Treasury Single Account Records Over 66% Compliance - FG

About 600 out of the 900 federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs have so far complied with President Muhammadu Buhari's directive on Treasury Single Account, TSA.

The Federal Government had set September 15th as the deadline for all MDAs to comply with the new policy which seeks to eliminate corruption by ensuring that all monies belonging to Federal Government's institutions are kept in unified accounts under the Central Bank of Nigeria.

According to the Accountant General of the Federation, Alhaji Ahmed Idris, who gave an update on the exercise shortly after the month’s Federation Account Allocation Committee meeting,  the process was slow at the beginning owing to teething problems.

He said that in spite of initial challenges, the Federal Government has recorded a huge success with the exercise. He added that while 600 MDAs had fully complied with the directive, others are still at different stages of compliance.

He also said that contrary to stories making the rounds that some MDAs were exempted from the exercise, the Federal Government had not excluded any of its agencies from complying with the directive.

His words:
“The TSA is in place and there is a clear cut directive from the government that all MDAs without exception must comply.

“My office is working closely to enlist and enroll MDAs so that they can be able to access and utilize their resources. This policy is to make all MDAs to be effective and operational."

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Federation Accounts Allocation Fell By 13.5% In August - FG

Allocations shared by the three tiers of government from the Federation Account fell by a margin of 13.5% (N69.19bn) from N511.79bn in July to N442.6bn in August 2015.

According to the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance, Mrs. Anastasia Nwaobia who briefed journalists at the end of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee meeting,  the amount was shared under three distributable sub-heads.

Here are the sub-heads:

Statutory Allocation ; N369.1bn

Value Added Tax (VAT) Distribution; N62.17bn. 

Refund by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC);  N6.3bn.

Out of the amount shared under statutory allocation, the Federal Government received N168.6bn, representing 52.68 per cent, while states and local governments got N85.52bn and N65.93bn respectively.

On the basis of the 13% derivation formula, the nine oil producing states shared an additional N27.87bn.

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Army Rescues 139 Captives From Boko Haram.

The Nigerian Army says that its troops have continued to rescue people held captive by Boko Haram militants. In the latest development, 139 people were rescued.

Acting Army spokesman, Col Sani Usman said in a statement he released on Saturday that the troops have continued to destroy the camps used by the terrorists.

Col Usman said the troops rescued 62 captives who were fleeing from the insurgents at Bitti and Pulka. He added that the Special Forces also rescued another set of captives at Bama comprising 22 women, 15 men and 40 children.

The Army Spokesman said the troops were still combing and destroying all known camps of the terrorists at Bama, Banki and Pulka.

He said the former captives who were looking emaciated and frail, were being taken care of by the Army pending the arrival of National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA.

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Buhari Commiserates With The Awolowos Over HID's Passing

President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled the Obafemi Awolowo family over the passing of their matriarch, Chief Mrs Hannah Dideolu Awolowo.

The President sent his message of condolence on behalf of the government and people of Nigeria to the children, grand children and great grand children of the famed “Jewel of Inestimable Value” on the death of their matriarch, who died just before she turned 100.

In a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adeshina, the president said he joined millions of admirers to mourn Mrs Awolowo who he said "will be long remembered and celebrated as the famous spouse and pillar of strength of the late nationalist, political leader and sage.”

According to the statement, “President Buhari believes that Chief (Mrs.) Awolowo will always be honoured too for the indelible legacy of very significant, behind-the-scene contributions to communal, state, regional and national development which she has left behind.

“The President prays that God will comfort Chief (Mrs.) Awolowo’s family, relatives, friends, associates and admirers, and grant them the fortitude to bear her loss.

“He also prays that the Almighty will receive the late matriarch’s worthy soul and grant her eternal rest from her long, earthly service to her renowned spouse, family, community and country.”

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Kidnapped Professor Shot By Abductors, Rescued By Police

Professor Emmanuel Ogundele of University of Agriculture, Makurdi who was kidnapped at the school on Thursday by unknown gunmen was on Friday rescued by the Nasarawa State Police Command.

According to the spokesman of the Nasarawa State Police Command, ASP Ismaila Numan, Prof Ogundele was rescued by the B Division following a tip-off.
He said that on sighting the police, the kidnappers shot Ogundele in the leg and fled, abandoning him in a pool of his own blood. He added that the police were able to arrest one of the abductors while two escaped.

According to ASP Numan, Prof Ogundele is in stable condition at an undisclosed hospital where he is receiving treatment.
He said that the arrested kidnapper would be handed over to the Benue State Police Command for further investigation and prosecution.

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John Obi Mikel Scores Two

Nigeria and Chelsea midfielder, John Obi Mikel is now a father. Here is a photo of the player and his twins that he posted on Instagram on Friday.

He neither disclosed the sex of the babies nor the identity of their mother.

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