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Contributing, Senate Leader Victor Ndoma-Egba, canvassed a merger of states and slammed the practice of state governments going cap in hand to Abuja for revenue, adding that, “there is federalism more in name than in practice.”

Also, Chairman of the Niger Delta Committee, Senator James Manager, re-echoed the call for merger of states and asserted that “all the states are distressed. Something has to be done. So many states are not supposed to be states because they have nothing to offer, they are burdens on Nigeria. Those not viable should be merged with the viable ones, hence, the imperativeness of fiscal federalism.”

Some of the states listed as distressed and critical are Kano, Sokoto, Niger, Zamfara, Katsina, Osun, Ekiti, Plateau, Benue, Edo, Borno, Adamawa, Cross River, Enugu, Taraba, Ogun, Kogi, Yobe, Ebonyi, Ondo and Kaduna.

States listed as unhealthy are  Oyo, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Nasarawa, Gombe and Rivers.

Only 9 States, Imo, Kwara, Lagos, Kebbi, Delta, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra and Jigawa are listed as being in a tolerable or healthy financial situation.

Henry120:
please beaf, can you explain to me what the saftey nets, the federal government is going to introduce after the subsidy is removed is about? Thanks.

And there are major benefits that will cut across all major sector of the economy. Some of them involves road works, major public maintenance work, others involve ongoing mass transportation; there are schemes for skilled youths and also schemes for unskilled youth and of course there will be areas for maternity and child care etc. but we shall ensure that cross the board that the package is robust and monitored and advised on by Nigerians of high integrity so that it is clear that it is a credible and transparent process.

"In the area of public works, we shall not go through the government channels as usual, as Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) would be set up specifically to handle it so that we don't get bogged down in the usual manner of process and procurement issues.

"Mr. President is adamant that if we remove subsidy we must give Nigerians the full benefits and mitigate the full impact of that removal.

Ufeolorun:
Otunba Tinubu,asunkungbade the 1st,ose laou loau of Ufeolorun

muyoto:
Wetin I dey see here?

death threats?? has it gotten to this level??

okay children, stop playing with knives, you could hurt yourselves, hmmm.

Government would not handle the implementation of these benefits, so that it would be opened and transparent. As we speak a committee of a highly-respected Nigerians is being put together, who would monitor and advice

D sage:
Beaf,fuel subsidy might not be my birthright but its d only tin i benefited 4m your govt cos i used&obtained it at subsidizing rate daily.Qstn: Ar dey going to use d subsidizing money removed to build refineries or divert it to odas sectors of economic?Removing fuel subsidy at dis level of our economy& standard of living of d pple, wi surely impoverised d masses¶lised our local industries and oda business.

marvix:
@renewnaija what I was saying is dat if simon kolawoles post is anything to go by Goodluck cld be getting as much as N5per litre per day of d subsidy and yet he is kicking against the same subsidy, now if there are people who have been makin 50kper litre per day within d NNPC and Min of Finance and cabals in d importation racket making btw N2/l/d and N5/l/d in d past 3yrs 4 doing nothing do u have any idea how powerful they wld hav become as a grp, what will it cost them to pay each member in dat house N45m to ensure that subsidy is not removed what will it cost them 2 sponsor activists who think they are fighting for the masses interests, Nigerians shld pls open their eyes and ears and tread with caution!!!

[size=14pt]NCC boss urges control of Internet content[/size]
By Our Reporter9 hours 20 minutes ago
Dr. Juwah

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Eugene Juwah, has advocated the control of content that appears on the internet.

Juwah spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Geneva, Switzerland, where he is attending the 2011 Expo of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).

``There has to be some measure of control on content in a volatile political situation where messages, anonymous messages, are coming through internet and exacerbating this volatile situation; it cannot be allowed.’’

Juwah, who spoke against the backdrop of recent events in North Africa, said that regardless of who was in charge, it was necessary to have an authority in charge of the content of the internet.

``We must find a way to regulate it; whether it is left to the regulators to do or to government, or to the service providers to do – it has to be worked out, but there has to be control of content.’’

Juwah also spoke on the quality of the services which the GSM companies were rendering Nigerians, saying that only substantial investments could improve the situation.
He said that although the networks were investing in improvement, they were still being hampered by legal requirements, especially on issues bordering on the environment.

dayokanu:
You think the drinking is a rumour?

Why do you think he is always smiling even when nothing is funny?

He is in the "Spirit"

Drunk Fisherman, Tinubu must have seen through Retardeens dazed looks to call him that name

playmode:
You must really think you are important.All those people you have mentioned only engaged you in arguments over your support for Jonathief and his corrupt Government.If anyone wants you dead ,you will be dead a long time ago.You are nobody and you do not hold any power so stop wetting your pants.

aribisala0:
truth is the buyers acted lawfully and may sue the govt,for substantial damages if they take them back by force. we must not forget that govt is not above the law

renewnaija:
^^^

GEJ will not admit to his fuel subsidy cut so I dont expect his disciple to either.

renewnaija:
Reading between your lines, you silently admit that GEJ pockets N200m daily. As you are a GEJ disciple, I'm glad that the truth is coming out in trickles cos if this had come out in a thread with a different topic, you would have strongly opposed this. There is surely more that meets the eye going on in Aso Rock.

Nigeria is definitely ripe for revolution.

Nigeria has one of the biggest delegations with more than 120 people and its towering President with his distinctive black hat has cut an imposing figure at the business forum all week.