The president, Bola Tinubu, ordered the Group Life Insurance claims, which will benefit no less than 6,732 relatives of Nigerian Army personnel.

The recipients are the kin of those who died in duty between 2011 and 2022.

During a conversation with our correspondent on Wednesday, Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, director of Army Public Relations, revealed this.

There are around 6, 732 group life insurance beneficiaries, he stated. From 2011 until 2022, this.

On Wednesday, Tinubu ordered that all unpaid Group Life Assurance payments owed to the families of fallen soldiers be made without delay, according to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja.

The head of the Army observed that the insurance firms declined to pay the claims because there were unpaid premiums.

In an effort to give the families of the fallen servicemen some relief, he claimed that the president had cleared all backlogs.

“We have a backlog between the years 2012 and 2022 when claims were not paid and some persons died while serving the country,” Lagbaja added. Due to the insurance companies’ lack of freedom to pay claims for unpaid premiums, the federal government decided to act now to clear the backlog and provide relief to the families of our lost colleagues.

One of the country’s pension fund administrators, Premium Pension Limited, reports that 14 of its clients who requested access to 25% of their pension resources as equity contributions for a home mortgage had been paid successfully.

The National Pension Commission’s rules on accessing Retirement Savings Account balances towards payment of equity contributions for residential mortgages for RSA holders, which were published in September 2022, were in line with this, according to a statement from the organization.

The agreement was created to make it easier for RSA holders to own a home, to strengthen the mortgage industry by supplying sustainable long-term financing, and to promote socio-economic development by reducing the persistent housing gap in the country.

The company has successfully paid the total of N216.8 million to the 14 consumers, according to the statement. The company is glad to have played and will continue to play a significant role in making this goal a reality for our members since we recognize that house ownership is a key component of financial security and retirement planning for them.

The company’s managing director and chief executive officer, Mr. Umar Mairami, made the following statement in response to this development: “The payment of equity contribution for residential mortgage has been a long-awaited development for pension contributors, and we are proud to be among the first Pension Fund Administrators to successfully implement this new guideline.

“We are thrilled to have reached this tremendous milestone,” said the team of professionals who worked nonstop to guarantee that the mortgage payments for our members were handled quickly and effectively.

He reaffirmed the firm’s commitment to helping qualified members access a portion of their pension resources in order to purchase a home that complies with the rules.

On Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu announced that his administration is prepared to offer the Libyan people affected by the disastrous floods that followed the Mediterranean storm Daniel on Sunday every necessary support.

In a statement released on Wednesday, Ajuri Ngelale, the president’s special adviser on media and publicity, said, “Nigeria is ready to provide all necessary support to assist the Libyan people in overcoming this harrowing tragedy.”

President Tinubu expresses his condolences to Libya regarding Storm Daniel and the ensuing floods in the statement.

In the worst-affected area, the eastern port city of Derna, where more than 34,000 people were forced to flee, at least 5,300 bodies have so far been found.

The shocking death toll and destruction caused by storm Daniel, according to experts, attest not just to its intensity but also to the vulnerability of the North African state it tore apart after more than a decade of internal strife that undermined vital infrastructure.

Two dams whose maintenance histories have been questioned since the tragedy severely damaged Derna.

Only on Tuesday and Wednesday, roughly 48 hours after the catastrophe, had outside assistance from Turkey, Egypt, and Italy reached Derna.

This is due to the fact that additional foreign rescue teams and humanitarian relief organizations are anticipated in the upcoming hours.

Tinubu sent his sincere condolences to the Libyan government and people in the wake of the catastrophe.

He expressed his sympathy to all the families who had suffered the loss of a loved one in what he called a “monumental disaster.”

To everyone hurt following the unfortunate incident, he expressed his warmest wishes for a quick recovery.

Assuring the Libyan people of Nigeria’s “unwavering solidarity and goodwill during these trying times,” the Nigerian leader also said that “this disheartening loss of lives, homes, livelihoods, and critical infrastructure remains a shared grief that further unites the people of both nations.”

On Tuesday, the Ogun State House of Assembly ordered the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to investigate the alleged unlawful detention and imprisonment of state residents who were innocent of any wrongdoing on trumped-up accusations by the police, who were allegedly working with some suspected land speculators in the state.

In the midst of the debate over the second reading of the State Anti-land snatching (amendment) bill, the Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo, made the appeal during the plenary as the lawmakers alternately reported widespread instances of land snatching in their separate constituencies.

This information was provided in a statement released by Lawal Jamiu, the state assembly’s head of information.

Oluomo claimed that because land speculators and some security personnel colluded to target innocent members of the public, hundreds of innocent state citizens had been left to languish in the police’s numerous prison facilities, both at Alagbon in Lagos and the Force Headquarters in Abuja.

In order to prevent innocent people from suffering as a result of trumped-up charges, he begged the IG to intervene.

He suggested that any land-related issues be brought up in court while also promising that the new amendment to the bill, H. B. No. 006/ OG/ 2023- Prohibition of Forcible Occupation of Landed Properties, Armed Robbery, Kidnapping, Cultism, Violence and Other Related Offence (Amendment) Law, 2023, would guarantee the formation of a task force by the State Government to handle land-related issues.

The sponsor of the bill, Hon. Damilola Soneye, noted earlier that the issue of land snatching had become widespread in the state and that the modification was therefore necessary to make the law more effective and efficient.

Other lawmakers, including Minority Leader Olalekan Adeleye, Deputy Speaker Bolanle Ajayi, Waliu Owode, Olusegun Odunuga, Wasiu Ayodele, Fola Salami, Oluseun Adesanya, and Babatunde Tella, stated that the activities of land grabbing have been affecting the state’s peace, development, and progress, necessitating the need for a comprehensive strategy to combat the problem.

The Assembly also claimed to have received a list from Governor Dapo Abiodun that included the names of an additional ten commissioner candidates.

The fresh nominations will be examined by the parliamentarians today at 2 o’clock prompt, according to a release issued by the Clerk/Head of Legislative Service, Mr. ‘Deji Adeyemo.

The new nominees are Mr. Sofela Adebola Emmanuel, Hon. Ilori-Oduntan Olufemi, Engr. Taiwo Oludotun, Hon. Owootomo Bolu, Mr. Oresanya Oladimeji, Hon. Balogun Ademola, Mr. Osunbiyi Tunde, and Mr. Fagbayi Sesan.