SOUTH AFRICA SAYS US MISREPRESENTED ITS POLICIES AFTER VISA CURBS. (PHOTO).

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 South Africa says US misrepresented its policies after visa curbs South Africa's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that it ‌had noted with concern U.S. visa restrictions on some people from South Africa announced by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio a day earlier. The foreign ministry added in a statement that ⁠the U.S. announcement aligned with "the mischaracterisation of South Africa's domestic policies by fringe groups". "We maintain that challenges in our bilateral relations with the USA can only be resolved by constructive engagement through state actors on both sides of the diplomatic channel not unilateral acts," the statement said, Reuters reported. Trump has repeatedly criticized ‌South ⁠Africa since the start of his second term for what he falsely claims is the racial persecution of its white minority, citing affirmative action laws aimed at ⁠addressing the inequality that has persisted since apartheid. It was not clear who would be impacted by...

GOVERNOR AMBODE,TODAY DIRECTED N11 BILLION TO BE RELEASED TO OFFSET PENSION LIABILITIES.

                           According to a statement issued by the Head of Service,Mrs Shade Jaji,the directive is part of efforts by the present administration to find a holistic solution to the issue of payment of pension entitlements to retirees under the Pay-as-You-Go pension Scheme which was discontinued in April,2007 as well as outstanding accrued pension rights due to retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme.Jaji said that the state Government has developed a comprehensive payment plan to resolve all outstanding pension issues in the immediate {short},medium and long terms.The short and immediate term plan,according to her,is for pension payments to MDAs and Parastatals including Local Governments and the State Universal Basic Education Board,SUBEB,which will be made monthly commencing from August 2015.The Head of Service said that these efforts were the outcome of painstaking deliberations by the Public Service Pensions Office,the Lagos State Pensions Commission,the Head of Service and the empathy of Governor Ambode to reduce,if not totally clear the outstanding liabilities due to retirees in the mainstream public service,Local Governments/SUBEB and Parastatals in the state.The N11 billion will be used to offset pension liabilities in arrears since 2010.

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  1. Abeg let them pay ooo, my mum is a Lagos state pensioner, and has not recieved a kobo two years after retirement.

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