President Buhari directs immediate sacking of Maina from service

Abdulrasheed Maina

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the immediate disengagement from service of Mr Abdullahi Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms.

According Femi Adesina Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity said  the directive was contained in a memo to the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. The President equally demanded a full report of the circumstances of Maina's recall and posting to the Ministry of Interior.

The report is to be submitted to the office of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, before the end of work today, Monday, October 23, 2017.

Online news platform Premium Time had reported that Maina who was dismissed in 2013 was recalled and posted to the ministry of interior as Director of Human Resources. 

Benue workers to get two months salary, strike called off

The strike embarked upon by Organized Labour in Benue state has been called off.

In the agreement reached with the government, two months salaries would be paid to Benue state workers between Thursday and Friday this week.

According to a communiqué read by the General Secretary of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Dr. Peter Oso’eson before journalist at the banquet hall of Government House Makurdi late on Tuesday, the strike will be called off  Wednesday.
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Buhari mourns Gen. Victor Malu

Late Lt. General Victor Malu

President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the Malu family as well as the government and people of Benue State on the death of retired Lt. General Victor Malu, a former Chief of Army Staff (COAS).

President Buhari, in a condolence message issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, also commiserated with the Nigerian Armed Forces on the demise of “a very distinguished and professional colleague.’’

The president stated that the deceased had demonstrated incredible courage and leadership, including during very turbulent times in Liberia.

Buhari recalled that as Force Commander of the ECOMOG peace-keeping troops in Liberia from 1996 to 1998, General Malu was an icon of professionalism, bravery and discipline.

He noted that Malu aptly demonstrated these attributes throughout his national and international military assignments.

According to him, the late General will be fondly remembered for his dedication and commitment as a military officer; and his numerous landmark contributions to Nigeria’s unity and development.

Buhari urged the bereaved family, friends and associates to honour Malu’s memory by upholding his invaluable sacrifices for a peaceful and united Nigeria.

He prayed that Almighty God would comfort all who mourned Gen. Malu, and grant his soul perfect peace.

Malu, 70, died in at a Cairo hospital in Egypt in the early hours of Monday.

Gen.Malu was born on January 15, 1947 at Katsina-Ala, Benue.

He enrolled in the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, in 1967 as part of the 3rd Regular Course and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant enlisted upon graduation in 1970.

He also attended Command and Staff College, Jaji and the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos.

He was Force Commander of the ECOMOG peace-keeping force in Liberia from 1996 to 1998 and Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) from 1999 to 2001. NAN

Former ECOMOG commander and Ex-Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Victor Malu, is dead

Late LT. Gen. Victor Malu

Former Nigerian Chief of Army Staff during President Olusegun Obasanjo’s regime, Lt Gen. Victor Malu is dead. Malu died in the early hours of Monday at Cairo hospital in Egypt, aged 70.

His cousin Bem Adoor, who confirmed the news in a telephone interview in Makurdi, said that the late General travelled to Cairo two weeks ago for medical check up before he died.

Malu was a former commander, ECOMOG Peace Keeping force in Sierra Leone and Liberia in August 1996 to January 1998 .

He was appointed the Chief of Army Staff in May 1999 to April 2001, when he was removed by the same government.

General Malu was born on January 15, 1947 in Adoor village in Katsina Ala local government area of Benue state.

He enrolled into the Nigerian Defense Academy, Kaduna in 1967 as part of the 3rd regular course and was commissioned second Lieutenant in 1970.

Malu chaired the military tribunal that tried Gen. Oladipo Diya in 1998 over alleged coup plot against the head of state, Gen. Sanni Abacha

The 6 things every Nigerian should know about National ID card

The National Identity Card is the card issued by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to Nigerians as a means of identification and contains relevant information about the holder. According to NAIJ, the federal government has announced that as from January 1, 2018, no Nigerian will obtain or renew international passports without having the National Identification Number (NIN).

Here are things you need to know about the National ID card: National ID card Source: NIMC

1. Persons eligible

The National e-ID Card can only be issued to Nigerians registered into the national identity system and legal residents who have attained the age of 16 years and above. Unlike the National Identification Number (NIN) which is assignable to all Nigerians and legal residents without any age restrictions.

2. Functions

The e-ID card can be used for identification, payment and other applications in Nigeria.

3. Electronic Identity (e-ID)

The National e-ID Card as it contains key information of the applicant or Card holder recorded in the Database.

4. Payment – Europay MasterCard & Visa (EMV)

This payment Function enables the National e-ID Card to be used as a tool for making payments for goods and services in any part of the world.

All that the cardholder needs to do is to visit one of the participating banks (such as Access Bank) and load money on the card or have someone transfer money to the Card using any of the available payment platforms/options.

For example (from a bank account to the Card, Quickteller transfer, POS terminals, ATM) etc.

The card can also be used to pay for goods and services such as utility bills like DSTV, GOTV, Startimes, flight tickets, Water bill, PHCN and so on and in Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) all over the world where any of the payment processors (such as Mastercard) is displayed.

5. Match-on-Card (MoC)

The card has your 10 fingerprints taken at the point of registration in to the National Identity Database safely stored away on it. No unauthorised person can access them.

The Match-on Card (MoC) is the most secure technology to authenticate a person. A secure terminal or a Card Acceptance Device (CAD) is used to match a specific fingerprint against that locked away on the National e-ID Card.

Too many attempts, and the applet is blocked for security reasons. That way, an agency or authorised person can be sure that the person presenting the Card is the true owner.

6. International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) – Travel

The National e-ID Card is also a travel document and conforms to such standards as the ICAO just like the International Passport. This function on the Card provides future functionality for anyone who may wish to embark on cross border migration such as regional travel within West Africa and or other consenting Countries where a visa is not required.

Mohammed Babandede, the comptroller general of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), while addressing state house correspondents on Tuesday, August 1 revealed the new policy.  He said the development is part of efforts to have a centralised database for Nigerians and to also improve the business environment in the country.

Source: www.bodedolu.com

DStv gets rival as a New PayTV Platform, TSTV is launched in Nigeria

A new pay TV service, TVST, is in town, after launching yesterday, 1st October. Lots of people are already excited on everything about TSTV.
Meanwhile,there are lots of speculations going on how TSTV services would be delivered and particularly many people out there don’t really understand the nature of services that TSTV promises and hence the wrong information been spread across.

Below are the 6 things you should know about TSTV before making purchases;
1. The N5000 for TSTV initial purchase includes a decoder, a dish and a remote control but excludes any installation service charge.
2. TSTV Pay AS You Go pause service i.e. the ability to pause your subscription when not in use would be available to those that would go for the maximum subscription which is the monthly N3,000 package and you would only be able to pause subscription not more than 7 days, thereby allowing you 37 days at most for your monthly subscription. So don’t expect to use your 1 month subscription from January to December in the name of pausing or expect to user 1 day N200 subscription for 1 month.
3.  The first time you buy the decoder is the only time you would be able to enjoy up to 20GB of data as bonus, for subsequent full monthly subscription comes with 10GB of data and not 20GB as some of you might be thinking.
4.  TSTV has incorporated its subscription service payments into Quickteller the popular E-payment service in the country and just like DSTV, you would also be able to easily pay for your TSTV subscriptions through Quickteller.
5.  You would be able to buy extra 1GB data or above from TSTV at the cost of N300 for 1GB
6.  TSTV data allocation has nothing to do with watching of TVST channels but just a separate and additional offer to the entire TSTV concept or better still what you commonly regard as Value Added Service (VAS)
Finally, TSTV having launched, its decoder would be available from next week.
(Informationng, Highteknology)

Source: www.bodeolu.com