₦airaland Forum

Furious1:
This VAT thing will uncover so many lies; who's really generating what, that's when you realize Anambra is actually generating more than the Bureau of statistics is publishing. A lot of people are going to be exposed and they're not going to allow it. Anambra state government is not going to pick a fight with the FG at this time, Give it a few years, there's a lot at stake at the moment; the FG for instance needs to complete what they've started in the state and then much later (when many other southern states must have joined) then Anambra will follow. Na so e suppose be, nobody go use strong head spoil the good things wey de happen for the state

ChimaAdeoye:
This airport is totally of international standard in quality and specifications. Even the chairs are the same types of quality chairs with multiple charging spots seen at US international airports!

I hope someone gets around to cleaning and polishing the floor. Little things like that make even the marble-tiled floors look bad.

ANSMEDIA:
2020 ASVI: Lagos, 5 Other States Generate More IGR than 30 States Combined… Bayelsa, Katsina Generate Poor Revenue

2020 Annual States Viability Index ASVI: FCT, 36 States Generate N1.3tr IGR Against N4.18trn from Federation Account Allocation

… Again, Lagos Generates More IGR than 22 States Combined
…. RICH/Economic Viable States: Lagos, Rivers, Ogun, Oyo, Anambra States
… INSOLVENT/Poor IGR States: Bayelsa, Katsina, Jigawa, Yobe, Benue States

The Economic Confidential has released its fifth Annual States Viability Index ( ASVI) which shows that eight (cool States are insolvent as their Internally Generated Revenues (IGR) in 2020 were far below 10% of their receipts from the Federation Account Allocations (FAA) in the same year.

The index carefully and painstakingly computed proved that without the monthly disbursement from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), many states remain unviable, and cannot survive without the federally collected revenue, mostly from the oil sector.

The IGR are generated by states through Pay-As-You-Earn Tax (PAYE), Direct Assessment, Road Taxes and revenues from Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA)s.

The IGR of the 36 states of the federation totalled N1.3 trillion in 2020 was the same figure in 2019. The report by the Economic Confidential, an intelligence magazine further indicates that the IGR of Lagos State of N418bn is higher than that of 22 other States put together whose Internally Generated Revenues are extremely low, and poor compared to their allocations from the Federation Account.

Meanwhile, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja which is not a state, but the nation’s capital generated N92bn IGR against N30bn from the Federation Account in the same period.

Lagos remained steadfast in its number one position in IGR among the states with a total revenue generation of N418bn compared to FAA of N299bn which translate to 139% in the twelve months of 2020. It is followed by Rivers State which generated IGR of N117bn compared to its FAA of N198bn representing 58%; Ogun with N50bn compared to FAA of N88bn representing 57%; Kaduna State with N50bn compared to FAA of N124 bn representing 40%; Oyo with IGR of N38bn compared to FAA of N127bn representing 29.7% and Anambra generated N28bn compared to FAA of N94bn representing 29.6%;
The total internally generated revenues of the six most viable states in 2020 at N695bn as computed by the Economic Confidential was more than the entire IGR collected by the remaining 30 states put together which was less than N600bn.

Others with impressive IGR include Edo with IGR of N27bn compared to FAA of N99bn representing 27%; Enugu with IGR of N23bn compared to FAA of N87bn representing 27%; Ondo with IGR of N24bn compared to FAA of N97bn representing 25.6% while Kwara State earned N19bn IGR against FAA of N77bn representing 25.5%.

The ten states with impressive IGR generated N796bn in total, while the remaining 26 states excluding FCT merely generated a total of N418bn in 2020.

The report provides an amazing discovery. While some states have improved their IGR compared to previous years, others performed poorly. In 2020 eight states generated less than 10% IGR compared to seven states in 2019. Borno State narrowly escaped as it generated N11.57bn IGR compared to FAA of N115bn representing 10% more in 2020 which was more than 3% over its 7% last year.

The eight states that may not survive without the Federation Account due to their extremely poor internal revenue generation of less than 10% compared to their federal allocations are Bayelsa, the home state of former President Goodluck Jonathan which generated the poorest and lowest IGR compared to its federal allocation in 2020. It realized a meagre N12bn compared to a total of N152bn from the Federation Account Allocation (FAA) in 2020 representing 8%. It is followed by Jigawa with IGR of N8.6bn compared to FAA of N107bn representing 8.1%; Katsina, the home state of President Muhammadu Buhari generated N11.3bn compared to FAA of N130bn representing 8.8% and Adamawa with IGR of N8.3bn compared to N91bn of FAA representing 9.1%.

Others include Yobe, the home state of Senate President Ahmed with IGR of N7.7bn compared to N84bn of FAA representing 9.2; Niger with IGR of N10.5bn compared to N109bn of FAA representing 9.6%, Taraba with IGR of N8.1bn compared to N82bn of FAA representing 9.8% and Benue with IGR of N10.46bn compared to N106bn of FAA representing 9.8% within the period under review.

The poor states with lower IGR may not stay afloat outside the monthly allocations from the Federation Account due to lack of initiatives for revenue generation drive coupled with arm-chair governance. Some of the states cannot attract investors due to socio-political and economic crises including insurgency, kidnapping, armed banditry, and herdsmen-farmers clashes.

The Economic Confidential ASVI further showed that only four states in the entire Northern region have IGR above 20% in comparison to their respective allocations from the Federation Account. They are Kaduna, Kwara, Zamfara and Plateau States in that order.

Meanwhile, ten states in the South recorded over 20% IGR in 2020. They are Lagos, Rivers, Ogun, Oyo, Anambra, Edo, Enugu, Ondo, Delta and Osun States. Bayelsa is the only state in the South with the poorest Internally Generated Revenue of less than 10% compared to its FAA in 2020.

The other poorest IGR states are Jigawa and Katsina in North-West; Benue and Niger in the North-Central and Adamawa, Taraba and Yobe in the North-East.

Meanwhile, the IGR of the respective states can improve through aggressive diversification of the economy to productive sectors rather than relying on the monthly Federation Account revenues that largely come from the oil sector.

https://economicconfidential.com/2021/09/asvi-2020-igr-federation-account/

ANSMEDIA:
INEC releases final list for Anambra gubernatorial election 2021. Prof Chukwuma Soludo has been listed as the authentic candidate of APGA. Anambra wins.

OreMI22:
Radar installation on top of the ATC tower by Craneburg.
This will be a high-tech major boost to NAMA's TRACON system to accurately track and regulate air traffic in Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea airspace.

The Gatehouse/Tollgate is almost completed.

The main access dual-carriageway has been completed and installation of street lights with landscaping ongoing.

ANSMEDIA:
Anambra Will Soon Become A Health Tourism Centre - Governor Obiano

By Blessing Uchendu (ABS Reporter)

The Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has said that his administration is leaving no stone unturned in making the state a national health tourism hub.

Governor Obiano stated this at the 2021 Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Awka Branch, held in Awka.

Declaring the event open, Governor Obiano, represented by the Commissioner for Health, Dr Vincent Okpala, said that his government has made remarkable progress towards attaining global healthcare targets, with notable policies that have helped put the state on the national radar for healthcare breakthroughs

While applauding the NMA Awka Branch for choosing an insightful theme for this year's meeting, the governor applauded the leadership of the association for the relentless service in health care delivery in Anambra State.

On his part, the National President, NMA, Professor Innocent Ujah, represented by the National Treasurer, Dr Eric Anazodo, said that NMA will continue to ensure that members live above board in their medical practice, to enhance quality healthcare services and also charged members to be professional in their practices.

In his welcome address, the Anambra State Chairman of NMA, Dr Jide Onyekwelu, said that the Annual General Meeting is an avenue for all medical practitioners to gather and rub minds with other stakeholders in the health sector, to brainstorm on new developments in health care delivery.

The keynote speaker and NMA Chairman of Abia State, Dr Chimezie Okwuonu, in his speech, said that Nigeria has recorded low results in the area of tissues and organ donation, which he described as important aspect of successful medicine for the extension of human life.

The 2021 Annual General Meeting of the NMA, Awka Branch, was attended by medical practitioners within and outside Anambra State as well as stakeholders in the health care sector.

The AGM featured a minute silence for all the medical practiorners that died in the process of saving lives of those affected by Coronavirus.

The theme of this year's meeting was: Tissues and Organ Donation; Scope, Prospects and Ethical Challenges.

The conference equally had its sub-theme as: Sustaining the Gains of COVID-19 Crises in the Health Sector, the Doctors and the Law: Navigating the Rising Cases of Litigations in Practice

ChimaAdeoye:
The light-up Anambra campaign is just a special project that has touched me. Even the road in front of my house in my hometown now has functional street lights that come on every night at 7:00 pm!

When I grew up and until very recently, there was not a single streetlight pole with a functional bulb in the entire Anambra state. In fact, only 4 roads in the entire state had street light poles, although the lights did not work. These roads were; (1.) Zik Avenue Awka, (2.) Park road GRA Onitsha (In front of ShopRite), (3.) Awka road Onitsha and (4.) Enugu-Onitsha expressway from Inosi Onira roundabout to Premier Breweries.

I am glad that today, almost every major road in Anambra has functional street lights! This is a quantum leap from where Anambra used to be a few years ago!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8Te7QVNPWE

ANSMEDIA:
Anambra State Government has reassured its citizens and other investors of favourable atmosphere for their businesses to thrive.

The Chairman, Anambra State Housing Development Corporation, Honourable Ifeanyi Ibezi, gave the assurance during the inspection of construction of access and internal roads at Green Valley Housing Estate, Awka.

Correspondent, Amaka Chibuzor Okoye reports that while speaking to newsmen shortly after the inspection, Honourable Ibezi, expressed satisfaction with the quality of work done so far on the roads, which he said are fifty to seventy percent completed, and awaiting the ground breaking by the State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano.

Honourable Ibezi disclosed that the Corporation will soon market the Estate online, and called on Ndi Anambra and others to invest, in order to achieve objectives of the think-home philosophy of the present administration.

He commended Governor Obiano for the plans initiated in ensuring that Ndi Anambra have an affordable housing scheme, calling on people to utilize the opportunity and secure a home for themselves, adding that there are staff housing units in the Estate, which will accommodate Civil servants in the State.

On his part, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Anambra State Housing Development Corporation, Architect Willie Okafor, said the Estate, which is ninety hectares, will accommodate all infrastructural facilities as obtainable in developed cities.

Architect Okafor noted that the Corporation attracted investors, in line with the “Akulue uno” policy of the Obiano administration, stating that in no distant time, the Estate will ready for people to come and invest in.

The inspection also took the team to Liberation Housing Estate, Awka, where work is ongoing, with the Contractor on ground constructing the drainages and partitioning the lots.

aikyg:
My brother, I am a Neural Network Engineer. Finding best routes and calculating time for Maps, is one the first things we study as engineers. I'm trying to break it down for you, but you've chosen to be obstinate. Sorry, I can't help you.

aikyg:
How do I explain this to you? Google map gives you time based on the speed that it is receiving from your GPS. That's why you need to do the maths to get the real time. The engineers at Google are assuming that you at least know primary six arithmetic; that why they added the distance so you can do your own small calculations. That way you can use your actual speed to get the real time, instead of taking decision based only on the GPS time provided by google.

aikyg:
Just do the maths and tell us what it says. The Airport is a good initiative, but travellers will still be using Asaba airport for a little longer. Not just just because of inertia, but due to proximity.

aikyg:
I think you are the one deceiving travellers. You picked the time but ignored the distance. The distance is 25 kilometres.
Simple arithmetic shows that if you are doing 100km/hour it should take you approximately (60/4) minutes = 15 minutes or less.

aikyg:
The distance from Onitsha town to to Asaba town is just 4 minutes. The distance from Asaba town to Asaba airport is about just five minutes. However, the distance from Onitsha town to the Anambra airport is close to 30 minutes.

IDENNAA:
You do nothing here but to derail this thread with your childish drivel. Posting stupid pictures nobody cares about. Okkpo!

Cc. Mynd44 , we need 10yrs ban on this fhool!

ANSMEDIA:
Lalasticlala mynd44 seun, bossjamal and bossjamaz are one and the same person. He post and respond to himself, thereby effectively derailing the thread. Please we don't want this here for our sanity. Give two of them long ban(years) so we can drink water and keep cup here in peace. Now the thread is already getting derailed due to his post and reply all by himself.

Chikeluba25:
Glad to see that the new interchange at Nnewi junctio, Obosi has gotten to this level.... Julius Berger is fast though. I am interested in this particular project because I want to see what the new flyover that made them demolish the first on will look like

AmericanQuarter:
Nigeria Bar Association, Others Visit Anambra Airport, Commends Governor Obiano


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGeLdaYb6FQ

Truly a worldclass quality project. Anambra to the world

AmericanQuarter:
Nigeria Bar Association, Others Visit Anambra Airport, Commends Governor Obiano

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGeLdaYb6FQ

Truly a worldclass quality project. Anambra to the world