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Hadiza Usman

FG launches app for Nigerians to track ministers’ performances

The federal government has unveiled the upgraded Citizens’ Delivery Tracker App, which will enable Nigerians to view the deliverables and key performance indicators for all ministries and give their own assessment.

The tracker is available at app.cdcu.gov.ng; it can be downloaded from the Google Play Store and Apple Store.

Hadiza Usman, special adviser to the president on policy and coordination and head of the central delivery coordination unit (CDCU), spoke at the go-live event of the app on Monday in Abuja.

Ms Usman said the initiative was in tandem with President Bola Tinubu’s promise at the cabinet retreat for ministers, presidential aides, and others that his administration would ensure that citizens were an integral part of the tracking management process of the government.

She said that in arriving at the deliverables and key performance indicators (KPIs), the CDCU, supported by development partners and consultants, held numerous bilateral meetings with ministers, permanent secretaries, and their respective technical teams for six weeks.

“The bilateral sessions looked at the mandate of the respective ministries in line with the presidential priority areas and arrived at the final deliverable and KPIs,’’ Ms Usman added.

According to the special adviser, the Citizens’ Delivery Tracker is an application that affords citizens the opportunity to view the priority programmes and projects of the federal government on their devices.

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“We upgraded this application through consultations with a wide spectrum of stakeholders, and it is now ready for use.

“We are adopting international best practices and utilising globally recognised performance indicators and benchmarks to assess the performance of MDAs in the implementation of government priority programmes, projects, and policies,’’ she said.

Ms Usman said the tracker was dynamic and would be constantly modified to enhance ease of use and maintain a strong feedback loop between citizens and their government.

In her remarks, Cynthia Rowe, development director, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, UK, commended the initiative, saying she was proud of the UK-Nigeria partnership.

She said that since 2019, the UK-funded Partnerships to Engage, Reform, and Learn (PERL) programme has been run largely by Nigerian experts and supported by the CDCU.

On his part, Ifeanyi Peters, team lead, Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO-PERL), said he was happy that the effort put into the project had come to fruition.

In her remarks, Obialunanma Nnaobi-Ayodele, co-chair (non-state actors) of the Open Government Partnership, Nigeria, said she was excited to be at the go-live event of the Citizens’ Delivery Tracker App.

She said the unveiling of the app underscored the current administration’s commitment to improving citizens’ participation, engagement, and inclusion in the governance process.

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New minimum wage coming, to take effect May 1, 2024 – FG

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Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha

New minimum wage coming, to take effect May 1, 2024 – FG

The federal government has announced that the new minimum wage will take effect from May 1, 2024.

Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, minister of state for labour and employment, announced on Wednesday while addressing Nigerian workers at the celebration in Abuja.

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The decision was made despite the Tripartite Committee On national minimum wage is yet to conclude its negotiations.

She said it is regrettable that the new national minimum wage is not ready before today, but that a wide consultation is ongoing to ensure that the document is out together as soon as possible.

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Coastal highway: FG begins N2.75bn compensation payments to affected building owners

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Works Minister David Umahi

Coastal highway: FG begins N2.75bn compensation payments to affected building owners

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has announced that the federal government plans to pay N2.75 billion as compensation to property owners affected by the demolition required for the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway today, Wednesday, May 1.

Umahi said that the highway is projected to stretch from channel 0 to channel 3.

He announced this during a stakeholders meeting held in Lagos today.

According to him, more compensation is expected to be paid in the coming days.

Meanwhile, Umahi, has alleged that Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, is inciting people of the southeast, especially those who are not well informed, against the government.

Umahi claimed that Obi would not fight for the people even after getting them into trouble.

The former Ebonyi State Governor alleged that Obi goes around to condemn people, thereby bringing judgment upon himself.

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He said: “It brings to some of the comments made by my brother, his Excellency Mr Peter Obi, I am not supposed to comment about it because some people have already done the work. And I know what Arise Television brought courtesy of Channels Television, they were bringing similar scenarios when His Excellency Peter Obi was the governor. He made a statement saying ”Any infrastructure that stands in the way of the road must go. And there would be no compensation paid.” That’s what he said.

“But look at me, by the human face of the renewed hope agenda administration, we are even paying for people who are illegally staying on the coastal line, and don’t have valid infrastructure and valid documents. That is mercy, that’s mercy… You know some people darken counsel without knowledge. You know there’s the devil in the details.

“When you condemn people, you bring judgment upon yourself. And that is what he (Obi) has done. And I think he’s inciting some of the south east people that are not well informed. He is inciting them. And gets them into trouble. And he doesn’t go to fight for them. Wisdom is a defence. And I want our people to have wisdom because I am involved.

“There’s is no inhumanity meted to Landmark, that matters should be buried because I was there. And so we fought everything possible. Even some people donated property to save his two big infrastructures. That’s appreciation. But some people have taken sides along with him to play politics.

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JAMB, NCC in talks to produce special SIM for students

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JAMB, NCC in talks to produce special SIM for students

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, and the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board JAMB are in talk over the provision of a specialised SIM card for students which would feature limited services.

Professor Ishaq Oloyede, the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), disclosed this on Monday.

Professor Oloyede, accentuating the mounting importance of candidates’ registered telephone numbers, underscored that these SIM cards have become indispensable for executing sensitive operations.

Addressing the media in Lagos on Monday, the Registrar revealed the novel procedure for admission acceptance.

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He stated, “A candidate may either transmit ACCEPT or REJECT via their dedicated telephone line to 55019/66019, or personally endorse or decline any offer of admission (inclusive of programme alterations) using their fingerprint at an authorised CBT centre or any JAMB office.

“These freshly devised methods for admission decisions are designed to safeguard the candidates’ information and maintain the integrity of the admission process.

“With the introduction of this method, the significance of the candidates’ registered telephone (SIM) has escalated, as it is now pivotal for conducting increasingly sensitive operations. We are currently in negotiations with the NCC to establish dedicated SIMs for students with restricted functionalities.”

Out of the 1,842,464 candidates whose results from the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination were released by JAMB on Monday, seventy-seven percent scored below 200.

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