The 88th Academy awards held on Sunday, 28th February 2016 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
The
highly anticipated awards show which brought film’s
finest professionals under one roof to celebrate all they’ve achieved,
was hosted by 51-year-old comedian and actor Chris Rock.
The
star-studded event was attended by Chrissy Teigen, John Legend, Kerry
Washington, Olivia Wilde, Lady Gaga, Leonardo DiCaprio, Whoopi Goldberg,
Cate Blanchett, Reese Witherspoon, Alicia Vikander, Rooney Mara, Heidi
Klum, Jennifer Lawrence, Brie Larson, Eddie Redmayne, Sofia Vergara, Sam
Smith Jennifer Garner and many more.
Also present at the awards
ceremony was the largest collection of beautiful, stylish designer
clothes on earth. The ladies were flawless in their gowns and the men
dapper in their blazers.
Check out all the stunning photos below; AliciabVikanderCate BlanchettChrissy TeigenJohn LegendJennifer LawrenceKate WinsletKerry WashingtonLady GagaLeonardo DiCaprioMaria MenounosOlivia MunnReese WitherspoonSam SmithSofia VergaraTina FeyTracey EdmondsBrie LarsonPriyanka ChopraRachael McAdamsOlivia WildeMargot RobbieJulianne MooreIsla FisherHeidi KlumCharlize TheronThe WeekendWhoopi GoldbergRooney MaraPatricia ArquetteNaomi WattsLiz HernandezJennifer GarnerJared LetoJennifer Jason LeighMario LopezLara SpencerKeltie KnightSaoirse RonanZuri HallOrlando JonesMindy KalingEddie RedmayneDaisy RidleyAndra DayRyan SeacrestRobin RobertsMichael PeatonJoy ManganoEmily BluntAmy PoehlerFinn WittrockStephanie BauerHenry CavillDorith MousDev PatelCharlotte RamplingMichael StrahanSandy PowellSophie Turner
The Federal Government of Nigeria has
announced on Sunday that over 23,846 ghost workers were being removed
from its monthly payroll, saving the government N2.293 billion from the
total salary bill for the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs)
for February 2016 when compared to December 2015 when the BVN audit
process commenced. Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun,Speaking
on the matter, the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, said the ghost
workers were uncovered in payrolls of various MDAs during the ongoing
bank verification number (BVN)-based staff audit and enrolment to the
Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).
The BVN is a unique number that identifies each bank’s customer for “Know Your Customer” (KYC) purposes.
The
use of BVNs, rather than physical appearance of workers for biometric
capture at the initial stage of verification, has significantly
simplified and accelerated the progress of the payroll audit process and
reduced the cost of implementation.
It was also gathered that the
BVN platform to audit and sanitise the salary payment system, ministry
of finance, has so far checked the details of about 312,000 civil
servants currently enrolled on IPPIS.
Consequently, the development has led to the discovery of high level irregularities in salary payment.
The audit is part of an anti-corruption campaign introduced by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Corruption
and mismanagement have long been a challenge to Nigeria’s growth, and
the government has promised to cut costs to face an economic slowdown.
Justice A.I. Chikere of a Federal High Court in Abuja today ordered
former Interior Minister, Abba Moro, former Permanent Secretary in the
Ministry of Interior Anastasia M. Daniel-Nwaobia and a deputy director
in the ministry F. A. Aleyebami to be remanded in Kuje prison custody
till March 2nd when their formal bail application will be heard.
Moro and two others are being arraigned on an 11 count charge ranging
from the abuse of procurement process and diversion of public funds.
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