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HURIWA demands independent investigation of NIS inferno
Foremost rights advocacy group, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, Monday, condemned the reported fire incident that gutted part of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS headquarters, Abuja on Sunday.
This is as the group alleged that the building was set ablaze “apparently to conceal evidence of massive corruption,” in the affairs of the agency. In a statement issued in Abuja, HURIWA Executive Director/National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, raised a number of questions including “why the coincidence between the reported expiration of the tenure of the comptroller general of NIS and the fire incident and “is this a case of sabotage? And if not, why will such a big complex not house 21st-century compliant fire service equipment within the complex?” among others.
The statement read in part: “We think that this fire incident is one too many to be dismissed as a mere coincidence. We suspect that there is a grand design to cover up some alleged financial heists/ malfeasance at the topmost level of government. “This demands transparent and an open independent probe and not the in-house probe going on as we speak. The Nigerian Immigration Services headquarters is a national institution of global significance, so the incident of fire emergency must be thoroughly investigated to eliminate or establish a case of sabotage or otherwise. An attack on the Nigerian Immigration Services headquarters is a direct attack on the national security interest of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. “This is because there have been so many fire incidences. First was in the office of the Accountant General of the Federation, closely followed by the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.” According to HURIWA, “In the case of the three previous fire incidences, they happened during the lockdown when there was supposed to be adequate security measures in place, sadly these fire incidences in these major institutions have happened and swept under the carpet and there are no open investigations. We think that there is something fishy about this. Let the government tell Nigerians what they are hiding and why are institutions going up in flames. The group also tasked citizens not to forget the sequence of these fire incidents saying “one interesting mystery of these fire incidences is their sequence. Nigerians were shocked to know that days after the CAC and the Treasury House in Abuja were gutted by fire, a section of INEC headquarters in Maitama-Abuja was also gutted by fire. Exactly one week after the headquarters of the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation was gutted by fire; there was another fire incident at the headquarters of the Corporate Affairs Commission.”
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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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Author: Eunice Johnson, Abuja
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has put Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) on notice that it will stop selling forex to them by the end of 2022. CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele made this known in Abuja on Thursday at the end of the Bankers’ Committee Meeting where he also introduced the RT200 Programme.
Emefiele said the time had come for the banks to go out there and source for forex by funding entrepreneurs with ideas. The CBN, Emefiele said, will support the banks by granting rebates and other support until the banks find their feet in sourcing their forex by themselves.
He also disclosed that the apex bank’s policies and measures have led to a significant improvement in diaspora inflow from an average of US$6 million per week in December 2020 to an average of over US$100 million per week by January 2022. He added that the CBN would be reviewing these intervention programmes going forward to ensure that they continue to achieve the desired results.
He said international bodies, including some embassies and donor agencies, have been complicit in illegal forex transactions that have hindered the flow of foreign exchange into the country.
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Author: Gift Wada, Abuja
The Comptroller General of Customs Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd.) has approved the deployment of 37 Comptrollers to various Units, Departments and Commands across the country.
This was disclosed in a release signed on Tuesday by the Customs Deputy National, DC Timi Bomodi for the Comptroller General of Customs.
Among those deployed are the present National PRO of Customs Comptroller Joseph Attah who will assume the office of Area Controller of Kebbi Command, Comptroller AAS Oloyede who shall be moving from ICT/MOD to Tin Can Island Port Command, while Comptroller SI Bomoi to FCT Command. Other postings are Comptroller BA Jaiyeoba to Oyo/Osun Command, Comptroller A Dappa-Williams to Eastern Marine Command, Compt. MA Umar Kano/Jigawa, Compt. KC Egwuh ICT/MOD, Compt. LM Mark Enugu/Anambra/Ebonyi, Compt. T Tachio CTC Kano, Compt. AA Umar Western Marine, Compt. M Dansakwa North Eastern Marine, Compt. AC Ayalogu T & T and Compt. KD Ilesanmi will assume duty as Comptroller Board among others.
Ali in postings released on 7th of February, charged the newly posted Comptrollers to justify the confidence reposed in them by NCS Management by bringing to bear their years of experience and training in trade facilitation and anti-smuggling activities on their new assignment.
Given the enormous expectations of government regarding revenue generation in the current year, the Comptroller General reiterated the need for all Area Controllers and Unit heads to take full charge of the affairs of their Commands by ensuring absolute compliance with extant fiscal policies while leveraging on the efficient management of data to optimize trade facilitation and revenue collection.
Furthermore, the CGC directed all officers to be extremely vigilant in protecting the lives and wellbeing of Nigerians by ensuring the full fortification of our borders against the incursion of smugglers and other cross border criminals.
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