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NIGERIA

Train Attack: Speed Up Dialogue With Bandits,

Victims Families Tell FG150

Exporters

Get N3.5bn Rebate In CBN's Rt 200 Scheme

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Gunmen Attack Soludo's Community, Kill PolicemanUN Earmarks $15m To Address Rising Food Crises In Nigeria

PCN Seals

378 Illegal Medicine Stores In Taraba

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Tolling

Resumes At Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge

With Heavy

SecurityMembers of the SS Joachim and Anne, ljegun lkotun, demonstrating the cruci?xion of Jesus Christ on the Cross to mark Good Friday in Lagos on Friday.PHOTO: NAN

N ational Assembly just approved the revised

budget of over N20 trillion for the 2022 scal year. e revised sum is in contrast with the 2022 budget of N17.13 trillion passed last year.

While the Senate approved N3.55 trillion for petrol subsidy, the House of Representatives okayed N4trillion, pegging the oil benchmark at $73 per barrel, from $62. e approval of the Appropriations Act, 2022 (Amendment) Bill was sequel to the consideration of a report by the Committee on Appropriations presented by its Chairman, Senator Jibrin Barau, All Progressives

Congress, APC, Kano North.

e approval came with the passage of a bill to amend the 2022 Appropriations Act transmitted to the National Assembly on February 10, 2022, by President Muhammadu Buhari for consideration.

Recall that the Senate had in December 2021, passed a budget of N17,126,873,917,692 trillion.

Of the total sum of N17,319,704,091,019 trillion passed, it was on record that N817,699,410,210 billion was

for Statutory Transfers; N3,978,087,110,437 trillion for Debt Service; N7,108,621,131,849 trillion for Recurrent (Non-Debt Expenditure); and N5,415,296,438,523 trillion for Contribution to the Development Fund for Capital

Expenditure.CONTINUE ON

N4trn Fuel Subsidy: A Disturbing Regime

EDITORIAL

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On This Day In History,

APRIL 16

1912 Harriet Quimby ?ies across the English ChannelThe U.S. aviator was the rst woman who achieved this feat. She died at the age of 37 when her plane crashed in Massachusetts.

1917 Vladimir Lenin returns to Russia from exileThe communist revolutionary became leader of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, SFSR, later that year. From 1922, he was the rst Premier of the Soviet Union.

2012The trial of Anders Behring Breivik begins in OsloThe right-wing extremist had killed 77 people, mostly teenagers, in Oslo with a car bomb and at a youth camp on Utøya Island. After doubts about his mental health emerged before the trial, he was sentenced to 21 years in prison.

ABUJA 35°C

LAGOS 33 °C

P/H 29 °C

MINNA

37 °C

DAMATURU

41 °C

PHOTO OF THE DAY

Photo: NAN

I Was Taking A Bubble Bath When He Proposed -

Jennifer Lopez

She Said Yes" - Nigerian UFC Star Sodiq Yusu? Celebrates Engagement ?e Berlin Zoo is celebrating the 65th birthday of gorilla Fatou, who is believed to be the oldest gorilla in the world. ?e zoo marked the occasion by uploading a video of Fatou eating a birthday cake with the number 65 on it. ?e footage features Fatou picking at the cake with her ngers rst before going in for bigger bites. ?e cake's frosting ends up smeared around Fatou's mouth.

“Many thanks to our keepers for this

great birthday cake, Fatou liked it!" the Berlin Zoo said.

Fatou was two-years-old when she

arrived at the Berlin Zoo in 1959. ?e Berlin Zoo threw a special 65th birthday party on April 13 for Fatou, believed to be the oldest gorilla in the world.

Fatou arrived at the Berlin Zoo in 1959

when she was two years old,

Recently, the Oakland Zoo helped an

orphaned a mountain lion cub who was rescued following a ve day search.

An unusual trac stop was caught on camera

in San Francisco when police pulled over a car that turned out to be completely unoccupied.

?e San Francisco Police Department conrmed ocers stopped the vehicle in the Richmond District when it was observed driving after dark without its headlights activated.

A video captured by a witness shows ocers

approaching the car after it pulled over and expressing surprise to nd it empty. ?e autonomous vehicle was a taxi operated by Cruise, a company majority-owned by

General Motors.

“Our AV yielded to the police vehicle, then

pulled over to the nearest safe location for the trac stop, as intended. An ocer contacted

Cruise personnel and no citation was issued,"

Cruise tweeted.

?e company said San Francisco police are aware of how to deal with the driverless cars.

“We work closely with the SFPD on how to interact with our vehicles, including a dedicated phone number for them to call in situations like this," the company tweeted.Cruise said a maintenance team took control of the car to deal with the headlight issue.

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straight from the Heart Berlin Zoo Celebrates Fatou The Gorilla"s 65th Birthday Driverless Car Pulled Over By Police In San Francisco funny world

April 16 - April 17, 2022

Yobe State governor, Mai

Mala Buni has supported

200 orphans from the 17

local government areas with N50,000 each.Governor Buni said the gesture was to assist them with a little startup capital after a skills acquisition training in order to become self- reliant at a very early stage.A statement signed by the Director-General, Press and Media A?airs, Mamman Mohammed, stated that “it is our hope that this assistance will add value to your lives and future", Buni prayed.

According to the statement, the orphans whose ages range between nine and 14 were the 17 LGAs.In his response, the Coordinator of the programme and Special Adviser to the governor on Religious A?airs, Ustaz Babagana Kyari, said it was the rst time that orphans were

supported in such a large number.He said the governor"s gesture would reduce the menace of street begging, especially among orphans who have

no bread winners.Kyari called on their guardians to support them and ensure the judicious use of the resources.

Gov Buni Supports 200 Orphans with N50,000 Each

Taskforce Helpless, As Traders Defy Ban On Street Trading In A/Ibom Former President Goodluck Jonathan has extended his best wishes to Nigerian Christians and others around the world as they celebrate this year"s

Easter.e former president

urged Christians and other citizens to imbibe the lessons of sacrice, love and peace as signied by the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.Jonathan, who gave the charge in his Easter message, urged Nigerians to act in faith towards God and fellow citizens, and be condent that the nation will overcome its current challenges.He noted that Easter teaches hope, forgiveness and love, urging Nigerians to “pursue peace at all times and work towards resolving our common challenges.

“I celebrate with Nigerian Christians and others across the world on this year"s Easter. is should be a moment of sober reection on the many lessons of the death

ABUJA

Former Senate President,

Anyim Pius Anyim has

called on leaders of the

Peoples Democratic

Party, PDP, to avoid

the mistakes of 2015 which brought the All

Progressives Congress,

APC, to power.Anyim, who gave the advice in Abuja at a consultative meeting with PDP leaders across the six geo-political zones, said “in 2015, some of us in the PDP simply decided to pull out and bring the government down; and we were plunged into darkness. at is why we are here.“Let nobody confuses you. Let nobody mislead you. We were confused and misled in 2015; and that is why we are here. We now have an opportunity to come

together and reinvent ourselves.“Do you agree with me that Nigerians are saying please return us to 2015?

If Nigerians are begging

us to return them to

2015, do you have any

reason not to support

me?" he asked.Anyim, who was Secretary to the Government of the Federation, commended former President Goodluck Jonathan, saying Nigerians would have reaped more benets of democracy if that administration was not obstructed by the APC in 2015.“We were planning that in his second tenure, we will stretch out these plans and policies to actually deliver maximum results, unfortunately, that administration was truncated.

“If you stand by me, if you partner with me, we will return this country, again on the path of peace, growth and prosperity", he added.To make Nigeria competitive once again, Anyim advocated for a new start, saying, “I want to say that in returning Nigeria, on the part of growth, we have to sharpen a new foundation or at least return to where we stopped in 2015.“I want to say that the crises in our nation today, the challenge of our time today demands a unier. It demands a crisis manager. It demands a stabilizer and these are all that I am known for.

“I will build consensus across the board. I will make sure I secure the buy-in of every component of our polity

before I deploy any policy that will help us move forward."On insecurity, the former Senate president vowed to attack the virus from the root such that it stands no chance of a?ecting the society in a

meaningful manner.“I will address insecurity from the root, I mean at the point people start carrying arms"".

Jonathan Salutes Nigerians At Easter

2023: Anyim Cautions PDP Against

Repeating 2015 Mistakes

National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and SEMA at the scene of the recent coordinated attacks by terrorists in Kanam and Bassa LGAs of Plateau State on Wednesday.

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UYO

As the prevailing socio-

economic crisis continues to take its toll on families,

Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State

capital, has been besieged by local traders and others from the neighbouring states of

Abia and Cross River, forcing

traders in Itam, Akpan Andem,

Etuk Streets and Ikot Mbang

to display their wares by the

roadside.It would be recalled that the state government had announced the ban on street trading, after inaugurating a taskforce to ensure full compliance, but it seems not to be working as traders have summarily returned to the streets, leaving the inner markets empty.However, on a visit to some of the markets within Uyo metropolis, some of the traders who spoke to our correspondent said they prefer the roadside “because

inside the market is constantly muddy, some with stagnant water and heaps of rubbish left unattended to for days as the

rainy season sets in".One of the market women, Mfonobong Eyo, said “it is always worse during the rainy season as everywhere is ooded inside the market,

making it dicult for buyers to consider buying anything that

is not found on the roadside".It was also discovered that some of those selling on the roads are shop owners but had to bring out their wares

to counter strong competition with Igbo traders who usually come from the neighbouring

Aba, Umuahia and Onitsha

to sell their wares at reduced

price for quick turn over.A yam seller at the popular Akpan Andem market, who identied himself as Billy, told our correspondent that

the situation got worse during the lockdown occasioned by the outbreak of COVID-19, where markets were locked for supposed fumigation by government.He said people who were selling on the roadside had refused to return to their stalls even when the market was opened for normal business.

“ere was a time everybody

was forced to leave the road and return to the main market.

All the chicken sellers at the

chicken plaza had their kiosks along Udo Umana Street, the whole place was dirty and stinking. After several warnings, bulldozers destroyed so many things", he recalled. and resurrection of our

Lord Jesus Christ.“Easter reminds us of

the boundless love of God who o?ered his son Jesus

Christ for our salvation.

At Easter, we reect on

the triumphant life of

Jesus Christ who died for

our sins and was raised for

our redemption.“Easter teaches us to hope, forgive, faith and love. Let us, therefore, act in these virtues; love our neighbours and be tolerant of one another.“Let us act in faith towards God and our fellow citizens. Let us be guided by hope, pursue peace at all times and work towards resolving our common challenges.

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Also, the Senate approved the total sum of

N3.557 trillion for PMS subsidy in 2022,

forward in two separate requests by the

President to the National Assembly.

It also approved the N192.52 billion

aggregate increase sought by the executive, and an additional provision of N182.45 billion to cater for the needs of the Nigerian

Police Force to enhance the morale of o?cers

and me.

President Buhari in a letter to the

legislature, dated February 10, 2022, sought an additional N2.557 trillion to fund subsidy payments from July to December 2022, just as he disclosed that 138 of the 254 projects in the budget, totalling N13.24 billion, had been identi?ed for deletion. ?e National Assembly in December 2021 had approved the sum of N442.7 billion for subsidy in the 2022 budget for the period of

January to June this year.

Buhari in the letter, however, anchored his

fresh request on the fact that PMS subsidy was not duly appropriated for in the national budget beyond June.

According to him, the development is a

result of the provisions of the Petroleum

Industry Act, PIA, which stopped all such

payments after the June deadline given.

N4trn Fuel Subsidy: A Disturbing Regime

In another letter, dated April 12, 2022,

President Buhari requested the National

Assembly to approve an additional N1

trillion to his earlier N2.557 subsidy request to bring the total amount of payments to N4 trillion for the year 2022.?e President explained that the additional request was against the backdrop of adjustments to the 2022 ?scal framework which became imperative due to market developments occasioned by the spike in crude prices, following the Russian-Ukrainian war.?e chamber, accordingly, approved the President's request for an additional N3.557 trillion for PMS subsidy, with the passage of the 2022 Appropriations Act (Amendment) Bill, yesterday.Considering the report presented by the Committee on Finance in the House of Representatives, the chairman of the Committee on Rules and Business, Abubakar Fulata on behalf of chairman Finance, James Faleke, who was absent at the plenary, the House, however, amended the budget and framework.It caused an increase in the projected oil price benchmark to $73 per barrel, from $62, following a reduction in the projected oil production volume by 283,000 barrels per day, from 1.883 million barrels per day to 1.600 million barrels per day.?e House also made adjustments which

included an increase in the estimated provision for Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, subsidy for 2022 by N442.72 billion from

N3.557 trillion to N4 trillion, and as well

approved the ?scal de?cit of N7.35 trillion.?e issue of subsidy has been mired in several controversies, with one of the latest being that the government would no longer fund any subsidy for petroleum products. It is therefore an aberration to seek over N4 trillion to cater for subsidy; an approval that was swiftly given by the National Assembly. ?is has sent critics of the government reacting, thus heating the polity unnecessarily.With this forth and back approach on this issue, it does appear we are not prudent in our planning process and this subjects us to a laughable stock in related areas. It is even disappointing that despite humongous sums expended on subsidy, we are getting

less than salutary results from the sub- sector.

We urge the government to reconsider

its approach to be circumspect in handling issues relating to fuel so that we do not turn out ridicule in the league of oil producing nations. Like often said in local parlance

“One cannot live near a large river and wash

his or her hands with spittle".

NIGERIA

ETUK BASSEY WILLIAMS: Chief Executive O?cer

“Good Friday condemns the

‘get rich quick, cash and carry

wealth without work, and pleasure without principle", which many people crave today.

“Such attitudes, especially in

the youth, the politicians, and other leaders today must be arrested, it oends God and only leads to a disastrous rat race which will produce more casualties as we see already - Bishop Emmanuel

Badejo, Catholic Diocese

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Saudi Arabia and the US amended and renewed the scienti?c and technical cooperation agreement to help develop research and innovation and realize the Kingdom's Vision 2030.?e agreement was signed by Dr. Mounir El-Desouky, president of King Abdulaziz City for Science

Government has launched a new interactive online platform to aid the development of the nation's cultural sector and engage with those who work in it.

?e “Cultural Policies Design Lab" was announced by the Ministry of

Culture on Wednesday and will

initially provide a forum for the sharing of ideas and proposals

related to the ?lm industry.?e aim of the laboratory is to ensure that the Kingdom keeps pace with local and global cultural movements by providing a platform for tackling

challenges and contributing to the

achievement of its goals.?e scheme is open to both individuals and organizations, and anyone wishing to get involved can do so by visiting the website.?e ministry said it was initially interested in hearing from experts and practitioners in the ?lm sector but added that the platform would be rolled out to other disciplines in the future.It is hoped the design lab will stimulate the Kingdom's cultural sector by presenting innovative ideas, identifying challenges and opportunities and creating an attractive environment for industry and investment.

KSA, US Renew Scientic, Technical Cooperation Agreement Interactive Lab Launched For Innovation In Cultural Sector

Saudi Arabia's King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, also known as KSrelief, signed three agreements with the International War and Disaster Victims Protection Association for the implementation of health projects in Somalia and Yemen, and for Syrian refugees in Lebanon.?e ?rst agreement includes plans for a dialysis center at Banadir Hospital in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, which will bene?t 280 people. It will provide specialised, life-saving services for patients su?ering from renal

failure. It will also help to improve the overall level of health services

and infrastructure in Somalia.?e second agreement relates to the implementation of the seventh phase of a prosthetics

and rehabilitation center in Marib province in Yemen, which will bene?t 3,649 individuals. It aims to provide prosthetic limbs for people with special needs, functional and physical rehabilitation services for people with prosthetic limbs, and outpatient care and community services. It will also help to enhance the professional and scienti?c capabilities of medical and technical sta?, prepare them to deal with speci?c types of cases, and limit the migration of specialized medical and technical cadres.?e third agreement is for the third phase of a project to develop

healthcare services for Syrian refugees and the host community in the town of Arsal in the Lebanese governorate of Baalbek. It will bene?t 75,000 people.

It aims to provide healthcare services, psychosocial, social and nutritional support, as well as participating in routine vaccination campaigns and providing fr

ee medications for Syrian refugees and Lebanese citizens. ?e project will also help to develop the national health information system and data management, support existing national programmes, and improve the e?ciency of monitoring and referrals.

It will participate in o?cial campaigns

to raise awareness of health and nutritional matters, promote personal and public hygiene, limit the spread of epidemic, contagious and communicable diseases, and measure the weight and height of children to help identify youngsters who need

nutritional support.?e project will provide psychological support to children, in particular those with motor or sensory disabilities, and help them to access specialised centers where

they can obtain the medical help and support they require.?e projects reect the desire of Saudi Arabia, as represented by

KSrelief, to support Syrian refugees in

Lebanon and improve their living conditions, in keeping with the Kingdom's humanitarian e?orts for all countries and peoples in need.

KSrelief Implements Health Projects For Refugees In Somalia, Others and Technology, KACST, and

Martina Strong, the charge d'a?airs

at the US embassy in Riyadh, in the presence of a number of o?cials from the two countries, the university said.?e scienti?c and technical cooperation protocol aims to

enhance the scienti?c and technical capabilities of the Kingdom and the

US, expand the scope of relations

between the scienti?c and technical communities in both countries, encourage mutually bene?cial scienti?c and technical cooperation for peaceful purposes, and provide opportunities for the exchange of ideas, information, skills and technical methods. ?e ten-year cooperation contributes to achieving common goals in the research ?elds of science and technology, and supports the

partnership between public and private research institutions to include all spectrums of science, engineering and technology.

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