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Reps Pass N35.06tn 2024 budget

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…promise readiness of  NASS to engage MDAs for implementation 
 
By Gloria Ikibah 
 
The House of Representatives has passed the supplementary bill seeking to increase the 2024 Appropriation Act from N28.7tn to N35.06tn.
 
Naijablitznews.com recalled that on Wednesday, July I7, 2024, the House passed the N6.2tn extra-budgetary proposal by President Bola Tinubu.
 
Thr bill passed through third reading on Tuesday, and at the committee of supply, the house considered and approved clauses 1 to 13 of the bill.
 
In the breakdown of the proposed N35.06tn for the 2024 fiscal year, the sum of N1.74tn was earmarked for statutory transfers; N8.27tn for debt service; N11.2tn for recurrent expenditure while the sum of N13.77tn is slated as a contribution to the Development Fund for capital expenditure for the year ending December 31, 2024.
 
 
In the lead debate on the general principle of the bill, Chairman, Committee on Appropriation, Rep. Abubakar Bichi whilr presenting the harmonised joint Senate and House report on the budget, pleaded for the House to adopt the recommendations of the Committee.
 
Addressing journalists shortly after the passage of the budget, Rep. Bichi stated:.”As you can see, we have passed the N6.2tn budget of Mr President, the budget of renewed hope.
 
“N3.2tn is for capital expenditure while about N3tn will go to the current. And as I said last time, the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway is a critical road infrastructure that Mr President wants to actualize.
 
“The Lagos-Calabar highway covers about nine states, which is about 700-kilometre road projects. Also, the Sokoto-Badagry highway is critical, covering about seven states. It covers about 1,000km. We have another one from Ebonyi, all the way from Abuja, from the Trans-Saharan section. We need some funding to execute these important projects,” he said.
 
 
The committee chairman further noted that strategic rail projects passing through Abuja, Katsina, Kaduna, Kano, and Katsina up to Maradi in Niger Republic will be funded from the budget. 
 
He therefore promised the readiness of the National Assembly to engage the various Ministries, Departments and Agencies to ensure the full implementation of the budget. 
 
He said, “We engaged both the Minister of Budget and the implementation agencies – Minister of Transport, Minister of Works, and Minister of Water Resources. They promised that as long as we pass this budget, the implementation will be 100 per cent. 
 
“We had an engagement with the Minister of Budget and National Planning and she confirmed that the funding is there and the projects will commence”. 
 
On whether the sum of N3tn approved for the payment of the N70,000 minimum is enough, Bichi said, “Absolutely, we did our calculations. We got the data from the Accountant General of the Federation’s office before we applied this figure.
 
“We know that the money is enough from now till December 31 to take care of the N70,000 minimum. Nigeria should be expecting dividends of democracy.”
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Trump set to sign Executive Order to flush out transgender personnel from US military

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President-elect, Donald Trump, is set to sign an executive order that would remove all transgender members from the United States military.

It was learnt that the development has intensified concerns within the LGBTQ+ community.

The report claimed that the state officials had stated that transgender personnel would be discharged on medical grounds, deeming them “unfit” to serve.

Recall that during Trump’s first term as president, he introduced a similar policy that prohibited transgender individuals from joining the armed forces while allowing those already enlisted to remain in their roles.

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After Trump left office, President Joe Biden had overturned the military ban in his first week as president in 2021, issuing an executive order to restore transgender individuals’ right to serve openly. However, with Trump’s potential return to the White House, transgender rights in the US may face renewed challenges.

However, the current proposal, as reported, would extend to removing all transgender service members, regardless of their current status. It is anticipated that the executive order will be issued on Trump’s first day in office, January 20 next year.

If signed, Trump’s new directive could be broader and more contentious than the policy he implemented during his first term. What would be its impact on transgender personnel serving in US military.

Reports indicated that approximately 15,000 transgender individuals are actively serving in the US military.

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This is coming amid moves by US congress to stop irst transgender lawmaker from using female restrooms and bathrooms in her new workplace.

US House Speaker Mike Johnson had expressed his support for the policy that tends to disregard transgender ideologies in the legislative arm.

“All single-sex facilities in the Capitol and House Office Buildings — such as restrooms, changing rooms, and locker rooms — are reserved for individuals of that biological sex,” the speaker said in a statement last Wednesday.

“It is important to note that each Member office has its own private restroom, and unisex restrooms are available throughout the Capitol. Women deserve women’s only spaces,” he added.

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The move to prevent McBride from using the women’s facilities in the House was first initiated by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., who on Monday introduced a resolution to ban trans women from using women’s bathrooms inside the complex.

Mace said the resolution was “absolutely” in response to McBride, a Delaware Democrat, being elected to the House.

She took her anti-trans crusade even further on Wednesday, announcing a bill to ban trans people from using bathrooms that align with their gender in all federal buildings across the country. Neither of the resolutions have been brought to a House vote.

It is important to note that each Member office has its own private restroom, and unisex restrooms are available throughout the Capitol. Women deserve women’s only spaces,” he added.

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The move to prevent McBride from using the women’s facilities in the House was first initiated by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., who on Monday introduced a resolution to ban trans women from using women’s bathrooms inside the complex.

Mace said the resolution was “absolutely” in response to McBride, a Delaware Democrat, being elected to the House.

She took her anti-trans crusade even further on Wednesday, announcing a bill to ban trans people from using bathrooms that align with their gender in all federal buildings across the country. Neither of the resolutions have been brought to a House vote.

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PHOTO: Courtesy visit to Priesthood Orphanage by Just Friends Club of Nigeria Founder

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Dr. (Mrs) Blessing Echenwo, left, founder of Priesthood Orphanage, Karamajiji, Abuja and Mrs. Maria Cardillo, a member of Just Friends Club of Nigeria, during the visit of the club to the orphanage in Abuja…recently

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Just in: NYSC Releases Batch ‘C’ Corps Members Call Up Letters

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The National Youth Service Corps has announced the release of the 2024 Batch ‘C’ Stream I call-up letters for prospective corps members.

The corps made the announcement in a series of post on its official X (former Twitter) handle on Monday.

It said orientation camp for the stream is expected to start on November 27, 2024 and closes on December 17, 2024.

According to the post, “some prospective corp members posted to Lagos will have orientation in Ogun and Osun.

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“While some of those posted to Zamfara will have in Kebbi and Sokoto etc”

The corps, however, advised prospective corps members to print and sign an addendum, which will be submitted during registration at the orientation camp.

Tips to guide Deployed Prospective Corps Members

Do not travel to the Orientation Camps at night. Break your journey when necessary.
Report on your scheduled reporting date.
Apply for spelling error and name rearrangement on your dashboard.
After documentation in the Camp, you cannot change your Date of Birth, Date of Graduation, Course of Study and Passport Photograph.
Do not report to the Camp if there is any discrepancies in your course of study or with the Date of Graduation on your Statement of Result and your Call-up Letter. Contact your Institution to sort it out.
ATTENTION TO ALL 2024 BATCH ”C” STREAM I MARRIED FEMALE PROSPECTIVE CORPS MEMBERS

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All married female Prospective Corps members (PCMs) who are deployed to States where their husbands are not domiciled should report to the nearest NYSC Orientation Camp for their State of Deployment to be changed.

They are to report during the period of Registration at the Orientation Camps with the copies of their marital and other relevant documents as evidence. Once the change is made it will reflect on theirM dashboard for reprinting.

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