Tag: Resources
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Charity versus frittering away of resources – By Francis Ewherido
Frittering away of resources versus charity is one of my favourite sub-topics in personal finance in our marriage class. I love it because some of us always mix up charity and frittering away of money. In those days, a woman came to our NGO. She needed money to increase her working capital for her akara…
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In three years we achieved more than PDP’s 16-yrs of misrule – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Dutse, Jigawa State, said his administration is delivering on promises with clear-cut targets, prudent management of resources and a deliberate policy to plug wastage and pilfering of government resources. Speaking at the palace of the Emir of Dutse, Nuhu Muhammadu Sanusi, during a two-day visit, President Buhari said the…
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We need AfDB to assist African Nations to mobilise resources – Adeosun
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has called for a strong and well capitalized African Development Bank (AfDB) that is capable of fulfilling its commitments to member-countries. Adeosun made this call at the Regional Consultative Meeting between the AfDB President, Mr. Akinwumi Adesina and the Bank’s Governors and Ministers of Finance from West Africa…
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Nigeria has enough resources to go round its people – Osinbajo
Nigeria’s future economic growth will be driven by small and medium-sized businesses, saya to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Osinbajo said this during the launch of the nationwide MSME clinic in Osogbo, Osun State on Thursday. He added that the Buhari administration will continue to support small businesses nationwide through its economic initiatives. The Vice…
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NYSC raises alarm, says ‘rising number of corps members draining our resources’
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig. Gen Suleiman Kazaure, has blamed the dwindling resources in the scheme to rising population of corps members. Kazaure disclosed this at the opening of the scheme’s Annual Management Conference in Jos on Tuesday. The theme of the conference was: `Enhancing the Operations of NYSC through…
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NASS members are locusts, they want to suck our resources dry – Sagay
The row between the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN) and the National Assembly is far from being over as he (Sagay) has again lashed out at the National Assembly describing them as “a merciless and ruthless organisation” with no value. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Sagay made remarks at the…
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Plan, implement developmental strides based on available resources, FG tells states, councils
The federal government said states and local councils should learn to develop their terrain with the available resources accruing to them instead of running to it (FG) for financial bail outs at all times. It also warned that further financial support to them will be based on how well they implement the 22 Action points…
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Stop borrowing, make use of available resources – Obi tells Buhari
…Says ‘I bought my first car as an undergraduate for N3,000’ A former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi on Saturday advised the President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government to look inwards instead of embarking on external borrowing for every of its project. The former governor also recalled how he bought his first and second…
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FG tackling recession with available resources – Minister
The Minister of Defence, retired Brig.-Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali, says the Federal Government is responding to the economic recession through the use of all available resources in the country. Dan-Ali made the assertion at the inauguration of the 207 Quick Response Group of the Nigerian Air force (NAF) in Gusau on Friday. The minister said government…