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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief ABUJA — The Federal Government has made good its promise to reward whistleblowers with cash, in furtherance of the policy to encourage Nigerians to report corrupt people to the authorities. Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, disclosed, yesterday, that N375,875,000 had been paid to 20 people who provided information that led to the recovery of N11.635 billion. She said:  “This payment, which is the first under the   Whistleblower Policy, underscores the commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in meeting obligations to information providers under the Whistleblower Policy.  The policy is an essential tool in the fight against corruption.” Adeosun said the payment was a demonstration of the current administration’s  determination to encourage all Nigerians with information on misconduct, violation or improper activity which can impact negatively on Nigeria  to report same to the a...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief ABUJA — The Federal Government has made good its promise to reward whistleblowers with cash, in furtherance of the policy to encourage Nigerians to report corrupt people to the authorities. Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, disclosed, yesterday, that N375,875,000 had been paid to 20 people who provided information that led to the recovery of N11.635 billion. She said:  “This payment, which is the first under the   Whistleblower Policy, underscores the commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in meeting obligations to information providers under the Whistleblower Policy.  The policy is an essential tool in the fight against corruption.” Adeosun said the payment was a demonstration of the current administration’s  determination to encourage all Nigerians with information on misconduct, violation or improper activity which can impact negatively on Nigeria  to report same to the a...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Francis Ewherido T here is no perfect family. We do not have perfect parents, we do not marry perfect people nor have perfect children. We have issues with one another. We disappoint one another. So there is no healthy marriage or healthy family without the exercise of forgiveness. Forgiveness is vital to our emotional health and spiritual survival. Without forgiveness the family becomes an arena of conflict and a stronghold of hurt. Without forgiveness, the family becomes ill. Forgiveness is the asepsis of the soul, the cleansing of the mind and the liberation of the heart.  Hurt is poison that intoxicates and kills. Keeping heartache in the heart is a self-destructive gesture. It is autophagy. Those who do not forgive are physically, emotionally and spiritually ill – Pope Francis I You do not have to be a Roman Catholic, or even a Christian, for the papal message to make sense. Every family has issues and if all families were to bring the...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The annual Pre-Ramadhan lecture of the University of Lagos Muslim Alumni (UMA) will this year discuss the issues around the New World Order and their implications for the Muslim Ummah. The lecture, titled, “  The Emerging World Order: Issues and Concerns for Muslims” would be delivered by Prof. Hassan Ahmed Ibrahim, of the Department of History and Civilisation, International Islamic University, Malaysia. The lecture holds 10:am prompt on Sunday, 21 May 2017 at the Main Auditorium, University of Lagos. According to Dr. Saheed Ahmad-Rufai, Chairman, Organising Committee, the lecture by the international scholar would x-ray Globalisation, the concept of Global Village, recent power-shifts in the West like England, the United States and France and their implications for the world, especially for Muslims, among others. Dr. Rufai added that the Yoruba version of the lecture would be delivered by Sheikh Moshood Ramadan Jibreel, Founder, Markaz-us Salam, Lagos wh...