Reps to raise Diaspora Commission’s budget

Tordue Salem – Abuja

The House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora on Tuesday, described as inadequate, the N400 million earmarked by the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning for the Nigeria Diaspora Commission

The Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Tiwalola Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, stated this during a budget defence session with the management of the Commission.

Akande-Sadipe said the Commission has a lot to do considering the problems faced by Nigerians in the Diaspora, stressing that the number of Nigerians in prisons abroad alone could gulp so much funds when the Commission sets up intervention programme.

Continue reading Reps to raise Diaspora Commission’s budget at Vanguard News.

by Hamed Shobiye via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/36iiHXe Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

Comments

World without nuclear, amen!

By Owei Lakemfa POPE Francis this week sent humanity on another soul searching mission. During a visit to Japan, he held out the mirror in Nagasaki and Hiroshima, and invited the world to look at itself. The only imagery that stared back at us, was the savagery of the atomic bombs dropped in both Japanese cities by the Americans in August, 1945. READ ALSO:We supported APC, but we are now with Makinde, say Oyo market men, women(Opens in a new browser tab) Within eight to twelve weeks the two bombs torched the earth, between 90,000 and 146,000 died n Hiroshima and 39,000 and 80,000 in Nagasaki. Continue reading World without nuclear, amen! at Vanguard News. by Urowayino Jeremiah via Vanguard News https://ift.tt/2pZv9us Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

Chad abolishes death penalty for terrorist acts

Boko Haram terrorists Chad on Tuesday abolished the death penalty for terrorist acts, quashing an exception that was on the books for four years, Justice Minister Djimet Arabi told AFP. The Sahel country passed legislation in 2016 to abolish capital punishment, but made an exception for perpetrators of terrorism. Arabi, who proposed the amendment, said the vote was unanimous and the law would come into force once it is approved by President Idriss Deby Itno, whose party enjoys a huge majority in parliament. The change is “aimed at harmonising our laws in line with all the countries of the G5 Sahel Group,” the minister said. Chad’s military is a key part of the 5,000-strong G5 force alongside Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali and Mauritania that cooperates with French troops to combat a growing Islamist insurgency. ALSO READ: Mystery over 44 dead Boko Haram members in Chad prison The last execution carried out in Chad was in August 2015 when 10 suspected members of the Islamist g...

Court sentences man to death by hanging for killing mother over ‘disappearing’ charm

A High Court sitting in Jos, on Thursday sentenced a 20-year-old man, Agugu Adau, to death by hanging for killing his mother. Continue reading Court sentences man to death by hanging for killing mother over ‘disappearing’ charm at Vanguard News Nigeria. by adekunle via Vanguard News Nigeria https://ift.tt/2SvOYSw Wikipedia Our Friends From Virginia

Lastday

Search This Blog