Tag: Gov Abdullahi Sule

Gov Sule urges National Refugee Commission to provide accommodation for IDPs …. flags off distribution of relief materials for 250 households

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Nasarawa State governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has appealed to the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, to provide accommodation for Internally Displaced Persons in the state.   Engineer Sule made the appeal while flagging off the symbolic distribution of assorted relief materials donated by the ministry to IDPs affected from recent communal crisis in the state, which took place at the Government House, on Monday.   According to the Governor, even though the state is presently enjoying relative peace, there is every need to prepare for the…

I was prepared to govern, says Gov Sule

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Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule said his humble upbringing while growing up as a member of the royal family in Gudi Station, where he learnt humility, as well as his vast experience in the private sector, where he learnt how to manage both human resources and capital, adequately prepared him for his role as governor. Engineer Sule made this known when he appeared as a guest on Radio Link, a network phone-in programme of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), on Saturday. He explained that his family background…

2022 Appropriation bill: Again, education takes lion share as Gov Sule presents N109.8bn

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Education has again taken the lion share as Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, presented before the state assembly the sum of N109, 801, 524, 879.49 as 2022 appropriation bill.   Engineer Sule presented the 2022 appropriation bill tagged, “Budget of Sustainable Transformation”, at a ceremony in the newly refurbished chamber of the Nasaraw State House of Assembly, on Thursday.   According to the governor, the 2022 appropriation comprised of N70, 891, 582, 458.57 as recurrent expenditure, representing 64.56 percent, with N38, 909, 942, 420.92bn, as capital expenditure, representing 35.44…

Gov Sule flags off fertilizer sales for dry season farming, warns against racheteering

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Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has flagged off the sales of fertilizer to farmers for the 2021/22 dry season farming, warning officials incharge of the distribution of the commodity against racheteering.   Engineer Sule flagged off the fertilizer and other farm inputs sales, at a ceremony which held at the headquarters of the Nasarawa Agricultural Development Programme (NADP), on Wednesday.   According to the governor, his administration will continue to support farmers in the state towards retaining the current position of Nasarawa State in the country in terms of…

21 years after, Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic to run engineering courses

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Twenty-one years after its creation, the Nasarawa State Government owned Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic (IMAP), is set to run engineering courses that will confer on the institution the true status of a polytechnic. Rector of the polytechnic, Mrs. Justina Kotso, disclosed this when she led an accreditation team from the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), on a courtesy call on Governor Abdullahi Sule, at the Government House, on Tuesday. Presenting the NBTE team before the Governor, Mrs. Kotso expressed happiness that 21 years after IMAP was established, engineering courses…

WORLD DISABILITY DAY: Gov Sule visits Lafia Special School, appoints new aides on disabilities

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Nasarawa State governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has said his administration will continue to evolve measures to further integrate persons with disabilities into the larger society. Engineer Sule stated this while marking this year’s World Disability Day, with the governor visiting the Lafia Special School, where he interacted with the students, on Friday. This was just as the governor announced the appointment of two new aides on disabilities, Hadiza Kasimu and Umar Dahiru, who are both graduates of the university, as Special Assistant and Personal Assistant respectively. He used the opportunity…

Nasarawa Govt signs joint venture agreements with three investors in retail, agribusiness

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Nasarawa State Government has signed separate joint venture agreements with three investors, in agribusiness and retail, aimed at turning around the local economy, as well as create jobs opportunities for the people. The three joint venture agreements were entered into between the Nasarawa State Government and the investors, at a ceremony which held at the Government House, on Thursday. The investors involved in the agreements were Vertmance Resources Ltd and Silvex International Ltd, for agribusiness, Barlow and Barrow International Ltd, for the establishment of retail and recreational centre in Karu,…

Gov Sule woes investors to Lafia, as Akurba power substation ready for commissioning

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Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule has appealed to investors who fled Lafia, the state capital, for lack of power, to come back and invest, stressed that the Akurba 330MVA/132MVA/33MVA is ready for commissioning. Engineer Sule made the overture shortly after witnessing the energising of the 60MVA transformers at the Akurba power substation, on Wednesday. According to the governor, who was visibly excited over the development, explained that his excitement was stemming from the fact that, with the Akurba substation, “it provides an opportunity for those investors running away from…

Gov Sule laments slow pace of work on 25km Mararaba-Udege road project

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Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has lamented the slow pace of work on the ongoing 25km Mararaba-Udege road project.   Engineer Sule made his feelings known while inspecting the project site in Udege-Mbeki, on Tuesday.   The governor informed the officials of the Tongyi Group, the contractor handling the project, to expedite action in order to complete the project.   He particularly emphasized on the need to complete the bridge leading into Udege-Mbeki, to which the contractor assured of its completion this month.   Engineer Sule tasked the Tongyi…

Gov Sule commissions 10-bed ward built by Chinese mining company in Udege-Mbeki …. urges others to emulate gesture

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Nasarawa State governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has commissioned newly constructed 10-bed ward built by the Kenyang Mining Company, at the Udege-Mbeki Primary Healthcare Centre. Engineer Sule commissioned the facility at a ceremony which held in Udege-Mbeki, on Tuesday. While commending the Kenyang Mining Company for the laudable project, aimed at providing needs and wellbeing of the people of the area, the governor urged the company to sustain the tempo for the overall development of the people. He noted that the construction of the additional ward was apt and timely, in…