Niger state governor, Abubakar Sani-Bello on Wednesday, presented N198.2 billion budget proposal of 2022 to the House of Assembly. The budget is made up of N124.08 billion, representing 62.59% for capital expenditure and N74.1 billion, representing 37.41% as recurrent expenditure. The 2022 budget estimates tagged, “Budget of Consolidated Development” are marginally higher than the 2021 original budget with 12.75% (N44.8 billion) N153.4 billion budget for 2021, respectively. The capital expenditure for 2022 budget proposal is an improvement on the 2021 initial budget with 21.11% while the recurrent expenditure for 2022 is also more than the 2021 initial budget with 1.07%…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Police Command in Niger on Thursday confirmed the abduction of four women by gunmen at Haske Dabara community, Agwan Gwari Kwamba of Suleja local government area of the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Monday Kuryas, confirmed the incident in an interview in Minna. “Yes it has happened at about 1 a.m. last night and already anti-kidnapping team, the army and vigilante had been deployed to rescue the victims. “We will do everything humanly possible to apprehend all those miscreants undermining the peaceful coexistence among residents. “I am appealing to residents, especially rural dwellers, to come…
Gombe state governor, Inuwa Yahaya on Thursday, said his administration was borrowing to address development deficits and improve the well-being of the people in the state. Yahaya stated this on the occasion of a public consultation with stakeholders on the state’s 2022 budget preparation. The governor, who also responded to recent allegation that his administration was engaged in borrowing, attributed it to desire to put in place critical infrastructure and bridge the gaps of development in the state. According to him, no government can succeed without borrowing in view of the current state of the economy and the need to…
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has announced the successful completion of the issuance of its N89.99 billion Series II 10-Year 12.75 per cent Fixed Rate Bonds due 2031. The company disclosed in a notice sent to the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited on Thursday in Lagos. It said that the issuance was under the N200 billion Bond Issuance Programme. According to the notice, the bonds issued this year are in line with the company’s strategy to enable it diversify funding sources and extend the maturity profit of its debt portfolio. It added that the Series II Bond, which was the second issuance…
LETTER TO DIM OJUKWU ON THE UPCOMING ANAMBRA ELECTIONS ON THIS SYMBOLIC BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY. Odum n’eche Igbo, It is with a heavy heart that I make this communication with your noble soul, now resident in the heavenly realms, on this occasion of your birthday anniversary, and literally on the eve of the Gubernatorial Elections in your beloved state, Anambra. I am filled with concern and anxiety about the current state of the legacy you left us…our party, The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Today I hear the bells tolling, and the chimes send shivers down my spine. Today, Chaos reigns…
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,506,231 as of Thursday morning, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialised healthcare agency of the African Union (AU), said the death toll from the pandemic across the continent stands at 218,756. Some 7,910,522 patients across the continent have recovered from the disease so far, according to the agency. South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia and Ethiopia are among the countries with the most cases in the continent, according to the agency. South Africa had recorded the most COVID-19 cases in Africa with 2,922,391…
Popular activist, Aisha Yesufu has alleged that religious leaders in Nigeria are worse than political leaders. The General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, William Kumuyi had reportedly warned Christians not to hate those in government, who fail to deliver on pre-election promises. “We teach that if you’re a genuine believer in [Jesus] Christ, you wouldn’t hate your neighbour. Nor would you disdain those in power because they appear not to be delivering on electoral pledges such that you would go on the rampage, destroying government property or pillaging the public till. “We teach a linear life of Christian…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has remitted N3.51 billion to the national treasury as part of its 2021 operating surplus. The 2021 remittance was in line with Prof. Is-haq Oloyede’s avowed commitment to prudent management of public resources. A statement by the spokesperson of the board, Fabian Benjamin on Wednesday said “this commitment to probity coupled with the adoption of international best practices make for cost-effective operational processes and attendant savings to yield those humongous remittances to government coffers. “This has been the norm rather than the exception in the last six years beginning from 2016 when he…
Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has revealed his involvement in the removal of Uche Secondus as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The governor who made the disclosure in an interview with BBC pidgin, said he supported Secondus’ removal as a result of his inability to deal with the crisis that was wrecking the party. “I have never denied being involved in the removal of Secondus; he was not doing well so his ward first suspended him and I am delighted they did that. “I am not the type of governors that deny their actions. I know…
Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal has observed that an annual return of about N328 billion from cattle trade in Lagos state alone, should make Northern governors adopt ranching in their respective states. Tambuwal made the observation at the 8th Sheikh Usman Danfodiyo Week, which also coincided with the special commemoration of the 15th anniversary of Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar, held at the International Conference Centre, Kasarawa, Sokoto state. According to him, aside from financial benefits, ranching would help towards eradication of banditry and sundry criminalities. “The move will also be a realization of about two centuries old vision of one of…