Tag: PPP

NEDC seeks 5% VAT, Ecological Fund, harps on PPP

Emporium Reporters

The North East Development Commission (NEDC) consultative meeting with North-East National Assembly caucus on the North-East Stabilization and Development Master plan (NESDMP) project has ended in Abuja. Rising from a meeting on Wednesday, the NEDC demanded for five percent from the Value Added Tax (VAT) and the Ecological Fund to enable them develop the region. The meeting also recognised the need for a public private partnership (PPP) in funding the project.   Speaking during a stakeholders meeting the Managing Director/ CEO, Mohammed Alkali said there were still funds needed to…

Niger State Govt Seeks More Collaboration With Qatar

Emporium Reporters

Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has maintained that Public Private Partnership was paramount to the Socio-Economic advancement of any society. The Governor was speaking at the inauguration of a centre at Dakwa in Tafa LGA of the state, donated by the Qatar Charity Foundation. The foundation is a humanitarian and Non-governmental organization in the Middle East championing the development and uplift meant of orphans and other vulnerable groups across the globe. The foundation has been operating in Nigeria for about 15 years in different areas of human endeavors.…

CBN To Partner Niger Govt ,Private Sector On Livestock ,Diary Production

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The Central Bank Governor ,Mr Godwin Emefiele has expressed his readiness to provide a wide range of agricultural opportunities for the country by assisting State Governments not only in the areas of Rice and Cassava production but most importantly in the development of livestock and diary business. The Apex Bank Governor Mr Godwin Emefiele gave the assurance in an interview shortly after a closed door meeting with the Governor of Niger State Abubakar Sani Bello in Abuja. The CBN Governor explained that, under the livestock and diary development programme, the…