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Local GovernmentNational DevelopmentCommissioner Worries Over Revenue Profile Of Local Governments In Kaduna State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 12, 2022

KADUNA — The Kaduna State Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Shehu Muhammad has called on local government chairmen in the state to improve their revenue generation for grassroots development. He made the assertion at a one-day Public Policy dialogue with the theme, ‘Strengthening Local Government Fiscal Sustainability and Service Delivery in Kaduna State’, organized by Local Government Accountability Mechanism (LGAM) in collaboration with the Ministry of Local Government Affair. Muhammad described as disheartening the revenue...

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BusinessEconomyNational DevelopmentNigerian Government Set To Privatize 42 Government Agencies, Companies

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 5, 2022

ABUJA — The National Council on Privatisation (NCP), chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says about 42 government agencies and companies will be privatized this year. The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) in a statement on Friday said the proposed transactions had all been approved by National Council on Privatisation during its maiden meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The statement read in part: “The transactions are 11 in the energy sector, 10 in...

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Demography and PopulationNational DevelopmentNewsPresident Buhari Launches Revised National Policy On Population

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 5, 2022

ABUJA — Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has launched the Revised National Policy on Population for Sustainable Development and stressed the need for urgent measures to address Nigeria’s high fertility rate through expanding access to modern contraceptive methods and the promotion of birth spacing across the country. The Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in a statement said President Buhari also inaugurated the National Council on Population Management (NCPM), which he...

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AfricaNational DevelopmentWelfare of Poor and Vulnerable Nigerians Remain my Priorities Till 2023 – Buhari

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)February 5, 2022

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, said he would remain committed to protecting and lifting the poor and vulnerable out of the poverty circle till he leaves office in 2023. The President gave the assurance while speaking at the virtual official presentation of the Country Review Report of Nigeria to the 31st Africa Peer Review Forum of the African Union, according to a statement by his spokesman,...

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National DevelopmentNewsNigerian Elites Have Realised Changing the Country is a Task For Every Citizen— Buhari

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 1, 2022

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigerian elites are beginning to realise that changing the country is a task for every citizen. He said this on Sunday at a dinner in honour of the 2022 committee of business, political, media and civil society leaders according to a statement by Femi Adesina, the presidential spokesman. The President had earlier accused the Nigerian elite of harassing his government. He noted that he has always been critical of...

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InfrastructureNational DevelopmentNEDC Budgeted $6.7 Billion To Rebuild Northeast Region

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 27, 2022

ABUJA — The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of North East Development Commission (NEDC), Mohammed Alkali, says the commission has budgeted $6.7 billion to rebuild the war-ravaged Northeast region of the country in the next four years. Alkali, disclosed this during the unveiling of the region’s Master Plan in Abuja on Wednesday, at a consultative meeting with stakeholders and security agencies, noted that the money will also be spent on peacebuilding and developmental projects...

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National DevelopmentNewsZulum Seeks UN Support for Resettlement Programme

PilotnewsJanuary 13, 2022

MAIDUGURI — Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has sought the support of the UN agencies for the ongoing rehabilitation and resettlement programme of the state government Zulum made the call on Wednesday while receiving the Acting UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, Mr. Mathias Schmake who led a UN delegation on a courtesy call on the governor in Maiduguri. “There are over 50,000 resettled farmers that returned to their recovered communities who are in...

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National DevelopmentNewsNigeriaNational Health Insurance Scheme To enroll 1,300 Beneficiaries In Zaria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 29, 2021

The Executive Secretary National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Prof. Nasir Mohammed Sambo said the scheme has commenced enrolment of 1,300 beneficiaries for its two-year free healthcare service in Zaria, Kaduna State. Sambo while flagging up the scheme tagged “2021 Constituency project in Zaria,” at the Emir’s Palace in Zaria that the targeted beneficiaries will be drawn from the vulnerable segment of the population who cannot afford to register in the scheme. “The federal government has...

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Anthony Obi OgboEducationNational DevelopmentLeadership in Africa: Age versus Longevity

PilotnewsDecember 26, 2021

What has age got to do with the success or failure of leaders? There is this perception that having younger leaders might bring about the needed change. Here are a few reflections about the misconception between age and leadership. ____________ Leadership in Africa as a continent has dwindled so badly. In fact, some confused thinkers and career motivational speakers are now importing all sorts of unverified theories to justify decades of leadership woes that are...

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Human Rights & FreedomNational DevelopmentSecessionist Group Should Be Convinced to End Agitation — Fayemi

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 5, 2021

Ekiti governor, Kayode Fayemi, says secessionist groups should consider a dialogue with the government to promote peace and unity in Nigeria. According to him, splitting the country into independent nations is not the solution to the challenges. The governor made this plea to the group on Saturday at a public lecture to mark the 21st anniversary of the Aminu Kano Centre for Democratic Studies. He advised that secessionist groups be summoned for dialogue and convinced...

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