Owo indigenes Thank Tinubu for Owo Attack Support

A group, Owo Is One Association has again appreciated the All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for urgently come to the rescue of June 5, 2022 attack at Saint Francis Catholic Church, Owo

Dozens of persons were killed during the attack while several others sustained injuries.

Addressing reporters in Owo, the National Cordinator of the group, Akinboro Aruwajoye, said demonstrated a rare quality by personally visiting the victims in different hospitals in the town

According to him, Tinubu donated huge some of money to take care of the victims and those who sustained injuries.

The group who launched an appeal for the furnishing of the Association’s secretary and medical gymnasium, said the people of Owo will remain grateful to Tinubu for his uncommon kind gesture.

The group added will be willing to work for the actualisation of his presidential ambition

Presidential Amnesty Programme Interim Administrator Meets Niger Delta Traditional Rulers

Traditional Rulers in the Niger Delta Region have expressed support for the review and sanitisation of the Presidential Amnesty Programme by Interim Administrator, Major General Barry Ndiomu, retired.

The Monarchs at a meeting in Warri with the Interim Administrator commended the move and warned those petitioning and mudslinging him to desist

The Presidential Amnesty Programme has arguably after 13 years not fully achieved its objectives especially in the area of rehabilitation and reintegration phase.

The programme has been characterised with ghost beneficiaries, huge debt burden, mismanagement, incessant protests, unemployment among others.

These are what the new interim administrator, in the past four months of being on the saddle, is holistically working on to refocus programme

At this meeting with monarchs in the region, Barry Ndiomu gives accounts of his stewardship

He also spoke about the reforms put in place as he seeks cooperation of the traditional rulers to face stiff opposition, those illegally benefiting from program

For the royal fathers the move is a welcomed development and has their backing

This new drive to reposition the Presidential Amnesty Programme if sustained will be impactful and change the narrative for more productivity.

FG TO INTRODUCE CLIMATE TAX, BUDGETARY SYSTEM

The Federal Government has said it has plans to introduce taxes and a budgetary system to the management of greenhouse gas emissions in the country, in line with the recently approved Energy Transition Plan, as part of the Climate Change Act.

This was disclosed to State House Correspondents by the Director-General of the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC), Salisu Dahiru, after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in a chat over the weekend.

At a recent meeting in Abuja, President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the Energy Transition Plan, to be driven by the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC), in accordance with the Climate Change Act 2021.

A carbon tax or tax on greenhouse gases, comes in two broad forms, namely; an emissions tax, which is based on the quantity an entity produces; and a tax on goods or services that are generally greenhouse gas-intensive, such as a carbon tax on gasoline.

Under the arrangement, the federal government is expected to set a price that emitters pay for each ton of greenhouse gas emissions.

The tax, apart from helping to generate revenue for the government, will encourage consumers to take steps to switch fuels, adopt new technologies and reduce emissions to avoid paying the tax.

Mr Dahiru said the agency sought and obtained approval to initiate key deliverables contained in the Climate Change Act, including establishing a carbon budget for the country.

“That is now going to provide allowances for every entity, whether government or private sector, in terms of how much emissions it may be allowed, and exceeding those emissions could also attract penalties.

“What will be the nature of these penalties? These penalties are going to be contained in another deliverable that the Climate Change Act has also requested the Council to do.

“That is to develop a framework for a carbon tax system in Nigeria. It will also look at where projects are being implemented in the country.

“These projects are capable of reducing overall carbon or greenhouse gas emissions. The harvest of these emissions reductions are normally contained in what we call an emissions reduction certificate, which can be translated into carbon credit, and then sold to potential buyers within the country and outside,” he explained.