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Gombe Govt sets up 11-Member Committee to end lingering Pension, gratuity issues
Gombe Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya has approved a 11- man committee to put an end to lingering pension and gratuity issues in the state
The move according to a statement signed by the Director General of Press, Ismailia Uba Misili, “is an effort to solve head on, the lingering issues of pension and gratuity payments for retirees in Gombe State, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has constituted an 11- member committee to work out modalities for a workable reform of the State Pension Administration System.”
The Committee, headed by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi is to review all issues associated with Contributory Pension Scheme for efficient implementation.
Members of the Committee include the State Atonney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barrister Zubair Umar and his Finance and Information counterparts, Mohammed Gambo Magaji and Meshach Audu Lauco.
Other members are the State Auditor General, Muhammed Buba Gombe, Auditor General for Local Government, Mr. Mahdi M. Aliyu, the state Accountant General, Dr. Aminu Yuguda, Permanent Secretary Special Services and Political Affairs in the SSG’s office, Muhammed Umar, Director State Pensions Bureau, Abubakar Mohammed Jungudo, the Executive Secretary Local Government Pension Board, Suleiman Mohammed while Usman Malam is to serve as Secretary to the Committee.
The Committee which had its inaugural meeting Tuesday at the office the Secretary to the State Government assured of its commitment to come up with the various various finest pension system for the State within the shortest possible time for Governor Yahaya’s consideration and Implementation for the benefits of civil servants at both the State and Local Governments levels.
It could be recalled that Governor Yahaya’s administration has been battling with the payment of pension and gratuity arrears it inherited from the past administration where billions of naira has been expended in the last three years .
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THE Federal Government has approved free internet services worth N24.2 billion naira at 20 selected airports, 43 universities and six markets across the country.
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Isa Pantami, disclosed this after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday
Pantami said that the airports were selected from the six geo-political zones.
“Certain intervention projects are going to be implemented by the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Nigerian Communications Commission of providing Internet in 20 selected airports in Nigeria and higher institutions of learning and also some markets to support micro small and medium enterprises.
“In each geopolitical zone, you have around three airports. In the South-West, we have Lagos and Ondo. For the South-East, we have Anambra and Enugu.
“For the South-South, we have Port Harcourt and Akwa Ibom. For the North-Central we have Abuja and Ilorin. In the North-West, we have Kano, Sokoto and Kebbi. For the North-East we have Yola, Maiduguri and Gombe.”
The minister said the markets and 43 institutions which include universities and polytechnics were also drawn from the six geopolitical zones, adding that it will ease e-learning in schools and also enhance the transition to a cashless economy.
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday approved the appointment of six new permanent secretaries in the Federal Civil Service
The appointments followed after a recent conducted selection process.
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF),Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, made this known in a statement by Mohammed Ahmed, Director of Communications of the Office of the HOCSF,
The appointees and their states of origin are Esuabana Asanye (Cross River), Mahmud Kambari (Borno), Richard Pheelangwah (Taraba), Lamuwa Ibrahim (Gombe), Yakubu Kofar-Mata (Kano) and Oloruntola Michael (Ogun).
The Department of State Security Service has said that the plot to Instal interim government was real
DSS noted that the plot was “by some key players” to install an interim government and stop Bola Ahmed Tinubu from being inaugurated as president.
A statement on Wednesday, by Peter Afunanya, the public relations officer of the secret police, said: “The Department of State Services (DSS) has identified some key players in the plot for an Interim Government in Nigeria.
“The Service considers the plot, being pursued by these entrenched interests, as not only an aberration but a mischievous way to set aside the constitution and undermine civil rule as well as plunge the country into an avoidable crisis.
“The illegality is totally unacceptable in a democracy and to the peace loving Nigerians. This is even more so that the machination is taking place after the peaceful conduct of the elections in most parts of the country.”
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