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FEC to Review and Fund Existing Projects
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has paused several major projects needing additional funding, especially those under the Federal Ministry of Works. These projects, inherited from past administrations over the past 13 years, require augmentation. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, explained that President Bola Tinubu has ordered a thorough review to ensure the projects are executed with probity and proficiency before any additional funding is approved.
Minister of Works, David Umahi, is tasked with working alongside the Ministers of Budget and Economic Planning and Finance to streamline these projects for appropriate funding. While new projects like the Lagos-Calabar Highway are not part of this review, the FEC aims to reconsider and re-prioritize inherited projects, seeking alternative funding and evaluating those that can be completed. This reorganization is not just about funding shortages but involves other considerations to ensure efficient project completion.
Additionally, the FEC plans to revamp the National Council on Procurement, which has been ineffective for the past 17 years. A bill to strengthen the council has been sent to the National Assembly and passed its first reading in the House of Representatives. The goal is to create a robust procurement council that enforces financial discipline and scrutinizes all aspects of procurement, aligning with the administration’s vision for efficiency and accountability.
A viral clip has made its way online showing a police officer in Delta State shooting a suspect who had already been restrained.
It can be noted that the suspect was pleading, claiming he had been framed and deceived, and said he would lead them to the right place.
However, while he was pleading, the police officer shot him. The officer later stated that the suspect was armed with a gun.
It was later revealed that the police officer has been arrested, as it is against the law to shoot a restrained suspect.
It was reported by the Kogi State Government that 24 children were abducted from an orphanage home. It was shared that this happened on the 26th of April, Sunday, and gunmen were seen in the area that day.
The information was shared by the Commissioner of Information, Kingsley Fanwo, who shared this sad news and described it as unfortunate.
“We condemn in strong terms the abduction of innocent children from an orphanage, the government is working closely with security operatives to ensure their safe return,”
Ghanaian media personality Afia Schwarzenegger speaks on the xenophobia issues occurring around Africans in South Africa.
She stated that Ghana is not the same as Nigeria and shared that if such issues happen to Ghanaians in South Africa, they will speak up and not keep quiet. She added that they will react.
“Ghana is not like Nigeria and we won’t hesitate to return the stupid favour.”
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