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The Federal Government has approved a 50 per cent subsidy for the electricity consumed in hospitals across the nation. This followed a promise by the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, that the Federal Government would subsidise electricity in hospitals and universities, even if they are on Band-A feeders. The Minister of State for Health and
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The Governor-elect of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, has promised to bring the South-South state to an enviable height when he assumes office. The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Sunday, declared Okpebholo, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, as the winner of the keenly contested election. He polled 291,667 votes to defeat Asue Ighodalo
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The Governor-elect of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, has promised to bring the South-South state to an enviable height when he assumes office. The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Sunday, declared Okpebholo, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, as the winner of the keenly contested election. He polled 291,667 votes to defeat Asue Ighodalo
Workers cut across the civil service in Abuja have expressed concern over the suspension of the sale of the Federal Government’s subsidised rice. The rice is being sold at N40,000 per 50 kilogram bag. They made their feelings known after discovering the sudden disappearance of officials at different registration units for the purchase of the
Workers fume as Nigerian Govt suspends sale of subsidised rice
Workers cut across the civil service in Abuja have expressed concern over the suspension of the sale of the Federal Government’s subsidised rice.
The rice is being sold at N40,000 per 50 kilogram bag.
They made their feelings known after discovering the sudden disappearance of officials at different registration units for the purchase of the rice.
Recall that the Federal Government promised to sell 30,000 metric tonnes of 50 kilograms bags of milled rice to Nigerians at a subsidised rate of N40,000.
While inaugurating the scheme, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Mr Abubakar Kyari, explained that the move by the government was part of its intervention and efforts to crash the prices of food items in Nigerian markets.
The sale commenced and lasted for over a week, before it was put on hold without notice, an action, workers that were yet to benefit from, decried.
Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Mrs Mary Nwachukwu, said she was surprised and disturbed when she got to the point of payment at the federal secretariat and found out the officials were not on duty.
“I was encouraged to come to the registration unit at the secretariat, only for me to be told that the whole thing has been suspended.
“Nobody knows what may happen next and if the scheme will still continue,’’ she asked.
Mrs Kudirat Muktah, another civil servant who said she experienced delay in accessing the rice at the initial stage, frowned at the suspension order
“I was here for two days to get my name registered, but because of the huge crowd, I decided to wait until it eases off, only to be told now that the exercise has been suspended.
“What I heard from the grapevine was that the suspension was as a result of the rowdiness and chaos at the registration and payment point.
“If they can adopt a better method of access to the rice, it will be better for us,’’ she said.
Mr Sylvester Edwards, equally expressed disappointment at the news of the suspension of the sale of the rice, even after he had struggled for two days to get his name written down.
“My brother, I spent two days here before I could register my name, waiting to be called for the rice, but now I am hearing another story.
“Although, we heard that the rice will be accessed through another method, but we cannot trust this government.
“The palliative rice will, to some extent ease the burden of hunger, so, it is important for the government to bring it back,’’ he said.
Meanwhile, finding by NAN confirmed that there was a new arrangement on ground for the purchase of the rice, to end the cumbersome process.
An authoritative source in the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, who pleaded anonymity, said it was not the office that coordinated the scheme as speculated.
The source said that the palliative rice was being handled by the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) after it was inaugurated by the minister.
On the suspension of the sale, the source said that the registration of beneficiaries was ordered to be stopped due to the rowdiness, noise and chaos within the HOS premises.
“People could no longer attend to work in their offices as a result of this exercise. Therefore, we have to suspend it.
“We also read the report by your agency about people groaning and facing difficulty in accessing the government’s 50Kg bag of rice at N40,000.
The plan on ground is to decentralise the purchase by involving ministries and the agencies under them. The core civil servant will register in their ministries while those in the agencies will register with their parent ministries,’’ the source said.
The source, advised officials at MDAs to liaise with their mother ministries to get details of the new payment and distribution method of the palliative rice.
Workers fume as Nigerian Govt suspends sale of subsidised rice
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani has appointed Mallam Ibraheem Musa as Chief Press Secretary. In a statement by Fabian Ugochukwu Okoye, Special Adviser to the Governor on Research, Documentation & Strategy, he said Musa, until his appointment, was a Media Consultant to Governor Uba Sani and had served as a Senior Special Assistant on
Governor Uba Sani appoints Chief Press Secretary, others
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani has appointed Mallam Ibraheem Musa as Chief Press Secretary.
In a statement by Fabian Ugochukwu Okoye, Special Adviser to the Governor on Research, Documentation & Strategy, he said
Musa, until his appointment, was a Media Consultant to Governor Uba Sani and had served as a Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity in the previous administration
Other appointments are: Engr. Shuaibu Kabir Bello, Managing Director, Kaduna Mining Development Company (KMDC)
Iliya Timbuak, the Managing Director, Kaduna State Enterprise Development Agency, Dr. John Danfulani, the Executive Secretary, Kaduna State Residents Identity Management Agency (KADRIMA) and Mohammed Mubarak, the Acting Executive Secretary, Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB).
Also appointed were: Aliyu Saeed, the Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Kaduna Mining Development Company (KDMC), Hon. Shehu Usman Ibrahim, the Special Assistant, Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Falmata Abacha, Senior Special Assistant, Social Investment, Abdulhamid Abdullahi Makarfi, the Executive Director (Operations), Kaduna State Enterprise Development Agency (KADEDA), Iyal Auwal Yahaya, Executive Director (Finance and Administration), Kaduna State Enterprise Development Agency (KADEDA) and Bashir Tijjani Babajo, the Special Assistant, Special Duties.
While congratulating the new appointees, Governor Uba Sani charged them to deploy their skills and competences to help accelerate the pace of development in Kaduna State.