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According to the civic-tech foundation, the total revenue of Nigerian states nearly doubled in the same year in 2023, largely as a result of increased funding from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) and the elimination of the fuel subsidy.

Vahyala Kwaga, Deputy Country Director of BudgiT, stated on Wednesday on Channels Television’s Politics Today program that states are making significantly more money. IGR, on the other hand, has improved significantly across the board.

It is obvious that a large portion of this was caused by revenue and transfers from the federation accounts allocation committee or by the elimination of subsidies. So states are making significantly more money, Kwaga explained. “IGR has also improved significantly across the board.

Our evaluation of the ten-year performance this year is important because it examines the performance over the previous ten years. We’ve seen some significant improvements when we compare the growth of IGR year-on-year and the 2024 fiscal year. Some states’ IGR scores have significantly improved.

Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima’s administration has been backed by the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), a well-known quasi-political and socio-cultural organization in the north, for the duration of their support.

The organization made the commitment when its leadership invited the Vice President to the presidential villa in Abuja ahead of the 25th anniversary of the ACF.

Bashir Dalhatu, the chairman of the ACF board of trustees, expressed satisfaction with the partnership between Vice President Shettima, Vice President Tinubu, and other sons and people from the northern region.

According to Dalhatu, the vice president continues to be the government’s number one ambassador to the north, standing up for the north in the country. He also works for Nigeria’s interests as a whole.

The Vice President is “our number one ambassador,” according to the northerners. We have seen that he has taken our spirit, our image, and our aspirations into account in this administration because of his image.

He has a 100% support for the president. The ACF BoT Chairman stated that we are very proud of the support he and all of our children are giving this government.

He stated that the ACF will continue to support the government under President Tinubu’s leadership.

They serve as excellent ambassadors. We’ll continue to support them despite their accomplishments. However, we will also continue to highlight areas where we believe improvement can be made for all Nigerians, not just those in the north, he continued.

The Arewa Consultative Forum was established in 2000 to advance the political interests of the people of northern Nigeria.

The ACF BoT Chairman stated in the scorecard that the organization has intervened in numerous areas of the north and throughout Nigeria.

He claims that there were a lot of other socio-cultural organizations when the forum was founded in 2000. However, the governors, the emirs, the chiefs, the sultan, and everyone else who were there at the time convened to urge a single organization that would unite our people before moving on in the same spirit to unite the nation. We did it correctly.

“We have intervened in a number of conflict-stricken regions of the north. Advice has been given. We’ve written reports. We’ve been to and discussed. In addition to these programs, we have intervened in numerous areas of social and economic development. This attitude will be continued by us.

There were “so many areas of conflict in the north” prior to the arrival of ACF. We have managed to reduce a lot of it, even though they haven’t finished completely, and I think everyone can now see the difference.

We have also continued to educate and inform people about how to be self-sufficient and how to work together to promote a prosperous Nigerian economy and, in turn, to support the growth of this nation’s economy.

The ACF leadership stated that the country’s progress would be aided by the silver jubilee anniversary by encouraging peace and harmony among the various regions and tribes of Nigeria.

The House of Representatives’ Ad Hoc Committee was given the opportunity to screen the Service Chiefs on Wednesday. Behind closed doors is expected to be the exercise.

The Hon. House Committee on Defence, the committee’s chairman, is in charge of the committee. Benson, Bajimi

Following the Senate’s confirmation, the service chiefs make an appearance before the House Committee.

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The Senate confirmed Rear Admiral Idi Abbas as the chief of naval staff, Air Vice Marsha Kelvin Aneke as the chief of air staff, Major General Wahidi Shaibu as the chief of army staff, and Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede as the chief of defense staff.

Senators questioned the nominees on their plans to improve national security and reform the armed forces during a two-hour closed-door session that followed.

General Olufemi Oluyede was replaced as the Chief of Defence Staff by President Bola Tinubu last week, making changes to the structure of the service chiefs.

Following President Bola Tinubu’s earlier pardon earlier this month, the Federal Government declares it is committed to promoting justice and upholding human dignity.

Major General Mamman Vatsa (retd), Major General Mamman Vatsa (retd), and other 173 people were among the 173 people who were granted presidential pardon by Tinubu on October 9.

The Presidential Advisory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy, which recommended the clemency be granted to 175 people, is led by Lateef Fagbmi, the Federation’s attorney general.

Around 50 convicted traffickers of illegal substances, including cocaine, heroin, cannabis, tramadol, and Indian hemp, were included in the list. Many of the prisoners’ grievous crimes have only been imprisoned for a year.

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Following the Council of State’s approval on October 9, the list sparked outrage in the general public.

However, Fagbemi stated in a statement on Wednesday that “the President received concerns about the recommended list and initiated a due process review in response.”

The President has finished and approved this exercise. The prerogative of mercy was exercised in order to ensure that only those who met specified legal and procedural requirements could use it.

I appoint the people to be patient and engaged throughout the process, and I can assure Nigerians that the government will continue to support a justice system that upholds human dignity while upholding social order and national security.

See the following statement in its entirety:

PRESS ELEASE

The execution of the release instruments comes to an end with the presidential prerogative of mercy exercise.

The President’s issuance of instruments granting pardons, clemencies, and reduced sentences is the official conclusion of the Presidential Prerogative of Mercy exercise, which is being attended by the Office of the Federation’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice.

The President received concerns about the recommended list after consulting with the Council of State, and subsequently conducted a due process review. The President has finished and given his approval for this exercise. The prerogative of mercy was exercised in order to ensure that only those who met specified legal and procedural requirements could use it.

Few earlier recommended people were found to have failed to meet the necessary requirements during this final review, and they were consequently removed. In some other instances, sentences were reviewed and reduced to reflect fairness, justice, and the exercise’s spirit.

This exercise demonstrates the President’s desire for justice to be balanced with compassion and the conviction that justice must reform and redeem in addition to punish and reform. The review was conducted with a sincere commitment to the law, which reinforced the administration’s wider commitment to humane correctional practices and justice reform in accordance with international standards.

The President has ordered the relocation of the Presidential Advisory Committee’s Prerogative of Mercy Secretariat from the Federal Ministry of Special Duties to the Federal Ministry of Justice in order to ensure that future exercises meet public expectations and best practices.

The President has also mandated that the Federation’s Attorney-General publish appropriate guidelines for the exercise of the prerogative of mercy, including mandatory consultation with relevant prosecuting bodies.

Only those who successfully fulfill the legal and procedural requirements will profit from the issuance of releases’ instruments in the future.

I apologise to the people of Nigeria for their patience and constructive engagement throughout the process, and for continuing to support the government’s commitment to upholding human dignity while upholding social order and national security.

Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN),

Justice Minister and Federation Attorney General.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) members staged a walkout during a session with the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies, which sparked a little drama at the National Assembly on Wednesday.

Due to the absence of the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Mufutau Bello, the director, was contacted to represent him.

Bello’s argument that the documents he intended to present contained sensitive information sparked a row in the meeting room.

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The Committee, however, objected, insisting that its proceedings were open and that it had the right to choose how its sessions were conducted under the constitution.

The JAMB representative took a dramatic turn, revealing his resentment, ordered his team to leave, and left the session, causing stunned lawmakers to follow.

The Committee ordered the Sergeant-at-Arms to arrest the JAMB officials, but they had already left the building.

The Committee has now given the Registrar until Tuesday of next week to show up in person with his management team and present all requested documents.