I'll pick both

Contact the Nigerian police at your own peril

Buhari should be impeached immediately. I could never imagine this level of incompetence, ineptitude, nepotism, religious bigotry and blatant corruption till this man and his party came into power. As a matter of urgent national importance, the national assembly should do the needful

Adenuga might not even know what's going on in this case but rest assured, there's a lot of nepotism going on in the oil industry. How can a 5%er hold such a sensitive position in a 97%er company ? Case is as good as dead

Mrjo:
Confussions everywhere, is this the same people that made us to believe that past adminstration was clueless?

Buhari's APC govt of ineptitude is the real definition of kindergarten presidency

PDP will go to court over this election till the results are announced

Another illegal immigrant joins the list, just say you're running away APC jihadist induced recession

Yet Niger Delta region is the problem. God help us in this country

N’Assembly doubts govt’s sincerity on N500bn social intervention scheme
By Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja
At the defence of N180 billion virement from 2016 budget before the Joint National Assembly on Appropriation yesterday, agencies of government and Budget Office presented conflicting figures
President Muhammadu Buhari had on November 1, 2016 submitted a proposal for the virement of N180 billion from 2016, budget to the National Assembly for approval
At the defence of the proposal by relevant agencies yesterday, the figures presented by the agencies were at variance with the figures in the proposal.
For instance, while the president presented N19.792 billion budget for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), the Director of Finance and Accounts in NYSC, Mr. AIB Adeleke, told the committee that the NYSC actually needed only N8.5 billion.
These conflicting figures shocked the committee Chairman, Senator Danjuma Goje, as he asked Adeleke if he was sure it was only N8.5 billion that was needed by NYSC. But Adeleke held on to his presentation that it was all the NYSC needed this time.
But a Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters, Ita Enang, quickly left his seat to mutter some words into Adeleke’s ears just as the Director- General of Budget, Ben Akabueze, claimed that Adeleke did not get his figures right
Akabueze had claimed that NYSC earlier requested for N11.2 billion, insisting that the president had proposed N19.792 billion because he wanted to address both the outstanding and current needs of NYSC once and for all.
But the audience silently wondered if Akabueze was speaking the truth wondering how the Director of Finance of NYSC would not know what the Corps actually needed. However, it looked clear to everyone that the figures were obviously written without consultation with NYSC as Adeleke seemed to have presented all he appeared to have known that the scheme needed.
However, Adeleke who had insisted that all the NYSC needed was N8.5 billion, soon changed his mind after the claims made by Akabueze and probably by the words muttered into his ears as he soon said: “I agree with the submission of the DG Budget.”
On the other hand, Public Complaint Commission presented a higher figure than the one proposed for it in the virement proposal as the commission implored the committee to approve the sum of N2.5 billion as against N1.2 billion presented by the president.
In the same vein, the Niger Delta Amnesty Programme urged the committee to approve N35.2 billion as against N35 billion in the proposal.
that barely 40 days to the end of the 2016 fiscal year, the federal government had only spent less than N1 billion of the N500 billion Social Welfare Scheme approved in 2016 budget.
committee, Special Adviser to the President for Social Protection Plan, Mrs. Mariam Uwais, said since the budget was approved, a total of N25 billion had so far been released out of which she said less than N1 billion had been spent.
She expressed optimism that another N40 billion would be released before the end of the year adding that the some of N60 billion could eventually be spent before the year runs out.
“Out of the N500billion appropriated for the social intervention programme, we have not spent up to N1billion. We have been preparing, we have the framework in place but unfortunately, we did not get the release early enough. By the end of this month, we would have spent up to N60billion,” Uwais said.
However, the committee expressed shock that the Social Intervention Scheme which was a major campaign promise by the ruling All Progressives Congress (AC) was treated with perceived levity by the administration with only less than N1 billion of the whopping N500 billion budgeted by the administration spent so far.
Both the Appropriation Committee Chairmen of the Senate and the House of Representatives, Goje and Hon. Mustapha Bala Dawaki, doubted the sincerity of the executive arm of government towards implementing the scheme.
Goje said: “I don’t know if you are aware that this your agency is borne out of our campaign promises. And you’re here to say that you don’t need the money. You don’t need the balance of the money, you want it appropriated to other agencies. After we have promised the people that we are going to provide them money and the money would be sent to them. It’s quite sad.”

http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/11/22/presidency-govt-agencies-budget-office-present-conflicting-figures-on-n180bn-virement-2/

Waiting for Falz snr to deny this interview

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday said it was not planning to amend the Foreign Exchange Act or recommend jail term for anyone that holds the dollar for more than 30 days. Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mr. Isaac Okoroafor stated this in a statement issued yesterday in response to a report by Reuters titled: “Nigeria considers foreign exchange reforms as dollar shortages bite”. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Okorafor stressed that the CBN, in line with its mandate, was committed to safeguarding the international value of the country’s legal tender. He, however, denied knowledge of the proposed clause recommending a jail term for as long as two years or a fine of 20 per cent of the amount for any holder of foreign exchange in cash. “To the best of my knowledge, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has not proposed any bill seeking to arrest and jail persons holding foreign exchange for more than 30 days,” Okorafor said. He also denied that the CBN was planning to confiscate funds in domiciliary accounts of individuals, saying any such claim was false. It will be recalled that media report broke suggesting that the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria were considering imprisoning anyone who holds foreign currencies, particularly the United States dollars, for more than 30 days as a way of stemming the volatility in the exchange rate and strengthen the international value of the Naira. Reuters had reported that a draft bill prepared by the Nigerian Law Reform Commission (NLRC), contains provision to amend the foreign exchange laws to curb illegal fund transfers and insider dealing and stop individuals holding hard currency outside the banking system. The new proposals were aimed at promoting the orderly development and maintenance of the currency market in Nigeria. Its provisions include making it an offence to hold hard currency in cash outside the banking system. “The possession of foreign currency by any person without depositing same in a domiciliary account within 30 days of its acquisition constitutes an offence liable on conviction to two years imprisonment or to a fine of 20 percent of the amount of the foreign currency involved,” the draft bill said. The NLRC said the existing currency law made it difficult to regulate foreign exchange transactions in Nigeria, which the reform seeks to address. The law currently “prohibits the seizure, forfeiture or expropriation of imported money by the government without providing for exceptions” and is “narrow in scope”, it said. The NLRC said the amendments were necessary to “strengthen the framework for effective monitoring and control, and to ensure probity in foreign exchange transactions in Nigeria”.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/11/cbn-not-planning-amend-forex-act/

Op I disagree with your write up on this one. The APC led FG has learnt a bitter lesson hence they used the Edo elections through their puppet INEC to perfect rigging skills i.e. votes have already been cast long ago and incidence report forms have already been filled. This template worked perfectly in Edo state and anybody going to queue on election day in Ondo just does so for exercise purposes. You can see that the APC criminals who were arrested printing election materials in Rivers state have had their case silenced, I wager they've been released through federal might including all those arrested during the general elections rigging in favor of the APC. So don't deceive yourself. The APC has taken election malpractice to a devilish and diabolical art.

Usmaniaaa:
[s]son of hate must u display ur foolishness publicly[/s]..

why are you so useless ?

I still can understand the stupiditý and irresponsibility that oozes out of aso rock these days honestly. You roll out the military against Shiites, against Niger Delta, against Biafra activists but you look for every dang reason to protect the herdsmen just because Buhari is grand patron of Miyetti Allah (the herdsmen association in Nigeria).

Miyetti Allah through their chairman have repeatedly claimed responsibility for the carnage perpetrated by their members in different parts of the country from the north to south, they never once claimed it was done by Libyans. A responsive govt would have invited this group of people for questioning instead what we have and hear on a regular basis are that men of our armed forces have intercepted cattle rustlers but they never once intercept the herdsmen who have sacked entire villages this year alone are now settled there eg in southern Kaduna. God will save us from this ethnic and dangerous bigot called Buhari and his puppet called Osinbajo

Op use what's left of your brain please, why blame "iPod yoots" and Jonathan for APC's self inflicted internal party crisis ?

No money for transport, it happens

Nothing can stop owambe sha

Impressive, make sure over 4+ million people lose their jobs so you can employ 500k phantom (?) graduates. Brilliant idea

sarrki:



[s]No brother

GEJ is the worst on the entire planet

He's part of the mistake Nigeria ever made

As a deputy governor he was a disaster

As a governor he was an epidemic

As Vice President he was a damaged

As president he was a calamity

He's an epidemic to the global peace[/s]

everytime it's one brainless post or another..... Smh

bigbigger8:




[s]Does foolishness run in ur blood? what is d concern of APC in this matter? We are talking about human life and u are here bringing politics into it. If i call u a moronic idiot,would u object? Ur education. was a total waste of scarce funds[/s]!!

zombie spotted

Father of zombies cracking like a broken record. The same shít you did in the 80's is what you brought back this century. What a fúcking disgrace

DabuIIIT:

come on,do d needful

about what ?

maasoap:

[s]Everything na APC Mr man? For how long has APC as a party been ruling you? PDP was there for 16 years, and your brain was freezed all those years?[/s]

another zombie spotted this is hilarious

bcashy:


[s]Oloriburuku owo e, during Jonathan regime cow no dey waka abi........seriously people like u should be in the zoo, what am I even saying? With this ur level of intelligence putting u among animal in the zoo will be an injustice to them[/s]!

zombie spotted

sleepyeyez:



[s]Some people n grammar. which one con be "foolish fools" again?[/s]

Queen Eliza please come and teach me English. Thank

alen4smith:
a toddler would reason better.

brother king Solomon, thenk for your wisdom

PeaceOut:


[s]Fayose put his people's first before herdsmen, so if it's the right move or not that is left for your ignorant mind to ponder.

Why don't you tell me where you come from Mr James Bond?

You brought the Economy to a stand-still, what a foolish statement coming from an empty skull. If you don't want us to take panadol for you, don't bring your issues to Nairaland or any other social media.

Now Bleep off my mention[/s]! !!!!! !! !!!!! !

mumu zombie, the akamu between your ears is deceiving you seriously

PeaceOut:



[s]Mr man, if your various state governors and representatives can not man up and protect your interest in your own state then am so sorry for you lots. Did fayose wait for the federal government to pass a legislation concerning the menace of herdsmen in Ekiti ?

This has nothing to do with Apc rather it your foolish leaders that should take care of their primary responsibility which is serving as the chief security officer.

Peace out[/s]

what is this zombie talking about ? Oh !!! All of a sudden Fayose made a right move by that legislation abi ? Confused entity please I know where I come from and we've brought the entire country to a standstill economically where I come from so Fulani herdsmen na toy for us. Don't take Panadol for our headache. Thenk

where are those APC zombies, let them come and defend their masters again. Foolísh foóls

Seems Jagaban has finally unleashed his dogs

ercel:


Imagine,someone with his/her money you say he/she is spending frivolously!
BTW,the $20bn dollars he claims is lying in dom accounts is not the money the CBN is trying to make laws on,the CBN is talking about cash (dollars)-
"Authorities should be able to jail for as long as two years anybody holding dollars in cash for more than 30 days, or fine them 20 percent of the amount, according to a draft amendment to Nigeria’s Foreign-Exchange Act."

does the CBN have a spiritual calculator to determine how long I've kept the dollars in my wardrobe ? Will the CBN burst into my apartment to check if I'm actually keeping forex ? They should stop making foóls of themselves and instead implement relevant policies to boost the economy. There's a petition going round right now saying banks are being forced to sell forex at 315 even when foreign investors are ready to trade at 390. The only bank Emefiele allowed to sell at 390 is Zenith bank. Float the naira properly and see if it forex crisis won't be a thing of the past