Abuja - The least paid constable in the Nigerian Poilce Force will now earn N23,000 ($197 USD) starting from next year. The new pay package is part of the efforts between the federal legislature and the Police leadership in improving the welfare conditions of officers and men of the Police Force who are presently among the least paid government workers in the country.

It will be recalled that Naijawire.com reported last month that the least paid Policeman currently earns about N10,000 ($85 USD) monthly(http://www.naijawire.com/2007/11/29/nigerian-police-force-a-reason-to-be-corrupt/). While this is a commendable improvement in the wage structure, it is very uncertain that this increase will by any chance alleviate corruption or the problems facing the nigerian policemen, neither will it stop them from setting up illegal roadblocks for collecting bribes.

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Abuja - One does not need to be a soothsayer or a prophet to know that it is only a matter of time before current President Musa Yar’Adua and immediate past Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, will end up having a “family meeting” to end the dispute currently in front of the federal election tribunal.

As if the timing could have been better, the Punch Newspaper reported that the two players in the April 2007 presidential election, met behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja last week. The two found it suitable to meet at a time when the Wilbros bribery scandal information involving the former Vice President was leaked to the public.

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Houston TX - Former Vice President during President Olusegun Obasanjo’s regime, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, may soon be indicted over the bribery scandal involving the American oil service company, Wilbros Group to secure contracts for the eastern gas gathering system (EGGS) in Nigeria. According to court papers from the US Southern District Court of Texas - Houston TX, and made available to the Nigerian high powered delegation led by the controversial Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Michael Aondoakaa (SAN), Vice President Atiku was shown to have benefited up to the tune of $250, 000 USD (N30million) from the company.

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The Nigerian Police Force no doubt is one of the most corrupt police institution in the world… and there seems to be a justification for this - they also have one of the lowest wage structure.

A typical Police Constable currently earns a meagre N10,000 (less than $85USD) a month (compared to their counterparts in the British Metropolitan Police, whose basic salary ranges from £18,873 to £21,693 (see http://www.metpolicecareers.co.uk/default.asp?action=article&ID=38) while a Police Superintendent earns about N40,000 (less than $337USD) a month, excluding accommodation allowance! This is not only unacceptable but a shame on our leadership. The FG spends millions of Naira every day on entertainment (see http://www.naijawire.com/2007/11/19/fg-budgets-n2.3million-daily-for-refreshment/) while legislators renovate single houses for N628 million and N500 million on broadcast contract (See http://www.tribune.com.ng/28112007/edit.html).

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This Day(Sokoto) - The Federal Government has charged the Nigerian Customs Service to “redouble its effort and ensure that goods are cleared within 2 days (48 hrs) as is the normal practice in other countries of the world, instead of the current average of 2 weeks.  It has become imperative for the Nigerian Customs Service to reduce the cost of doing business in the country by ensuring efficiency in its operations and service delivery.”

If this provision is embraced by the port authority in Nigeria, it will be a welcome development for millions of Nigeria and foreigners involve in export and import business in Nigeria or those sending personal sending goods to the country. The question however is whether this can ever be possible considering the Nigerian factor and the pockets of those that will be affected by such a drastic measure.

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