The Federal government has assured the International Fund for Agricultural Development that it has set aside funds to pay counterpart funds for implementing the FGN-IFAD support programme. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Aliyu Abdullahi, while speaking at the sidelines of the ‘FGN-IFAD Cooperation Portfolio Review’ and Exhibition held in…
He said “In terms of counterpart funding, since we came on board, in the briefings we received, we saw that as a gap and we have taken steps in this year’s budget. We have included funds better than the previous year to ensure that we meet our obligations.” Also, the Associate, Vice President, IFAD, Dr Donal Brown, acknowledged that Nigeria is serious with food production, saying “My major takeaway from the meeting is how serious the government is in addressing the food issues in Nigeria.
Abia House of Assembly passed a bill on Tuesday to stop the payment of pensions to former governors and their deputies in the state. It is entitled: “A Bill for a Law to Revoke the Abia State Governors and Deputy Governors Pensions Law No 4 of 2001 and for other Matters connected therewith.”…
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