Category: Governance

Former Niger CPS,Jubrin Ndace Hands Over To Successor,Mary Noel Berje

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Former Niger CPS,Jubrin Ndace Hands Over To Successor,Mary Noel BerjeFormer Chief Press Secretary to the Niger State Governor, Malam Jibrin Baba Ndace has formally handed over to his successor, Mrs. Mary Noel Berje in a brief but historic event in Government House, Minna.   The brief occasion went down in history as the only official handing over in the Press Unit since the advent of democratic governance in 1999 in Niger State.   In her remarks, The new Chief Press Secretary expressed gratitude to Malam Jibrin Baba Ndace for the…

Gov Sani-Bello Appoints New CPS, Others

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The Governor of Niger State, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has approved the immediate appointment of Mary Noel Berje as the new Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Niger State. A statement issued by Ahmed Ibrahim Matane, Secretary to the Government of Niger State (SSG) also disclosed that the Governor has approved the re-appointments of Abdullahi Baba Arah, Ibrahim Ahmed Inga and Abdulberqy Usman Ebbo as Directors General Niger State Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) and SOU, ICT and Public Enlightenment respectively. The statement further…

Kogi Govt, NEWMAP Sign Multi-billion Naira Erosion Control Projects

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Kogi State Government along side NEWMAP on Monday signed multi-billion naira contracts for the stabilisation, reclamation and Channeling of Adumu and Agassa erosion sites in Olamaboro and Okene local government areas respectively towards ensuring a lasting solution to concerns of environmental degradation in those areas. The agreement was signed by Governor Bello, the NEWMAP representatives, alongside the contractors at the Governor’s office, Lokoja. Governor Bello noted that his government cared for the people of the State by ensuring that the environment where they live in was safe and conducive for…

Revving Up Internally Generated Revenue: The Yahaya Bello Formula.

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Anyone who is conversant with the internally generated revenue of Kogi State will readily agree that it had been one of the lowest in the country. Sometimes one wonders if the state generates anything on its own at all in the face of the enormous revenue potential the state holdS. The implication of the above is that the state has always depended on fiscal receipts from the federation account to survive. Cut off financial supplies from the federal government and Kogi State will slip into an irreversible coma without further…

Gov Sani-Bello Appoints SSG, CoS, HoS

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The Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has approved the appointment of Alhaji Ahmed Ibrahim Matane as the new Secretary to the Government of Niger State. A statement issued by Permanent Secretary, Special Duties over seeing General Services Musa Rogo Ibrahim, disclosed that Alh. Sani–Bello has also approved the appointments of Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe as the new Chief of Staff to the Governor and Hajiya Salamatu T. Abubakar as the new Head of Service of Niger State. The statement further stated that the appointments of Alhaji Ahmed Ibrahim Matane,…

Northern Govs Are Working on Measures To End Insecurity, Begging – Gov Sani-Bello

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Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello said Northern Governor’s Forum would soon discuss and come up with position to address the menace of Almajiris in the region. Receiving the State Council of Traditional Rulers, who were on Sallah homage to Government House, Minna, the governor expressed optimism that curbing the Almajiri(begging) would greatly improve the challenges of insecurity that has bedevilled the North. He stated that the Governors, in collaboration with religious and traditional rulers must summon courage to confront the challenges of insecurity and begging before they annihilate…

TraderMoni: Who Really Has It Helped? By Femi Adeoya

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The TraderMoni scheme is one of the many social intervention policies of the Federal Government meant to alleviate the suffering of the Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) which provide almost 90% of jobs in Nigeria. The operators of the scheme says it’s a direct response to the challenge of access to funds for these micro-businesses, and make way for their financial inclusion. Trader Moni is one of the three microcredit products of the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP) scheme, created specifically for petty traders and artisans and executed…

Amnesty International: It Must Not Be Nigeria! By Ejike Njoku

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Initially, I was extremely reluctant to subscribe to the argument that Amnesty International (AI) the global human rights watchdogs might be doing a hatchet job on Nigeria in a disguised fashion. Often, when I read AI’s bickering with the Nigeria Police, Civil Society Organizations (CSO) and lately, the Nigeria Military over reportage of conflicts and crises in the country, I dismissed it as the usual face-off between two antagonistic forces. From my personal experiences, Nigerian security forces and CSOs have always faulted AI’s reports or public statements bordering on alleged…

JUST IN : Gov Makinde Appoints Tribune’s Politics Editor, Taiwo Adisa As CPS

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Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde has confirmed the appointment of the Group Politics Editor of Tribune Newspapers, Mr. Taiwo Adisa as his Chief Press Secretary. The appointment which takes immediate effect was confirmed in a statement made available to journalists in Ibadan by the Xhief of Staff to the Governor, Chief Bisi Ilaka Makinde, shortly after his inauguration, had announced the first appointment last week Wednesday, when he named Chief Bisi Ilaka the Chief of Staff and Professor Sayed Malik as Chairman of Muslim Wing of the state Pilgrims…

2ND TERM : I Will Position Niger State For Socio-Economic , Political Development – Gov Sani-Bello

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Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani-Bello who was sworn in on Wednesday for a second term has pledged to ensure that the State is positioned on the path of positive socio-economic and political trajectories in the next four years. The Governor made this pledge in his inaugural speech at Justice Legbo Kutigi International Conference Center, Minna, the state capital. The oath of office and allegiance were administered by the state Acting Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Ahmad Bima on the governor along with his deputy, Alhaji Muhammad Ahmed Ketso Governor Sani-Bello assured…