Tag: states
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Photos: National Refugee Commission Distributes Food Items, Palliatives, Clothes in 11 States
The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), under the leadership of Honourable Federal Commissioner, Senator Basheer Garba Mohammed is set to distribute another set of food items, clothes, academic materials, agricultural facilities and palliatives in 11 more states. According to a statement signed by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity…
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FEC approves N148bn refund to six states for fixing federal roads
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the refund of N148, 141,987,161.25 to five states as the cash they disbursed in fixing federal roads in their domains. Information, Culture and Tourism Minister Lai Mohammed, who dropped the hint in a chat with State House reporters after Wednesday’s virtual FEC meeting, listed the beneficiaries as Cross…
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COVID-19: Its foolishness to shut churches and open markets, hospitals where people die everyday – Oyedepo tells FG, States
Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo has chided the Federal and State Governments for opening markets and continue to lock up churches in the country. Oyedepo, in his sermon, said the churches should be opened, wondering why government took such a foolish decision. He said there was something wrong for government to…
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COVID-19 lockdown: FG reacts to accusations of releasing spoilt palliative rice to states
The Federal Government has said the bags of rice distributed to Oyo and other Southwestern states were inspected and certified fit for human consumption by the National Agency for Food Drugs and Administration Control (NAFDAC). The reaction came, following allegations that the rice distributed by the Federal Government to Oyo State to cushion the effect…
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COVID-19 Palliatives: FG sacks two contractors for delaying cash disbursement in four states
The Federal Government has terminated the contracts of two Payment Service Providers (PSP) for failure to meet up with the contractual agreement to commence Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) to beneficiaries in four states. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq, made the disclosure in a statement on Tuesday signed…
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Other states must understudy how Lagos is tackling COVID-19 pandemic – FG
The Federal Government has said other states will have to understudy Lagos State’ anti-coronavirus efforts. Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, stated this during the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Tuesday in Lagos. According to him: “Other states are as prepared as can be but Lagos is of course the frontrunner.…
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Coronavirus: NEC sets up committee to coordinate FG, States’ response
In what reflects a continuous and consistent confrontation of COVID-19 in Nigeria, State governors under the auspices of the National Economic Council (NEC) have set up a Special Committee to coordinate Federal and State governments’ response to deal with the fallout of the Coronavirus pandemic. The Committee which started deliberations immediately after the NEC meeting…
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‘Only Three States Can Survive in Nigeria Without Federal Allocation’
Only three of the 36 states of the federation can finance their recurrent expenditure without depending on the monthly allocation from the federal government, a report from Nigeria’s civic tech organization, BudgIT, has said. This report published under the title State of States 2019, showed that only Lagos, Rivers, and Akwa-Ibom States can finance themselves…
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FAAC: September revenue shared to FG, States, councils shrinks
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Thursday in Abuja, shared a total of N693.529 billion to the three tiers of government for the month of September, 2019. The N693.529 billion comprised revenue from Value Added Tax(VAT), Exchange Gain and Gross Statutory Revenue in the month. A communiqué read by the Accountant General of the…
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36 States, FCT generate N691.11bn revenue in first half 2019 — NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says in the first half of 2019, the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) generated N691.11 billion as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). The NBS said this in its “IGR at State Level for Quarter One and Quarter Two, 2019” report obtained from its website on Friday in…