Welcome, Guest: Register On Nairaland / LOGIN! / Trending / Recent / NewStats: 3,195,456 members, 7,958,372 topics. Date: Wednesday, 25 September 2024 at 01:22 PM |
Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Politics / Pmb To Give Primary Pupils Meals...punch news. (729 Views)
Edo Decide: Adams Oshiomole Wife Buy Oversized Shoes For Primary Pupils-pics / President Buhari Postpones Dinner With Lawmakers For Fear Of Boycott- Punch News / Gulak Declares Himself PDP Chairman - Punch News (2) (3) (4)
Pmb To Give Primary Pupils Meals...punch news. by misreal(m): 1:13am On Sep 03, 2015 |
Vice-President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday said the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration would soon commence giving primary school children free meals. The vice president said the free feeding scheme was a core project of the Federal Government that would in turn yield about 1.14 million jobs and increase in food production. Osinbajo said this at the 45th Annual Accountants Conference in Abuja. He said the government would be investing more in the people, education and job creation. Speaking on the topic “Repositioning Nigeria for Sustainable Development: From Rhetoric to Performance,” Osinbajo said that the multiplier effects of the introduction of the school feeding scheme would help to create 1.14 million new jobs; increase food production by up to 530,000 metric tonnes per annum, as well as attract fresh investments up to N980bn. He said, “One of the most important interventions required in the education sector is capacity building to improve teacher quality. “This programme is intended to drive teachers’ capacity development; boost basic education; attract talents to the teaching profession. Better educated population increases economic potential for productivity.” “The All Progressives Congress has made a commitment to provide one-meal-a-day for all primary school students; that would create jobs in agriculture, including poultry, catering and delivery services.” The vice president decried the high rate of employment in the country in spite of the fact that Nigeria had recorded high oil prices, Gross Domestic Product and foreign reserves during the previous administrations. This, according to him, has made it clear that such figures, including a rise in revenue by itself, do not create jobs or significantly reduce poverty level in the country. “So, why are most (of our people) poor despite rising revenues and GDP growth? Our main revenue earners, the extractive oil and gas economy, do not by themselves create many jobs. Such is the irony of a top-down economic model; when the major revenue earner is extractive and the value chain is poorly developed,” he argued. Osinbajo also said there was need for the government to improve the power sector and have a one-stop shop for approvals of investments. Other areas of focus in the Buhari economic plan, as espoused by his deputy, are innovation and fighting piracy; diversification of the economy in the areas of agriculture to achieve self- sufficiency in rice and wheat (staples) production; manufacturing; entertainment and technology. On the power sector, he noted that “despite the challenges, there have been measurable improvements over the past three months (June to August 2015).” He said, for instance, there had been a 26 per cent increase in operational generation capacity (June to August 15, 2015 compared to January to May 2015); decrease in pipeline vandalism, boosting of gas supply; and a 10 per cent reduction in transmission losses. Other achievements in the sector, he said, included reduction in red tape to remove delays; blocking the 450MW Azura-Edo IPP and the 500MW Exxon Mobil Qua- Iboe IPP; and the imposition of a September 2015 deadline for the submission of the DisCos’ revised tariff trajectories. The vice president said there was no going back on the Treasury Single Account policy of the Federal Government, saying the TSA would address issues of non-transparency, especially among revenue generating agencies. He frowned at the activities of revenue generating agencies of government that did not remit funds into the Federation Account as and when due. Afam4eva Lalasticlala
|
Re: Pmb To Give Primary Pupils Meals...punch news. by misreal(m): 1:13am On Sep 03, 2015 |
. |
Re: Pmb To Give Primary Pupils Meals...punch news. by owen4u(m): 1:16am On Sep 03, 2015 |
Scam 101 1 Like |
Re: Pmb To Give Primary Pupils Meals...punch news. by ORACLE1975(m): 1:29am On Sep 03, 2015 |
l Think subsidy is milking Nigeria dry, oil prices are falling and the GDP is down by a few percentage points according to recent economic report on Nigeria. Feeding of school children may be considered a stimulus to the tanking economy. However, how will the government pay for this additional service? What is the cost estimate of this feeding program over four years? Above all, will there be a law to back this policy or will it be done by executive fiat? Will this feeding program be for all primary school children both in government and private run schools? How many school children are we looking at? I hope this will not be another avenue to loot the national resources.Though I will blame this car that is about to sink .....
|
Re: Pmb To Give Primary Pupils Meals...punch news. by Nobody: 1:46am On Sep 03, 2015 |
At this stage of governance this government is still campaigning.. Your yet to fulfill anything and ur still promising.. SMH 1 Like |
Re: Pmb To Give Primary Pupils Meals...punch news. by kodded(m): 1:47am On Sep 03, 2015 |
Na today ? i will i will i will government tommorow they will tell us that they didn't say anything foolish people smh 2 Likes |
Re: Pmb To Give Primary Pupils Meals...punch news. by Truckpusher(m): 1:47am On Sep 03, 2015 |
kodded: 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Pmb To Give Primary Pupils Meals...punch news. by kodded(m): 1:59am On Sep 03, 2015 |
Truckpusher:my oga |
Re: Pmb To Give Primary Pupils Meals...punch news. by Truckpusher(m): 2:01am On Sep 03, 2015 |
kodded:As in even children wey dey inside belle dun see APC finish unless for those him 'sai' chanting mumu dem. 2 Likes |
Re: Pmb To Give Primary Pupils Meals...punch news. by WailingWailer00(m): 2:45am On Sep 03, 2015 |
Let the bastard feed his nunu Daura brothers first 1 Like |
Re: Pmb To Give Primary Pupils Meals...punch news. by Nobody: 2:49am On Sep 03, 2015 |
I just hope he was videoed saying this before he comes out tommorow to deny this!! |
(1) (Reply)
Popular GEJ Trekker Almost Lost His Life In Ghastly Accident (see Photo) / RVSG Please Do Not Give Lubriks Construction Company (LCC) Jobs / Bless A Soldier-the Finest Nigerian Song Ever Made
(Go Up)
Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 18 |