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Governor Bala Mohammad Signs 3 Executive Orders, Directs Full Compliance

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Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed of Bauchi State has assented to an Executive Order No.3 of 2024 for the removal of illegal structures in the state and directed for full compliance with immediate effect.

Speaking shortly after signing the Executive Order,governor noted that with this development,the issuance of permits along road corridors, green areas, right of way, utility areas or setbacks, in the state by any of the Ministries or Parastatals and Local Government Councils is banned and prohibited.

According to him, any person who fails to comply with the provision of the Order or afformentioned laws shall be liable on conviction to a 3 months imprisonment or a fine of One Hundred Thousand Naira or both.

“It shall be an offence under this Order to Obstruct,hinder or resist any authorized officer to carryout or execute his or her lawful duties. Without any excuse, refuse or willfully fail to comply with any enquiries on directives made by any officer or Task Force in accordance with the Order.

“Impersonate an officer or duties of the Board, Agency or Task Force’s Staff, attempt, aid, abet, process, consel or carryout any action which is tantamount to the enforcement of this Order. Omit or commit any act that is inimical to free conduct, compliance and obedience to any provision of this order and afformentioned laws.”

Governor Bala Mohammed on the signing of the Executive Order No.2 of 2024 to unify weight and measures in the state, noted that the state government has observed with serious concern the proliferation of different weight and measures across the state which places the consumer at disadvantage.

He said the state government recognizes the need to protect the consumer by maintaining standard and unified weight and measures in the state and pointed out that, by this order, the use of all old weight and measures presently in circulation in the state is banned and prohibited.

He mandated the Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs to produce and circulate and distribute the approved unified standard weight and measures which shall be used throughout the state and local Governments.

“All the old weight and measures that are different from the approved unified ones shall henceforth be mopped up and withdrawn from circulation by Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.

“Whoever is caught using the old weight and measures after the official release of the new weight and measures shall be tried and convicted, punished with term may extend to six months imprisonment and five Hundred thousand Naira fine.”

The governor while signing the Executive Order No.1 of 2024 On Community& Environmental Protection, Public Safety & Security and Prohibition of Deforestation in Bauchi state, said by this Order, no Traditional or Community leader shall issue any consent letters to any individual or corporate body for any excavation activity or enter into or sign any Community Development Agreements within the proscribed limits of this Order without the requisite approval of the State Government through the Ministry of Natural Resources.

“Any individual or company found carrying out any activity(ies) that is against the provision of this Order or without due compliance with the relevant provisions of the Environmental Impact Assessment Act shall be liable to punishment in line with section 60 Environmental Impact Assessment Act ( CAP.E12) LFN 2004.

“Any individual or company found carrying out any activity(ies) that is against the provision of this Order whose activity is not covered under the Environmental Impact Assessment Act, shall be liable to imprisonment for a term of three (3) years or fine which may extend to One Million Naira (1,000,000.00) or both.

“Any person who obstructs, prevents, hinders or assaults any obstruction officer of the Mobile Court in the lawful execution of his duties Under this Order shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of Five Hundred Thousand Naira (500,000.00) or imprisonment for a term not less than 1 year, or both.”

Moscow Says US To Blame For Deaths Of Russian Women, Children

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Russia alleged on Friday that Ukraine had used US-supplied rockets to kill women and children in a region of southern Russia, and said that Washington was to blame.

It was the first time that Russia has said it holds the United States responsible for civilian deaths on its own soil, an accusation that follows warnings by President Vladimir Putin that the West is playing with fire and risking a global conflict by letting Ukraine fire Western-supplied weapons into Russia.

Reuters could not independently verify the assertion and there was no immediate comment from Ukraine or the United States.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the strikes had occurred last week in the Belgorod region shortly after the United States said it had agreed for the first time to let Ukraine fire US-supplied weapons into Russia.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed on May 31 that President Joe Biden had approved the step so Ukraine could defend its Kharkiv region, which lies adjacent to Belgorod. The US still bars Ukraine from firing US weapons deeper into Russia.

Zakharova said statements by Washington giving the green light for such attacks amounted to “a confession…for the murder of children and women in the Belgorod region.”

“Fragments of HIMARS, rockets, will serve as direct proof,” she told reporters.

Zakharova did not present images of any rocket fragments. She did not say how many people had been killed in the alleged incident.

Putin has warned increasingly in recent weeks that the West risks a global conflict if it wades deeper into the Ukraine war. In remarks to foreign editors on Wednesday, he said Russia reserved the right to supply weapons to adversaries of the West in a “symmetrical” response to the Western arming of Ukraine. 

US Warns Israel Of ‘Massive’ Impact Of Denying Palestinian Revenue

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United States warned Thursday that Israel will see a “massive” negative impact if the Palestinian Authority collapses as Washington again pressed its ally to let revenue flow.

“We have made clear to the government of Israel in some very direct conversations that there is nothing that could be more counter to the strategic interests of Israel than the collapse of the Palestinian Authority,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters.

While acknowledging shortcomings in the Palestinian Authority, he said the Ramallah-based body had helped maintain stability in the West Bank even as war has raged in Gaza, run for years by rivals Hamas.

“If you saw the Palestinian Authority collapse and instability spread across the West Bank, it’s not just a problem for the Palestinians,” he said, “it is also a massive security threat for the state of Israel.”

Under peace agreements in the 1990s, Israel collects money for the Palestinian Authority, which exercises limited autonomy in parts of the West Bank.

Israel then disburses the money to the PA.

But Israel has been blocking revenue since Hamas on October 7 carried out its massive attack in Israel, triggering a relentless retaliatory military campaign.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is a member of the far right who advocates Jewish settlement of the West Bank.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is also a long-time critic of the Palestinian Authority and of moves toward an independent Palestinian state.

The US warning followed a statement by the Israeli military that the Netanyahu government policy of cutting off funds to the PA could push the occupied West Bank into a third “intifada.”

The World Bank has also warned that the PA’s fiscal situation has “dramatically worsened” with the risk of complete collapse.

UN: Somalia Elected To Security Council After Over 50 Years

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Somalia was elected on Thursday, June 6, to serve on the UN security council as a non-permanent member for two years.

Denmark, Greece, Pakistan and Panama also got seats on the U.N. Security Council in a secret ballot in the General Assembly.

The 193-member world body elected five countries. The 10 non-permanent seats on the 15-member council are allotted to regional groups that usually select their candidates but sometimes can’t agree on one. There were no such surprises this year.

This time, the regional groups put forward Somalia for an African seat, Pakistan for an Asia-Pacific seat, Panama for a Latin America and Caribbean seat, and Denmark and Greece for two mainly Western seats.

The freshly elected council members will start their terms on January 1, replacing those whose two-year terms end on December 31 Mozambique, Japan, Ecuador, Malta, and Switzerland.

They will join the five veto-wielding permanent members — the United States, Russia, China, United Kingdom, and France — and the five countries elected last year — Algeria, Guyana, South Korea, Sierra Leone, and Slovenia.

The Security Council is charged with maintaining international peace and security. But because of Russia’s veto power it has been unable to take action on Ukraine, and because of close U.S. ties to Israel it has not called for a cessation of hostilities in Gaza.

All five countries that won seats on Thursday have previously served on the Security Council, Pakistan seven times, Panama five times, Denmark four times, Greece twice and Somalia once.

Virtually every country agrees that almost eight decades after the United Nations was established the Security Council needs to expand and reflect the world in the 21st century, not the post-World War II era reflected now.

But with 193 countries with national interests, the central question, and the biggest disagreement, is exactly how. And for four decades, those disagreements have blocked any significant reform of the U.N.’s most powerful body.

NCC Tells Telcos To Promote Nigerian Culture Through Content

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The Nigerian Communications Commission has announced its commitment to support cultural re-orientation by mandating telecommunication companies to ensure subscribers have access to content.

The Executive Vice Chairman, Aminu Maida, made the commitment during a meeting with the Chief Executive Officer of the National Institute for Cultural Orientation, Biodun Ajiboye, according to a statement on Friday.

Maida emphasised the need for cooperation among stakeholders to re-orient Nigerians towards their cultural values, warning that foreign content poses a risk to the country’s cultural heritage if domestic content production doesn’t increase.

The collaboration between NCC and NICO aims to ensure that cultural content becomes an integral part of Nigeria’s digital landscape, fostering a stronger cultural identity for future generations.

“If we don’t produce our own content that will drive home the culture we want to preserve, it is the content we are consuming from outside that will shape our culture. NICO has a much bigger part to play here.

“While we provide the pipe that delivers the content, those producing the content have a major stake in influencing the type of content to be shared,” Maida stated.

He further stressed the need for deliberate steps to address the lack of cultural identity in Nigerian media. “Today, if you watch Nigerian movies, the accent they speak with as well as their dressing does not totally reflect Nigeria; even the topics are not rooted in our culture,” he added.

In response to NICO’s proposal for telecommunication operators in Nigeria to include cultural content on caller tunes, as well as through shortcodes and robo-calls for cultural information, Maida assured the commission’s support.

Ajiboye, during the meeting, emphasised the need to integrate cultural content into the digital age.

He highlighted the influence of information technology on daily life and the importance of leveraging digital infrastructure to enhance Nigeria’s arts, culture, and creative industries.

Ajiboye also revealed NICO’s plans to launch a Global Cultural Digital Platform called “DuduPlugs” to showcase Nigeria’s diverse cultural heritage and help keep Nigerian culture vibrant in the face of Westernisation.

“Our Global Cultural Digital Platform is an attempt to bridge the gap between culture and information technology.

“This has the capacity to showcase our e-commerce, language, and other elements that can ride on the back of our communication platforms, reaching the world robustly and exuding the pride of our culture,” Ajiboye stated.

Paris 2024: We Want Team Nigeria To Surpass 1996 Feat-House Committee On Sports

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The House Committee on Sports has called on the Nigerian Olympic Committee NoC to step up athletes’ preparations to bring a superlative outing in the forthcoming 2024 Olympics in Paris and surpass the Atlanta 1996 feat.

Speaking on Thursday at the National Assembly complex when the Nigerian Olympics Committee appeared before the committee, the House Committee Chairman Hon. Ekene Adam expressed that the reason for the invitation is to know how prepared and how ready the NOC is regarding the forthcoming 2024  Olympics Paris.

“We invited the NOC to know the level of preparedness for the Olympic Games if there is any challenge they are facing, and how we can help them solve it so that Nigerian athletes will have total focus when competing for medals. We want to do everything possible to make sure that Nigeria records the best performance in France.

“We have identified funding as a major challenge and one of the ways to solve the problem is to sponsor a bill where the budget for preparations of athletes for Olympic Games will be captured each year.

 “The funds will then be disbursed to the Sports Federations by the Ministry to ease their tasks when chasing qualification tickets in different international competitions across the world.”

However, the Chairman House Committee on Sports, Hon Ekene Adams along with the members of the Committee proposed that a bill be sponsored where funds will be captured in the annual budget of the Sports Ministry and distributed to different Sports Federations for better preparations of Nigerian athletes.

In his comment, the President of the Nigeria Olympics Committee (NOC) Engineer Habu Gummel revealed that the committee is not relenting in its effort to ensure team Nigeria performs well come August in Paris.

According to him, we intend to go to Paris and break the jinx of 1996 with the support of everyone.

However, he identified a lack of funds as a major setback why some of the athletes struggle to compete with others in the international championship.

When the House committee asked the NOC if they have received any funds from the ministry regards Preparation for the Paris 2024 Engr. Gumel replied: “we are yet to receive a dime from the sports ministry”

Nigerian Currency Falls To N1,488.60/$1 Amid 48% Slide In FX Supply

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Nigerian currency depreciated against the US Dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEX, on last Wednesday, amid a significant shortfall in the supply of Dollars to the market.

The value of forex transactions executed at the spot market yesterday, according to data from the FMDQ Securities Exchange, decreased by 48.7% or $31.56 million to $205.43 million from the preceding session’s $236.99 million.

This took a toll on the Naira, which 0.8% or N11.65 against the greenback to settle at N1,488.60/$1, in contrast to Tuesday’s closing value of N1,476.95/$1.

However, the domestic currency maintained stability against the Pound Sterling and the Euro in the official market at midweek, closing unchanged at N1,879.89/£1 and N1,604.70/€1, respectively.

In the same vein, the local currency traded flat against the US Dollar in the parallel market on Wednesday at N1,500/$1, according to data.

Despite recent interventions from the Central Bank of Nigeria ,CBN, in the FX market, the local currency has been going through volatility since the middle of April.

Meanwhile, in the cryptocurrency market, Ethereum ,ETH, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation, is experiencing a surge in user activity and attracting bullish predictions, gaining 1.6% yesterday to close at $3,863.97.

Binance Coin ,BNB, went up by 1.5% to $701.40, Litecoin ,LTC, jumped by 1.4% to $85.08, Solana ,SOL, appreciated by 0.4% to $173.59, and Ripple ,XRP, added 0.05% to trade at $0.5255.

However, Cardano ,ADA, weakened by 0.4% to $0.4593, Dogecoin’s ,DOGE, depreciated by 0.2% to sell at $0.1626, and Bitcoin ,BTC, lost 0.09% to close at $71,081.57, while the US Dollar Tether ,USDT, and the US Dollar Coin ,USDC, traded flat at $1.00 each.

Local Stock Market Indices Reverse Negative Trend, Gain 0.24%

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Equity investors smiled home on Wednesday after the Nigerian Exchange ,NGX, Limited rebounded by 0.24% to reverse the negative trend.

The local stock market appreciated at midweek following renewed bargain-hunting by traders, who re-invested in shares after booking profit in the last two previous sessions.

Business Post reports that the banking space surged by 2.46%, the energy counter rose by 0.26% and the consumer goods index gained 0.15%, while the insurance and the industrial goods sectors depreciated by 1.49% and 0.01%, respectively.

The buying pressure experienced during the trading day raised the All-Share Index ,ASI, by 233.36 points to 99,284.38 points from 99,051.02 points and increased the market capitalisation by N132 billion to N56.164 trillion from N56.032 trillion.

Eterna finished the session on top of the gainers’ log after it chalked up 9.80% to sell for N13.45, Red Star Express appreciated by 9.76% to N3.71, Stanbic IBTC grew by 9.62% to N57.00, Fidelity Bank soared by 8.00% to N10.80, and International Breweries increased by 7.84% to N3.99.

On the flip side, Oando lost 9.86% to trade at N12.80, Linkage Assurance depleted by 9.41% to 77 Kobo, Veritas Kapital waned by 8.70% to 63 Kobo, Sovereign Trust Insurance also went down by 8.70% to 42 Kobo, and Coronation Insurance slumped by 8.57% to 64 Kobo.

At the close of trading activities, 18 stocks appreciated and 24 stocks depreciated, implying a negative market breadth index and a weak investor sentiment.

A total of 308.1 million equities valued at N4.9 billion exchanged hands in 7,690 deals compared with the 316.9 million equities worth N7.3 billion traded in 7,978 deals a day earlier, indicating a decline in the trading volume, value, and the number of deals by 2.78%, 32.88%, and 3.61% apiece.

Fidelity Bank was the busiest yesterday after transacting 84.1 million shares worth N883.2 million, Oando sold 52.5 million stocks for N710.8 million, Veritas Kapital traded 19.4 million equities valued at N12.5 million, Unity Bank exchanged 12.0 million shares worth N15.4 million, and Transcorp transacted 11.1 million stocks valued at N117.7 million.

FCT Administration To Rehabilitate NYSC Camp

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By Joel Ajayi

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has promised to rehabilitate some of the facilities at the FCT National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Orientation Camp, Kubwa.

Wike stated this yesterday in Abuja during the opening ceremony of the National Youth Service Corps 2024 Batch ‘B’ Pre-Mobilisation Workshop with the theme, “Strengthening Collaboration with Stakeholders for Effective NYSC Mobilisation Process.”

Represented by the Head of FCT Civil Service, Samuel Atang, the minister said it received the request for the rehabilitation of facilities to provide a conducive environment for corps members.

“So, we will be liaising with the appropriate authority within the corps to make sure that the rehabilitation process and provision of other basic facilities are completed within the shortest possible time.

“This will be in addition to other numerous support to the Scheme by the FCT administration. I assure you that we will continue to support NYSC in achieving its mandate in the Federal Capital Territory and indeed the nation.”

He admonished the participants to give due attention to the discourse and contribute meaningfully so as to come up with workable solutions that will enhance the mobilisation process.

In his welcome address, the Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier-General Yusha’u Ahmed said the mobilisation process is not merely a procedural necessity, but the foundation upon which the edifice of national service is built.

“The mobilisation process is the first step in a journey that shapes the lives of a very large number of Nigerian youths. It is therefore imperative that we are circumspect in the course of this exercise.

“Let us take this opportunity to reflect on our past successes, analyse our current practices and envision a future were NYSC continues to be a beacon of hope and a catalyst for national development,” the director-general said.

Moniepoint Relaunches Banking Referral Programme

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Moniepoint MFB, an African financial institution, says it has relaunched its personal banking referral programme to enrich its customers.

Mr Babatunde Olofin, the Managing Director of Moniepoint MFB, said this in a statement yesterday in Lagos.
Olofin said the referral programme was designed to reward users every time their friends or family performed a transaction on Moniepoint after signing up with referral link.

He said that through this, millions of people would earn well over N100,000 from referrals alone.
According to him, Moniepoint’s technology has powered over three million businesses across Nigeria.
Olofin said that with its reliable infrastructure in the hands of personal users, it now enabled seamless payments for many across the country.

The managing director said the referral programme would provide extra income for many of its users.
“The customer-centric referral programme supports the bank’s focus on driving financial inclusion while helping to accelerate its vision of creating a society where everyone experiences financial happiness.
“We know how important seamless financial transactions are and we have seen first-hand the power of peer to peer recommendations and how word-of-mouth referrals can grow a customer base and increase revenue.
“With our strong customer obsession and the strings of commendations, we want to provide our customers with rewards even as they continue to share these positive experiences with the Moniepoint brand”, Olofin said.

He noted that each current and new personal account holder had been provided with a unique referral code which was identical to their account username and was visible in the referral section on the personal banking app.

Olofin said the link could be shared with anyone, who, upon signing up and transacting with the Moniepoint Personal Banking app, would contribute to rewards for the referrer.

He added that for every outward interbank transaction conducted by referred customers in the next 12 months, participants would receive a commission.

He explained that the transparent and straightforward incentive structure ensured that participants reap tangible benefits for actively promoting the Moniepoint Personal Banking app.

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