NEDC Budgeted $6.7 Billion To Rebuild Northeast Region

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...

Zulum Seeks UN Support for Resettlement Programme

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...

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

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...

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...

Secessionist Group Should Be Convinced to End Agitation — Fayemi

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...

We Have No Issue With Restructuring, We Want Biafra, Referendum – IPOB

AWKA — The Indigenous People of Biafra has said it is not against the restructuring of Nigeria. The Media and Publicity Secretary of the secessionist group, Emma Powerful, said this on Monday in a statement made available to our correspondent in Awka, Anambra State. The group, however, said its major demand was for a referendum to decide whether “Biafra” would continue to be part of Nigeria or not. He said, “Nigeria government must bear one...

Restructuring Is the Only Hope for Nigeria’s Survival – PDP

ABUJA — Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party have said Nigeria must be restructured for the nation to survive. Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum and Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, who spoke on behalf of his colleagues, said this in an address he delivered at a retreat for newly-elected officers of the party, in Abuja, on Tuesday. He noted that the nation was currently in dire straits on virtually all...

‘Nigeria Need Restructuring to Survive’

ABUJA — The governor of Sokoto State Aminu Tambuwal has said Nigeria must be restructured for the country to overcome its current challenges. The governor disclosed his stance on Tuesday at an event organized for the newly elected officers of the party in Abuja. Tambuwal who is also the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors’ forum, said the PDP is ready to work to ensure that Nigeria achieves greatness. “It is indeed time...

Educated People On Issues That Trigger Crisis-Fintiri to UNDP

YOLA — Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa state on Tuesday tasked the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to help and educate the people on ways to avoid issues that trigger crises in the society. Fintiri was speaking at the Government House, Yola when Mr. Edward Kallon United Nations Resident Humanitarian Coordinator and UNDP Representative called on him. “Education will assist towards ensuring that people take a drastic solution towards curbing any crisis before it...

How Unity Can Be Promoted in Nigeria – Atiku

KADUNA — The former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, has said unifying every region of the country would require strategic efforts from the government. Atiku said this on Thursday at a lecture in Kaduna state. The former PDP presidential candidate indicated his confidence in the possibility of promoting and ensuring unity in the country. According to him, citizens should be accorded equal treatment irrespective of their ethnicity. “I don’t see any Nigerian as Igbo, Hausa, or Yoruba....

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