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Military Pays 90,000 Ex-servicemen Second Tranche Of owed Allowances
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EditorThe Military Pensions Board said it has paid over 90,000 retired military personnel the second tranche of the owed 24 months arrears of minimum wage.
Recall that reported that retired military personnel, on January 5, protested at the Ministry of Finance Headquarters and Ministry of Defence to demand the payment of the minimum wage allowance, among others.
The Board, after the protest, paid 25% of the owed allowance to retired personnel in February.
In a statement by its chairman, Rear Admiral Saburi Lawal, the Board said the payment of another 25% of the owed allowance had been completed.
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He assured that the Board would ensure complete payment of the arrears before the end of the year, subject to funds released by the Federal Ministry of Finance.
It read, “The Military Pensions Board wishes to inform our esteemed military retirees and the general public that the Board commenced payment of the second tranche of 25% of the arrears of minimum wage increments to eligible military retirees on Friday, May 6, 2022, and concluded the exercise on Tuesday, May 10, 2022.
“The payments were made to the various bank accounts of pensioners on the MPB payroll. Consequently, all eligible military pensioners are advised to contact their banks for their entitlements.
“This payment is the second installment being paid to eligible military retirees who are active on the Board’s database, and it is in fulfillment of the agreement reached between the Board and the
Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget, and National Planning for quarterly releases of the appropriated sum in the first month of each quarter of this year.
“It is important to state that these payments are basically for arrears of increment in pensions of military retirees who are on MPB payroll between April 18, 2019, and April 30, 2021, occasioned by the new National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2019.”
Lawal also disclosed that all the Next of Kin of deceased military pensioners entitled to the same arrears had been paid in full.
He said, “It is also necessary to inform that all Next of Kin of deceased military pensioners entitled to these same arrears have been paid in full. Furthermore, the Board would like to inform our esteemed retirees and the general public that the MPB is up to date in paying monthly pensions and gratuities to our military pensioners/retirees and has fully settled the death benefits of all confirmed NOKs of deceased military personnel/pensioners. ”
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Edo Govt Takes Custody Of 4-year-old Girl Used For Adult Content
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May 14, 2024By
EditorThe Edo State Government has rescued the 4-year-old girl who was used for adult content by her father.
Recall that the police arrested the father of the minor in Auchi on Sunday, May 12, 2024, after her semi nude videos and photos sparked public outrage on social media.
Some images also showed the minor in revealing clothes while in the company of her father and some men in a hotel.
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The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Samuel Alli, confirmed the development in a post on the X platform on Monday, May 13.
“The child is now in our custody for proper medical examination and care. We will keep you updated on her welfare. Thank you all for your contributions to ensure our kids are safe and sound both in health and mind,” he wrote.
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Aid Reveals What Peter Obi Discussed With Atiku, Saraki, Lamido During Visits
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May 13, 2024By
EditorThe reason behind the visit of 2023 presidential flagbearer of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi to top political figures such Atiku Abubakar, Bukola Saraki and Sule Lamido has been revealed.
Obi’s spokesperson, Dr Yunusa Tanko, said the visit was in line with the former Anambra governor’s commitment to the peace and progress of the nation.
DAILY POST reported that Obi in Abuja on Monday visited some top political figures, including former Vice President, and PDP presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, former Senate President Bukola Saraki and the former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido.
“At the center of discussion during each of these visits was the state of the nation and how to reduce the suffering of all Nigerians irrespective of class and location,” Tanko said in the statement.
“In particular, the desperate condition of the downtrodden in our midst was highlighted.
“Of particular interest and emphasis in these discussions was the worrisome situation in the Northern parts of the country.”
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Monday announced a plan by his administration to set up a panel to probe previous governments including the immediate past administration of Nyesom Wike.
Governor Fubara who has been in a face-off with Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, disclosed the plan after swearing in Dagogo Iboroma as the Attorney General of the state.
The governor expressed pessimism that the lingering political crisis currently rocking the state cannot be resolved anytime soon.
Apparently referring to Wike, the governor accused his opponents of deliberately sabotaging his administration while he was hopeful that the issue in the state would be resolved amicably.
Governor Fubara vowed to make tough decisions moving forward no matter how they would be perceived by the public.
Fubara also responded to recent comments by former Attorney General Zacchaeus Adangor, SAN, and his counterpart in the Ministry of Works Alabo George-Kelly.
According to the governor, the former attorney general alongside other critics of his administration have been sabotaging the progress of his government by filing nolle prosequi against the interest of the state.
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