EFCC witch hunting Kwankwaso – NNPP
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The National Youth leader of the New Nigerian People’s Party, Auwal Musa, has described the EFCC investigation on the former Kano State Governor, Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, as a political witch-hunt.
He told the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Kaduna that the action was instigated by some political rivals to tarnish Kwankwaso’s image.
“I challenge EFCC to come out with facts on the allegations, otherwise, we consider it as an attempt to witch-hunt and victimise him,” he said.
The leader further argued that there was no justification for EFCC to commence investigation of Kwankwaso from 2015 to 2023 as a former Governor and leader of NNPP.
Private aircraft used for money laundering, drug trafficking – Keyamo
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The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has expressed his displeasure on the activities of private illegal aircraft operators who are engaged in hard drug transportation as well as money laundering in the country.
He added that this illegal charter operation was already thriving within the aviation sector.
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Keyamo disclosed this at a management meeting in Abuja on Thursday, where he expressed readiness to tackle the perpetrators headlong without any form of shyness.
The PUNCH had exclusively reported the move of the Federal Government, through the Nigerian Customs Service, to clamp down on operators of improperly imported private jets into the country.
Tinubu approves N50,000 for 3.6m families in Nigeria
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President Bola Tinubu has given his approval for an uplift grant for 3.6 million families in Nigeria.
The grant will be disbursed under the National Construction and Household Support Programme.
This will see about 100,000 families in each state receive N50,000 for three months.
Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, confirmed this in a statement.
It read in part: “In addition, other items under the National Construction and Household Support Programme include:
“One-off allocation to states and the Federal Capital Territory of N10 billion for the procurement of buses and CNG uplift programme.
Governors to work with Fed Govt on minimum wage
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Barely 48 hours after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu resolved to consult wildly on a new national minimum wage before sending a bill to the National Assembly, governors have promised to work with his administration to ensure an enhanced wage for workers.
The governors gave the assurance after their meeting in Abuja on Wednesday night.
According to a communiqué made available to reporters yesterday, the governors promised to get actively involved in the efforts to arrive at a structure mutually agreeable by all the concerned parties.