Corps members to receive N33,000 as allowance

Shuaibu Ibrahim, a brigadier general and the director-general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), says the monthly allowance of corp members has been increased to N33,000.Ibrahim announced this during a working visit to the NYSC secretariat in Bauchi, according to a statement the body issued on Wednesday morning via Facebook.He said the increase is in line with the new minimum wage approved by the federal government.Ibrahim said provisions for the new allowance have been made in the 2020 budget and “payment would commence as soon as funds are released by the appropriate authorities”.In September, Ibrahim had hinted that the monthly allowance of corps members would be increased “immediately the federal government starts the payment of the new minimum wage”.“Your monthly allowance would be increased immediately the Federal Government starts the payment of the new minimum wage to all public servants nationwide,” he said in an address delivered at the NYSC orientation camp in Iyana-Ipaja, Lagos.“Efforts are in top gear at all levels to ensure adequate welfare for all corps members.”Sunday Dare, the minister of youth and sports development, also confirmed the increase although he did not provide details.President Muhammadu Buhari signed the new minimum wage bill into law in April 2019.Federal civil servants and some states have started implementation, adjusting the salary scale.

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Health Centre In Yobe was Burn down by Suspected Boko Haram Fighters

Some suspected Boko Haram insurgents have burnt down Ngurbuwa Comprehensive Health Centre in Gujba local government council of Yobe state.A resident of the community, Mohammed Mohammed explains that the attackers came in Hilux vans shooting sporadically before setting the health facility on fire.Channels Television gathered that the health centre was renovated and equipped in early 2019 by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to provide health services to the community.

Police Arrest Six Suspects Over Murder Of Kogi PDP Woman Leader

Six suspects have been arrested over the murder of Woman Leader of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the Wada/Aro campaign council in Kogi state, Mrs. Achejuh Abuh.This is coming barely 24 hours after President Muhammadu Buhari ordered security agencies to carry out a thorough expeditious investigation into the incident.Mrs. Abuh was burnt alive in her home by suspected political thugs after the Governorship election in the state.According to the Command Police Public Relations Officer, DSP William Ayah, who spoke to Channels Television, the six suspects were arrested on Friday in Ochadamu while carrying out a robbery operation.He added that during interrogation, investigation revealed that one of the suspects was a principal actor in the killing of the women leader.According to Mr. Ayah, the suspects will be interrogated to ascertain the level of their involvement in the crime.The police spokesman said the outcome of the investigation will be made public upon conclusion.

Court rules APC has no candidate in Bayelsa gov election

The All Progressives Congress has been disqualified from participating in the Bayelsa State governorship on Saturday.The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa ruled in a judgment on Thursday that the APC does not have a candidate for the election.Delivering judgment, Justice Jane Inyang, held that the primaries were conducted arbitrarily outside the rules of the party.The suit filed by Senator Heineken Lokpobiri challenged the conduct of the governorship primaries of APC which held on September 4She held that since the process was conducted in violation of the party’s constitution and guidelines as clearly spelt out for the conduct of governorship primaries, none of the aspirants should be fielded as the party’s candidate.She, therefore, restrained the Independent Electoral Commission from including Lyon as the APC candidate in the governorship election slated for SaturdayInyang noted that according to the APC guidelines for the conduct of the 2019 governorship primaries, the results w...

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