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The Federal Government has extended the execution of the N1.58tn capital component of the 2016 budget to the end of March 2017. The development was confirmed by the Accountant-General of the Federation, Alhaji Ahmed Idris, via a circular with reference number OAGF/CAD/026/V.111/108. The circular, which was obtained by our correspondent on Friday in Abuja, was addressed to top government officials such as the Chief of Staff to the President, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, ministers, National Security Adviser, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and all service chiefs. Others are the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, all permanent secretaries (federal), Clerk of the National Assembly, Auditor General of the Federation, all vice chancellors of federal universities, all directors of finance and internal audit and all directors-general. The circular, titled “Guidelines for financial activities for end of year 2016”, stated that while the implement...

“That’s legal: If you find out about somebody else’s salary even if you’re doing exactly the same job, you can be retaliated against, including being fired, in most places.” —  Hillary Clinton, speech in Tampa, Sept. 6, 2016 Clinton made this claim after retelling the story of two teens from Kansas who were fired after asking their boss about their pay. The story  goes like this . Jensen Walcott, 17, was hired at a pizza restaurant in Kansas. The same day, her friend Jake Reed, 17, was hired for the same job. They had the same level of experience. But Walcott found out Reed was making 25 cents per hour more than she was. Walcott assumed it was a mistake and asked her boss about the disparity. Her boss said it was against policy to discuss her pay with Reed and fired both of them. Walcott shared her story on social media, and it went viral. Clinton  tweeted about it : “Good for you, Jensen. Every woman deserves equal pay, no matter what her age. Keep u...