Buhari’s Daughter, Zahra Gets New Job As An NGO Ambassador

Daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari, Zahra Buhari, has gotten a new job as an ambassador for a charity organization. She becomes the new ACE charity ambassador at large. ACE (Assisting Caring and Empowering) charity is a non-profit organisation making a sustainable, realistic and effective difference in the lives of Africans. The mission of the organization is to re-define the meaning of charity in Africa while providing education, literacy skills and training to African children and youths. Zahra, a medical microbiology student of the University of Surrey in England, is one of Buhari’s eight children.

Change!!! Anti-Corruption Advisory Committee: 6 Professors, 1 Activist Makes President Buhari’s List.

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption to be led by Professor Itse Sagay, a prominent professor of law and civil rights activist. The Committee’s brief is to advise the present administration on the prosecution of the war against corruption and the implementation of required reforms in Nigeria’s criminal justice system. Other members of the Committee which is also expected to develop comprehensive interventions for achieving recommended reforms are: (i) Prof. Femi Odekunle Professor of Criminology, Ahmadu Bello University – Member (ii) Dr. (Mrs) Benedicta Daudu Associate Professor of International Law, University of Jos – Member (iii) Prof. E. Alemika Professor of Sociology, University of Jos – Member (iv) Professor Sadiq Radda Professor of Criminology, Bayero University, Kano – Member (v) Hadiza Bala Usman Civil Society Activist – Member (vi) Professor Bolaji Owasanoye Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Member/Executive Secretary of the Committee

Armed robbers snatch Mohammed Babangida's wife's car in Kaduna

Armed robbers early Saturday August 8th stole a black colored 2015 Mercedes Benz S550 belonging to Mohammed Babangida's wife, in Kaduna. According to a senior officer in the Nigerian police, the robbery took place in Ungwan Rimi area of the town. Mrs. Babangida & members of her security detail were unharmed during the daring robbery The police source explained that the armed robbers forcibly snatched her car at gunpoint before taking away unspecified amounts of money and other valuables from her. The source told SaharaReporters that the armed robbers had probably followed Mrs. Babangida before they stole her vehicle. It was also learned that in addition to her car, the robbers stole an official rifle belonging to a member of her security detail. Source: Sahara Reporters

Buhari orders federal ministries, agencies to open treasury single account

Press statement from the presidency... President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered each and every Federal Government Ministry, Department or Agency to start paying into a Treasury Single Account (TSA) for all government revenues, incomes and other receipts. According to the directive, this measure is specifically to promote transparency and facilitate compliance with sections 80 and 162 of the 1999 Constitution. Henceforth, according to a statement by Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on‎ Media and Publicity, all receipts due to the Federal Government or any of its agencies must be paid into TSA or designated accounts maintained and operated in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), except otherwise expressly approved. A TSA is a unified structure of government bank accounts enabling consolidation and optimal utilization of government cash resources. It is a bank account or a set of linked bank accounts through which the government transacts all its receipts and payments and gets a consolidated view of its cash position at any given time. This presidential directive would end the previous public accounting situation of several fragmented accounts for government revenues, incomes and receipts, which in the recent past has meant the loss or leakages of legitimate income meant for the federation account. It would be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari had earlier promised state governors at the inaugural meeting of the National Economic Council, NEC, in June, that all revenues prescribed for lodgement into the federation account will be treated as such under his watch and that he will ensure strict compliance with all relevant laws on accounting, allocation and disbursement. Since then the presidency has worked with relevant agencies of the federal government to evolve this policy directive. This directive applies to fully funded organs of government like the Ministries, Departments, Agencies and Foreign Missions, as well as the partially funded ones, like Teaching Hospitals, Medical Centres, Federal Tertiary Institutions, etc. Agencies like the CBN, SEC, CAC, NPA, NCC, FAAN, NCAA, NIMASA, NDIC, NSC, NNPC, FIRS, NCS, MMSD, DPR are also affected. For any agency that is fully or partially self-funding, Sub-Accounts linked to TSA are to be maintained at CBN and the accounting system will be configured to allow them access to funds based on their approved budgetary provisions. ‎ ‘Laolu Akande Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President (Media & Publicity) August 9, 2015

News splash

The immediate past Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, has lamented the state of the Nigerian military. In an interview with Channels television, he says the last time the Nigerian army received new equipment was in 2006 and that the Nigerian military flies the oldest fighter jets in the whole world. He added that the government must build barracks for the military so that they can recruit more soldiers. In his words: “We found out that we had fifth columnist in the military that were leaking information to terrorists and then we also had challenges of serviceable equipment. “If I go down memory lane, I think the last time any piece of equipment was bought for the Nigerian army was in 2006 and how many were they? They were few.