Following the expiration of the deadline earlier given to land allottees owing ground rents in Abuja, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has extended the payment deadline till December 14, 2023. The PUNCH reports that the FCT Administration in September published land titles of individuals, corporate organisations and government agencies, with a reminder of their obligation to pay the ground rent on January 1 every year, as stated in their given Certificates of Occupancy. He added that the FCTA expected to rake in about N30bn from the payment of ground debts in the territory. “The FCTA wishes to remind the general public of the final notice given for settlement of outstanding ground rents and to note that the grace period has elapsed, thus paving the way for enforcement of attendant sanctions. “In consideration of the sustained response from affected allottees and in order not to disenfranchise those who are still in queue for collection of ground rent bill and are eager to pay, the minster, FCT has graciously approved that additional time be granted from the expiration of the final notice to 14th of December, 2023.”“The administration is expecting over N30 billion from the grant rent payment.”

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, said no administration was immune to mistakes, adding that his government was committed to public goods. The governor said this while reacting to the procurement record released by the Lagos State Public Procurement Agency during the inauguration of the Lagos State Building Control Agency Building, PWD Ikeja. While welcoming the open letter by the governorship candidate of the Action Democratic Congress in Lagos, Funso Doherty, Sanwo-Olu assured him that the government will continue to publish its spending and keep it open for public scrutiny. “Some officers in Lagos have all come out to say that indeed we can make mistakes on some lines of items. “For me, I’m leading a team of very dedicated public officials; I’m leading a team of committed civil servants.

Five Finger Death Punch – Celebrate The 10th Anniversary Of “The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell Vol. 1 And 2”Five Finger Death Punch – Celebrate The 10th Anniversary Of “The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell Vol. In 2013, Five Finger Death Punch launched 2 albums, The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1 & Volume 2. The album has been certified platinumfor sales of at least 1,000,000 copies in the US and was produced by Five Finger Death Punch and Kevin Churko. The album was certified gold by the RIAA and is also produced by Five Finger Death Punch and Kevin Churko.

There was an uproar in the Senate on Tuesday following the announcement of two minority leaders by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The PDP senators had, last week, held an emergency crucial meeting on the replacement for the principal positions of Senate Minority Leader and Minority Whip. During Tuesday’s plenary, Akpabio announced the duo of Abba Moro (PDP, Benue South) as minority leader and Osita Ngwu (PDP, Enugu West) as minority whip. The Senate President said the new minority leaders had the majority support of their colleagues in the opposition. He said 41 minority senators signed the document endorsing Moro as minority leader while 30 backed Ngwu for the minority whip seat.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, will next week formally declare his intention to contest the 2024 Edo State governorship election. Shaibu’s ambition has put him at loggerheads with his principal, Governor Godwin Obaseki, who is believed not to be disposed to his deputy taking over from him. At the height of the face-off, Shaibu approached an Abuja High Court to stop Obaseki and the Edo State House of Assembly from impeaching him. A close aide to Shaibu on Monday told The PUNCH that “If everything works according to his (Shaibu’s) plans, he will officially declare his intention next week. “He has already secured a campaign office along Airport Road, some of the campaign vehicles have started arriving and the consultations have reached an advanced stage.

Others include the Federal Ministries of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mines and Steel Development, Water Resources, Health, National Hospital, Abuja, and National Directorate of Employment. On Wednesday, November 29, it will be the turn of the Nigerian Institute for Medical Research, Lagos State; National Eye Centre, Kaduna State; National Ear Centre, Kaduna State; Ministries of Aviation, Industry, Trade and Investment; Federal Medical Centre, Bida, Niger State; Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja; Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi; Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, Abia State; Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State; as well as those in Katsina, Nguru, Yobe State, Asaba, Delta State and Gusau, Zamfara State. FMC TarabaThe Salam-led committee will also play host to the Federal Medical Centre, Jaligo, Taraba State; Brini Kudu, Jigawa State; Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Azare, Bauchi State, Ebute-Metta, Lagos State, Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital Enugu among, others on November 30, 2023. On December 1, the Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital Kware, Sokoto State; Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital, Yaba Lagos State; and the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Abeokuta, Ogun State; will take their turns before the committee. This is all I can say for now.”The COVID-19 Intervention Programmes 2020 Appropriation Act (Amendment) captured only 22 MDAs out of the 83 that were invited for the probe.

The Abia State Government has described as false reports that the state governor, Alex Otti, spent over N900 million on feeding and welfare from July to September 2023. Media reports have it that Otti spent N927 million within three months on refreshments/meals, settlement of honorarium, allowances, and welfare packages. “The accurate situation is that nothing in that region has been spent in the Governor’s Office”. “For welfare, the Abia State Government has so far spent the sum of N397,520,734.84. “Also note that the welfare expenditure covers all the Ministries, Departments, and Agencies and not just the Governor’s Office, as wrongly alleged.

THE governing body of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) is to refer a dispute over the right to strike to the International Court of Justice in the Hague. In a special session held on November 10, delegates took a decision by vote to urgently refer the matter to the court. The governing body decided that after receiving the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice, it would consider appropriate follow-up action. Under article 37 of the ILO Constitution, any question or dispute relating to the interpretation of Conventions can be referred for decision to the International Court of Justice. The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.

The great carbon divideThe climate chasm between the world’s carbon-guzzling rich and the heat-vulnerable poor forms a symbolic shape when plotted on a graph. The champagne coupe is a fitting image for the great carbon divide that we are living through. This week, the Guardian will attempt to answer these questions with a special investigation into the great carbon divide. Photograph: Johnny MillerIt is becoming clearer that the climate crisis worsens inequality and inequality worsens the climate crisis. Carbon inequality and climate injustice are intertwined with sexism, racism, the denial of indigenous rights and other drivers of inequality.

Some users of the Bus Rapid Transit have lamented the shortage of buses and the long queues they experience daily while pleading with the government to provide more buses. They also claimed that the cost of BRT transit was lower than those of the commercial buses, noting that the lengthy queues appeared never-ending because of the strong demand. He said, “The Lagos State Government has actually tried for us in this state but they can do better. A lot of people now use the BRT buses in Lagos. All those places are actually quite far and a lot of people go there because they are market areas.” Tobi said.

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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Monday, said about 4.3 million people in Oyo still practice open defecation, while 5.6 million people lack decent toilets, calling on the State government to fast-track its effort to meet its target of ending open defecation by 2028. Now, it is time for Oyo State to pick up. Oyo State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency has worked with UNICEF for the past 2 years; they now have the capacity. “The open defection road map was to start in 2022 and end in 2028; Oyo State has not started, and almost 2 years are lost now. Oyo State only has about 2028 between now and 2028 to meet its target.

Dawodu who acknowledged that there is a huge lacuna in the PWD Act, averred that amendments alone will not address all the challenges. “I want to announce to you that the process to re-enact the PWD Act is already is already ongoing in the house. “The input of stakeholders will be collated at the public hearing; the committee will ensure full enforcement of PWD Act, the law of the land must be implemented. “Section 16 of the Child’s Rights Act talks about special measures for special children or children with special needs. In his remarks, Mr. Job Napoleon, a disability and Rights Advocate said that there is lacuna between the National Child Act and PWD Act.

The Lagos State official documents referenced by Mr Doherty covered projects awarded for the second and third quarters of 2023. “In addition, the report that the office through the Wife of the Deputy Governor spent =N=30,000,000 monthly for outreach to indigents is inaccurate as the amount stated covered the whole year. “Truth must be said, this is very sad and Mr. Deputy Governor has expressed his displeasure to this happening and will want your office to kindly address this by giving the public the true picture of events. One then wonders about the accuracies of the content on the site if the items concerning the Deputy Governor’s Office can be this inaccurate. Govt keeps mumMeanwhile, more than 48 hours after Mr Doherty posted his open letter to the governor on X, the government has yet to react officially to the developments.