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FG Set To Build N2.4bn Rehab Centres For Repentant Terrorists

Lifestyle Nigeria gathered that the Federal Government is considering establishing rehab centres for repentant terrorist groups.

The Coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Centre, Rear Admiral Yem Musa (retd.), explained to the House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence that the NCTC plans to establish two Disarmament, Deradicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration Centres for repent terrorists.

He said his is part of the capital projects of the NCTC for 2023.

Out of a capital expenditure of N3, 839,160,000 proposed for next year, N2, 400,000,000 will be spent on the centres.

The National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (retd.), had on November 17, 2022, led heads of the intelligence community before the committee to defend their respective 2023 budget proposals.

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Dyslexia UTME – .

A Nigerian lady with the X name, @HUNeeyB has excitedly posted the impressive UTME result of her relative, who has dyslexia.

The boy’s poor academic performance worried his people, in addition to his learning disorder.

According to WebMD, Dyslexia is a learning disorder that makes it hard to read, spell, and write. People who have it are often smart, but their brains have trouble connecting letters they see to the sounds those letters make.

@HUNeeyB explained that her relative’s situation was so severe that he always came in the last three positions in class each term and repeated JSS2. This made @HUNeeyB’s aunt pray to God about the boy’s situation, and a miracle happened.

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NLC Gives State Govt 24 Hours To Refund Deductions From Salaries

Lifestyle Nigeria gathered that the organised labour in Niger State has given the government 24 hours to commence the refund of monies deducted from civil servants for Contributory Health Care Scheme or face industrial action that would ground the state indefinitely.

The state chairman of the union, Comrade Idris Lafene, gave the ultimatum during a low-key celebration of the 2024 International Workers Day in Minna.

The event held at Justice Legbo Kutigi International Centre instead of the usual 123 Quarters parade ground.

The Contributory Health Care Scheme was introduced by the immediate past governor of the state, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, where two percent of civil servants salary was being deducted.

According to Lafeni: “We woke up today with reports from some of our members that NICARE has started deducting their money. This was not the agreement we had with the Niger State Government.

” We are calling on the state government to refund our monies as well as bring those that masterminded such illegal deductions to book or the programme will never see the light of the day. ”

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FG commences 15-day emergency fuel supply

The Federal Government, FG, claims to have started a 15-day emergency fuel supply to make sure the commodity is available throughout the entire nation as the effects of fuel scarcity are becoming more severe in various parts of the nation.

The government also revealed that ships that import Premium Motor Spirit would keep docking at the coast in order to empty gasoline into various depots, which would then distribute the commodity to various gas stations.

In a statement released on Tuesday, the Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria claimed that eight vessels had been delivering 300 million liters of fuel to its members in Apapa and other parts of Lagos this week.

This was after the South-West Regional Coordinator of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Ayo Cardoso, confirmed to one of our correspondents that aside from the 240 million litres offloaded at various depots on Monday, close to 85 million litres of petrol were offloaded as of Tuesday evening.

However, The PUNCH observed on Wednesday that the queues in filling stations were yet to subside, even as Nigerians celebrated May Day.

As of Wednesday afternoon, it was observed that roads in Ogun, Lagos and others were deserted as vehicles lined up in filling stations to buy fuel. Some individuals said they had parked their vehicles pending the availability of petrol.