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FarahAideed:
No peace from the wicked ..The problem with Nigeria is wicked hearts from Buhari to these ones lying dead in that Canoe ..

Young03:
who is atiku?

Yorubaangel:
so NASS should be blame for the failure of state assemblies right? and you thinking that the best way to make democracy great is to encourage dictatorship shows how myopic and shallow your knowledge is in governance... you deserve to be a citizen of North Korea

ehie:
This one Fulani's are arrested, I suspect 3 things. 1. The calm before the storm.2 they are the fall guys to give an illusion of impartiality 3. Its an electioneering campaign move

Firefire:
APC had nothing tangible to offer Nigerians rather than leading the country backward.

Wonderful!

CROWNWEALTH019:
Useless children

EvilChild:
Buhari is a mad dog with no iota of wisdom and a certified slowpoke

Mogidi:
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How much did it cost to send Yusuf to London? Since we paid for it isn't it our right to know the cost?

The federal government has released a new directive on how President Muhammadu Buhari should be addressed at formal functions.

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, gave the directive in a circular sent to ministries, departments and agencies of the federal government.

“Government has observed with concern the inconsistent manner in which the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria is addressed during Official and Private functions. It has therefore become necessary to have a standard format for addressing him at such formal occasions,” Mr. Mustapha wrote in the circular dated January 26.

“To this end, Mr. President shall henceforth be addressed as ‘MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.’’ except in purely Armed Forces Programmes, where “COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA” will be added.

“All concerned persons should accordingly be guided and ensure strict compliance with the contents of this Circular.”

This new directive indicates the president, though a retired major general, is not to be addressed by that military rank at formal functions.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/259979-president-buhari-addressed-henceforth-nigerian-govt.html

The House of Representatives heard on Wednesday that the revenue collection contract between the Nigerian Ports Authority and Integrated Logistics Services Limited hugely favoured the latter such that the firm determined the Federal Government’s share.

The NPA and Intels signed a two-legged agreement in 2010 allowing the firm to collect revenue on behalf of the Federal Government agency on some port operations.


The Managing Director, NPA, Hadiza Bala-Usman, told an ad hoc committee of the House in Abuja that the agreement was silent on the sharing formula of the revenue generated by the firm.

She stated this left Intels with the power to decide how much it would remit to the Federal Government from any available balance after it had taken a percentage for its services.


The committee, which is chaired by the Deputy Whip of the House, Mr. Pally Iriase, is investigating the circumstances leading to the termination of the contract last year.

Bala-Usman told the committee that the agreement she met on assuming duties at the NPA in 2016 allowed Intels to take 28 per cent of the generated revenue for its services.

She added that the balance of 72 per cent would later be shared between the NPA and Intels.

However, she explained that it was Intels that decided how much should go to the NPA from the 72 per cent, as the contract was silent on that.

She stated, “The agreement was silent on this aspect. There was nothing suggesting how the balance would be shared.
“So, this gave Intels the power to decide what share to leave for the government and so on.”

The NPA MD recalled that up to 2013, the average monthly remittance by Intels was $3m.


The House of Representatives heard on Wednesday that the revenue collection contract between the Nigerian Ports Authority and Integrated Logistics Services Limited hugely favoured the latter such that the firm determined the Federal Government’s share.

The NPA and Intels signed a two-legged agreement in 2010 allowing the firm to collect revenue on behalf of the Federal Government agency on some port operations.

The Managing Director, NPA, Hadiza Bala-Usman, told an ad hoc committee of the House in Abuja that the agreement was silent on the sharing formula of the revenue generated by the firm.

She stated this left Intels with the power to decide how much it would remit to the Federal Government from any available balance after it had taken a percentage for its services.

The committee, which is chaired by the Deputy Whip of the House, Mr. Pally Iriase, is investigating the circumstances leading to the termination of the contract last year.

Bala-Usman told the committee that the agreement she met on assuming duties at the NPA in 2016 allowed Intels to take 28 per cent of the generated revenue for its services.

She added that the balance of 72 per cent would later be shared between the NPA and Intels.

However, she explained that it was Intels that decided how much should go to the NPA from the 72 per cent, as the contract was silent on that.

She stated, “The agreement was silent on this aspect. There was nothing suggesting how the balance would be shared.

“So, this gave Intels the power to decide what share to leave for the government and so on.”

The NPA MD recalled that up to 2013, the average monthly remittance by Intels was $3m.

She added that the remittance rose to $5.6m in 2014 after some negotiations and later dropped to $4m in subsequent years.

However, Bala-Usman informed the committee that a dispute arose between the NPA and Intels in June 2016 after the firm declined to comply with the Treasury Single Account policy of the government.

She said the NPA communicated the government’s decision to have all public revenues paid into a central account following which invoices would be issued for Intels to be reimbursed.

She added, “But, Intels declined and chose to continue to keep the revenue. In May 2017, we sought the advice of the Attorney General of the Federation (Abubakar Malami), who appropriately advised that Intels must comply with the TSA policy or the contract should be terminated.

“Based on the advice of the AGF, a notice of termination was issued to Intels.”


However, she admitted that following the face-off, Intels later apologised to the NPA and agreed to comply with the TSA policy.

“So, since September 2017, Intels started complying with the policy, though we have not received the advice of the AGF on the withdrawal of the termination. But, they have been complying since September 2017. Between 2016 and 2017, Intels had collected $48m,” she added.


Out of the money, Bala-Usman said the NPA confirmed the remittance of $28.1m into the TSA, while another payment of $14.5m reported by Intels had yet to be confirmed.

According to the MD, both the NPA and Intels would have to do some reconciliation to clarify whether the two payments came from the $48m or from other sources.


Although, the lawmakers acknowledged that compliance with the TSA policy was important, they noted that the manner in which the NPA applied it to Intels was arbitrary, as it sought to ignore an existing agreement.

However, they criticised those who drafted the agreement for allowing Intels to get away with so much.

Commenting on the unfavourable nature of the agreement, Iriase noted, “Nigeria is worse off with this type of arrangement.

yinkakani:
seun, WTF man!! Nairaland is not opening on the mobile website Ads keep popping up and each time you reload, it keeps popping up. Fix this sheet bro it's annoying. I'm currently typing from the desktop website.

Firefire:
Mohomodu Buhary if you will not achieve anything in your Four-year administration, please append your signature to the NPC bill asap.


Thanks in advance to the dullard-in-Chief.


Sai barber!

bishopkay:
You are very wrong in your assertion. The patient-doctor confidential or privileges entails non-disclosure of illness or cause of illness by THE DOCTOR, not expenses spent treating the illness by whoever paid for it and in this case, the Nigerian tax payers.

The CBN was simply asked to provide details/records of monies spent on his illness and the parking /hanger space cost of the jet which was parked for over 3 months in another country attracting doumorage daily.

Are the CBN officials doctors? No; so they can't provide details of his sickness; but in the same vein, they are in charge of the nation's purse and financial records... So providing such records is actually very necessary in their position. Understand something before you comment before all this bad mouthed nairaland people use mouth lick u finish

dicefrost:
sir, this is a straw man argument. the information required is the amount it cost tax payers to fund Buharis treatment. the plaintiff in question is a taxpayer. hence he has a locus standi here. Doctor patient relationship doesn't come in, no one is talking to his doctors here.

12submarine:
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Will you stop spreading this virus on the thread?

zicoraads:
You literally left me speechless. Such display of wilful ignorance.

Afobear:
it's like you are beginning your festival of madness ? Is this post related to the disclosure of the illness of the dullardino or the amount of taxpayers money used to foot his medical bills ? You lots bespoke of the Nigerian educational system from cradle to university ...Stu.pid man

BeeBeeOoh:
You no well

Olukokosir:
Under Wch constitution Sir ?