The Federal Government has disbursed the second tranche of the outstanding N35,000 wage award arrears to federal workers.

This was disclosed in a statement on Saturday, August 9, 2025, by the spokesman of the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF), Bawa Mokwa.

According to the OAGF, one month’s arrears out of the initial five-month backlog had earlier been paid. With the latest payment, three months of arrears remain outstanding.

The office dismissed claims that the government had abandoned the payments, stating that the arrears are being cleared in instalments of N35,000 per month until fully settled.

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has sacked two senior aides over separate allegations of misconduct, including aiding a drug baron and diverting palliative grains meant for the public.

In a statement issued Saturday by the Press Secretary to the State Government, Musa Tanko, the governor announced the dismissal of Abubakar Sharada, Senior Special Assistant on Political Mobilisation, and Tasiu Al’amin Roba, Senior Special Assistant, Cabinet Office.

Sharada was accused of facilitating the bail of a notorious drug trafficker, Sulaiman Danwawu. He has been ordered to hand over all government property in his possession by August 11, 2025.

Roba, arrested in 2024 for allegedly rebagging government palliative grains at a warehouse in Sharada, is facing charges of theft and criminal conspiracy. He has also been directed to return all government property, including his identity card, by the same date.

The statement warned the public against conducting any government-related business with the two dismissed officials, stressing that anyone who does so “does it at his or her own risk.”

In a related development, the state government cleared Musa Tsamiya, Special Adviser on Drainages, of any wrongdoing after an investigative panel found no evidence to support the allegations against him.

Governor Yusuf reiterated his administration’s commitment to discipline, transparency, and zero tolerance for corruption, urging all public officers to maintain the highest standards of integrity.

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has accused veteran Fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde, popularly known as K1 de Ultimate, and officials of ValueJet of violating standard safety protocols at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

In a statement issued on Thursday, Keyamo said his review of incident reports and video footage from relevant aviation agencies confirmed that the musician and the aircraft crew acted inappropriately during the altercation at the domestic terminal.

“From all the details so far received, my preliminary impression is that it was obviously a case of temporary loss of sanity and control on both sides, which could have led to serious fatalities,” the minister said.

He explained that K1 physically blocked a taxiing aircraft on the tarmac — a move he described as “reprehensible” and likened to a hostage situation.

“Contrary to what the agents of K1 have said, he constantly moved his position on the tarmac to actually block the aircraft from taxiing to take position on the runway for takeoff. This is totally unacceptable behaviour,” Keyamo said.

“Whether he was carrying water or alcohol is immaterial. It is the act of physically obstructing the aircraft that is at issue.”

Keyamo also faulted the aircraft crew, stating that the captain and pilot should not have commenced taxiing while an unruly passenger was still in front of the aircraft.

“No amount of provocation should make the captain of an aircraft begin to taxi without ensuring that security personnel have safely moved a passenger away from the path. Both sides breached standard safety protocol as required by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO),” he declares.

As a result, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the licences of the captain and pilot involved in the incident.

In a firm stance, the minister also ordered that K1 be placed on a no-fly list, pending the outcome of a full investigation.

“What applies to the goose must also apply to the gander. That is one of the tenets of justice I have preached all my life. I will not sit idly by and allow this to pass,” Keyamo declared.

He directed the NCAA to notify all domestic and international airlines of the no-fly order, warning that any airline that disregards the directive risks losing its operating license.