Day: November 17, 2020

Gov Sule presents N112bn budget estimate for 2021 …..Education takes lion share with 31%

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Nasarawa State Governor, Engr Abdullahi Sule, has presented the 2021 fiscal appropriation bill, before the State House of Assembly, pegged at N112, 923, 174, 543, with education/science & ICT taking the lion share with 31.35%. Engineer Sule presented the budget estimates at a ceremony, on Tuesday. Tagged “Budget of Economic Recuperation”, the 2021 Appropriation Bill according to the Governor, is a budget of Economic recovery and revitalization, aimed at addressing some of the negative economic challenges witnessed in 2020.   Sule disclosed that the 2021 budget is made up of…

Gov Yahaya Bello meets Buhari, seeks establishment of Airport in Kogi

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Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has appealed for support in the areas of establishing an airport in Kogi as well as the dredging of River Niger up to Lokoja in order to boost the economy of the State and country at large. He disclosed this to State House correspondents on Tuesday November 17th after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa. He also stated that the youth of the state were happy with President Buhari’s introduction of various social investment programmes aimed at eradicating poverty among Nigerians. He…

TAX ON BREAD; Kogi Govt queries Perm Sec for official misconduct

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The Kogi State Government has served an official query to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Usman A. Ibrahim for official misconduct over the recent widely spread report of bread levy allegedly introduced by the state government. In a letter signed by the Head of Service, Kogi State Government, Mrs. Deborah Ogunmola, the affected official was directed to respond within 24 hours to exculpate himself on why disciplinary action should not be taken for gross misconduct. The HOS stated that the concerned official on the 9th of November,…

NYSC was created to foster Unity among Nigerians ,says Gov Bello

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NYSC was created to foster Unity among Nigerians ,says Gov Bello Kogi state Governor, Yahaya Bello has said the National Youth Corp Service Scheme which came to be after the Nigerian Civil War was amongst the other things to primarily inculcate in the Nigerian Youth the spirit of selfless service to the community and to emphasize the spirit of oneness and brotherhood to all Nigerians irrespective of tribe, cultural, religious or social background. Governor Bello stated this on Tuesday 16th November, 2020 during a passing out parade of NYSC Batch…

Gov Umahi hails NYSC on COVID-19 prevention

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Ebonyi state Governor, David Umahi has commended the National Youth Service Corps for taking the proactive step of closing its Orientation Camps at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in the country. He said many lives would have been endangered if such decision was not taken. The Governor made the remarks today at the Government House in Abakaliki when the NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Ibrahim Shuaibu Ibrahim, paid him a courtesy visit. Umahi, who was represented by his Deputy, lgwe Kelechi Eric, said the renovation of the NYSC Orientation Camp…

Garba @56: A Golden Toast For Kano’s Chief Image Maker By Abba Dukawa

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Despite the convulsion threatening the survival of the contemporary society, one can still boast of great men, though few, who stand tall in the society. Men who write their names in gold while others write theirs in charcoal. In the heart of thousands of people, they can never be forgotten. The names and good deeds of such men will always shine like stars. Such individuals of unique characters are celebrated everywhere, an action which encourages them to reach their peak, thereby serving as an impetus to younger generation. Giants strides…

Information Ministry deserves better funding – Odebunmi ,Sankara

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The Chairman,House Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics and Values,Hon Segun Odebunmi and his Senate counterpart, Senator Danladi Sankara, met recently to advocate for improved funding for the Ministry of information and agencies under the ministry for efficient service delivery. The elaborate meeting also captured strategies for combating growing youth unemployment by repositioning the ministry and its agencies to accommodate new technical recruits drawn largely from the youths via new and improved responsibilities. In his remarks, Hon.Odebunmi restated that in any successful economy, information, motivation and education were superior and…

Osinbajo to unveil 3rd Diaspora Investment Summit in Abuja

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Vice President of Nigeria Prof. Yemi Osinbajo is set to declare open the 3rd Diaspora Investment scheduled to hold November 20 and 21, 2020 in Abuja. Addressing Journalists at a Press Conference ahead of the event, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission,NIDCOM, Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa said the two-day Summit was to create an avenue for prospective, meaningful and sustainable Diaspora Investment to be relied upon to boast economic growth in Nigeria. The summit according to Dabiri-Erewa will also showcase investment opportunities and developmental framework put in place to make Nigeria more…