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NSIP Beneficiaries Laud Buhari On Poverty Eradication Programmes

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1 year ago

January 24, 2023

Some beneficiaries of the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) of the Federal government in Bauchi state have lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for lifting them out of poverty through various programmes.

Many of the beneficiaries expressed their satisfaction with both the President and the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq on Tuesday.

Speaking with newsmen, the National Coordinator of NSIP, Mr Umar Bindir, commended the president for his commitment and support toward ensuring the success of the programme.

Bindir called on beneficiaries to use the opportunity and improve their well-being and explained that NSIP comprised of N-Power, Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP).

Others, he said included; National Home Grown School Feeding Program and the Conditional Cash Transfer Programme which, he said, had impacted positively on the lives of many Nigerians.

The national coordinator, who noted that the law establishing the National Social Investment Programme as a federal government’s parastatal was before the president for his assent, called on the APC presidential candidate to ensure its sustainability if he eventually emerge victorious.

“The N-power component of the programme is designed to assist young Nigerians between the ages of 18 to 35 to acquire and develop life-long skills for becoming change makers in their communities and were given a stipend of N30,000 monthly.

“NSIP is one of the largest social protection programmes in Africa that brings positive change in the lives of the poorest and most vulnerable in the country.

“Since its introduction in 2016, the programme has impacted positively on the lives of the poor and vulnerable in Nigeria,” he said.

Also speaking, Mr Mubarak Linmanci, Bauchi state Coordinator of the Independent Monitors, a forum of NSIP, said the programme had not only salvaged the beneficiaries from abject poverty, but also made some of them employers of labour.

He expressed optimism that with the level at which the programme had impacted positively on the lives of common man, it would be sustained by the federal government.

Limanci, however, expressed concern that there were few beneficiaries of the N-Power that were unable to enjoy the monthly allowances due to some problems with their Bank Verification Number (BVN) for sometime.

He explained that others that had similar problems was caused by their greed to enjoy duo components of the programme for reasons best known to them.

In his address, Malam Ismaila Musa, a beneficiary of N-Power, also commended the president for his foresight to lessen the burden of the poor.

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Drama As Two Ebonyi Commissioners Fight In Public

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32 mins ago

April 19, 2024

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Two commissioners from Ebonyi State reportedly fought shamelessly in public during the defection ceremony of chieftains of the PDP into the APC held at Ebiaji, Ezza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.

The two commissioners Victor Chukwu, Commissioner for Environment and Jude Okpor, the Commissioner for Information, engaged in the fight which attracted the attention of the state party chieftains from the area.

An eyewitness who identified his name as Nwite told Vanguard that the two commissioners, not minding their social status, engaged themselves in fierce fight which took the intervention of some stakeholders and security agents to stop the fight.

“Nobody told me anything about it. I saw everything myself. I don’t know the cause of their fight but they fought and this is the 5th fight between them”, he aid.

“As a leader of thought in my place, this is embarrassing to me, our people and the people of Ebonyi State. It happened during the defection of some people into APC at Ezza North.

“It was a very big fight and it was not hidden”, he added.

The two Commissioners who are said to be stakeholders in their various communities had a field day as they reportedly exchanged blows, not minding those that were watching them.

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PICTORIAL: Lagos Arrests 10 Fake Enforcement Officials

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58 mins ago

April 19, 2024

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The Lagos State Government has arrested 10 individuals parading themselves as enforcement officials at the Cele/Itire axis of the state.

This was made known in an update shared by the state governor’s Special Assistant on New Media, Jubril Gawat, on his X account on Friday.

Sharing photos, Gawat wrote, “The Lagos State Government has apprehended 10 fake enforcement officials at Cele/Itire axis of the state.

“The apprehended persons; Ojo Oluwaseun, Rafiu Agbabiaka, Babatunde Ibrahim, Abiodun Olusegun, Daniel Olanrewaju, Aweda Kabiru, Olufowobi Michael, Olamilekan Olasupo, Bunmi James and Iyiola Shola (female) were caught carrying out unauthorised enforcement earlier today using different fake ID cards.

“The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Mr. Olawale Musa, while addressing the press, revealed that the arrest was made in response to complaints registered at the ministry by concerned citizens.”

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Forgive Me, Purported Hausa Traditional Ruler Begs Benin Monarch

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April 19, 2024

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Following the reservation the Benin Traditional Council raised over the planned installation of Alhaji Danjuma Binkola as Hausa traditional ruler (Garkuwan Hausawan) in Benin, Edo State capital, the embattled Binkola has begged for forgiveness.

Binkola, who was to be installed on May 5, was seen in a viral video begging the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, for forgiveness.

Binkola, who spoke in Pidgin English in the video, pleaded ignorance of the magnitude of his purported installation as the Garkuwan Hausawan Benin.

He said, “I know the traditions and customs of the people of the state, having been born and raised in Edo State, the same way my father, Alhaji Garuba, was born and raised in Benin.

“I did not know the implications of my actions, as the person who was to confer the title on me only told me that my role was to assist him in overseeing the activities of the Hausa Community in Edo State while, in return, communicating to the palace.”

He, however, begged the monarch to forgive him, noting that Edo State had favoured him.

The Benin Traditional Council, had in a statement on Thursday, warned against the purported turbaning of anyone as Garkuwan Hausawan Benin in Edo State.

The statement read, “The BTC hereby inform the Nigerian Police Force and other security agencies as well as the general public, that this planned event is a violation of Benin Tradition and Customary Law applicable to chieftaincy matters and therefore must not hold under any circumstances.

“Consequently, BTC therefore warned the organisers of the installation against violating the sanctity of the Benin Traditional and Customary Law by cancelling the planned ceremony.”