capital projects.
The minister added that the introduction of the IPPIS had resulted in the reduction of ghost workers syndrome, enforcement of compliance with due process on employment of staff in MDAs, and prompt and timely payment of salaries and remittances of third parties payments.
The minister noted that the savings were achieved despite increase in the number of personnel, including the employment of 10,000 officials by the Nigerian Police.
She noted further that the IPPIS had become an assured source of internally generated revenue through payee to states and the Federal Government.
The minister called for adequate funding of the IPPIS project to achieve it’s lofty objectives and to enable replacement of the obsolete infrastructure, as well as the need for a legislation to impose sanctions on non-compliant MDAs to achieve speedy and successful service delivery.
The FEC also approved N6.972, 986,898 billion for the provision of security equipment and associated infrastructure for the United Nations (UN) building currently under construction in Abuja.
The building which hitherto housed all the UN agencies in Abuja was bombed by terrorists, a development which almost destroyed the entire structure as well as led to the loss of lives.
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mohammed Bello explained that the contract was awarded to Julius Berger .
Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, has approved the implementation of N30,000 as minimum wage for the workers in the state.
The secretary to the state government, Folashade Ayoade disclosed this on Tuesday after an extensive meeting with the organized labour in Lokoja
She blamed the delay in the implementation on the inability for the committee to meet regularly due to the covid-19 pandemic which has been overcome.
The SSG equally commended the organised labour for their understanding and patience, which she said has resulted into the signing of the implementation of the new minimum wage.
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The Federal Government on Friday said it would not increase petrol price in June despite the recommendation by the Nigeria Governors Forum that the cost of the commodity is increased.
A committee set up by the Nigeria Governor’s Forum had on Wednesday recommended a petrol price of between N408.5/litre and N380/litre, and also called for immediate removal of petrol subsidy.
However, in a statement issued and signed by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, in Abuja on Friday, the government ruled out the possibility of a hike in petrol price any time soon.
The minister guaranteed Nigerians that the cost of the commodity would remain the same at between N162/litre and N165/litre.
Sylva said, “Once again it has become necessary to assure Nigerians that despite the huge burden of under-recovery, the Federal Government is not in a hurry to increase the price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) to reflect current market realities.
“The current price of petrol will be retained in the month of June until the ongoing engagement with organised labour is concluded.”
“This clarification becomes necessary in the light of recent reports regarding the resolution of the Nigeria Governors Forum to increase the pump price of petrol.” He added.
The minister stated that he would like to strongly urge petroleum products marketers, not to engage in any activity that could jeopardise the supply and distribution system in place.
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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Thursday said that there is no cause for panic regarding the two weeks deadline for deactivation of subscribers identity module (sim) cards that are not linked with users’ national identity number (NIN).
The Commission explained that adequate arrangements have been made to capture the data of 200 million Nigerians within the next five years.
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It added that the steps taken so far to ensure that all subscribers have NIN in their sim cards are meant to address the security challenges facing the country.
The Commission also said the telecommunications operators would be involved in the exercise.
The Spokesman of NIMC, Kayode Adegoke said that government has approved licensing of over 200 institutions to carry out “enrolment of Nigerians and legal residents into the national identity database on behalf of the national identity management commission.”
Adegoke said the initiative was aimed at addressing the bottlenecks associated with the capturing of citizens data by NIMC.
He added that the method would increase the enrolment centres from the current 1,000 to 10,000 across the country.
He said the NIMC is desirous of scaling up its assignment to regulatory functions after the completion of the exercise.
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