The directive was contained in a statement issued by the ministry of finance.
Godwin Emefiele, the CBN governor, issued the directive at an extra-ordinary meeting convened to share the revenue received from the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) to the three tiers of government approved by approved by President Muhammadu Buhari.
“The CBN governor noted that the inability of most states to pay salaries was due to the huge debts hanging on their necks,” the statement read.
“Emefiele observed that most states were taking short term loans for long term projects and servicing their monthly obligations to the banks hampers cash flows, thereby restricting them from payment of salaries.
“The CBN governor also informed the states that the apex bank was willing to assist such states in restructuring the loans owed the commercial banks.”
According to the statement, N359,374,355,607.60 was collected by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and shared among the three tiers of government.
It said the federal government was allocated N189,318,410,534.03 (52.68 per cent); the 36 states got N96,024,827,818.35 (26.72 per cent), while the 774 local governments got N74,031,117,255.16 (20.60 per cent).
Emefiele informed the state governments that the federal government was worried about the inability of some of them to meet their obligations to their workers in terms of payment of monthly salaries.
An inquest instituted
by the Lagos state government into the collapse of a guest house owned
by the Synagogue Church of All Nations has indicted the church for
negligence.
The guest house collapsed in September 2014, killing 114 people, many of
them South Africans, who travelled to Nigeria for the church’s service
in Lagos.
The inquiry sat for months and set July 8 for its ruling.
In his ruling on Wednesday, Oyetade Komolafe, the judge, ordered the
prosecution of the contractors who constructed the collapsed building.
“The church must be investigated and prosecuted for not obtaining the
relevant approval before embarking on the construction of the building,”
he ruled.
“The church was culpable because of criminal negligence resulting in the
death of the victims.”
Read more at: http://www.thecable.ng
Read more at: http://www.thecable.ng
An inquest instituted
by the Lagos state government into the collapse of a guest house owned
by the Synagogue Church of All Nations has indicted the church for
negligence.
The guest house collapsed in September 2014, killing 114 people, many of
them South Africans, who travelled to Nigeria for the church’s service
in Lagos.
The inquiry sat for months and set July 8 for its ruling.
In his ruling on Wednesday, Oyetade Komolafe, the judge, ordered the
prosecution of the contractors who constructed the collapsed building.
“The church must be investigated and prosecuted for not obtaining the
relevant approval before embarking on the construction of the building,”
he ruled.
“The church was culpable because of criminal negligence resulting in the
death of the victims.”
Read more at: http://www.thecable.ng
Read more at: http://www.thecable.ng
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