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As Katsina seeks N115bn for infrastructure

Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja 


The World Bank has said it is currently exploring avenues for collaborative engagements with the state governments in the area of improving their internally generated revenue (IGR) in order to augment receipts from the Federation Account.



The Head of Procurement at the World Bank Office in Nigeria, Mr. Bayo Awoseni, disclosed this in Abuja at the weekend when a delegation from the Katsina State Government led by Governor Aminu Masari, came to seek working partnership.


Speaking on the need to find solutions to the dwindling finances available to states, Awoseni explained that the bank was presently partnering the states under the auspices of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) to see how improvements in IGR can be achieved to augment revenue accruals from the Federation Account.

He said reports showed that at present some states, including Katsina, depend almost 100 per cent on federal allocation with little or no emphasis on internal revenue sources.

Awoseni said the World Bank was also looking at how the state can improve on governance mechanism, working out measures to improve on the systems on ground to make service deliver more transparent and effective.

According to the world apex financial institution, there are steps most of the states currently experiencing downward slide in revenue accruals could take to jack-up their earning profile if only they would be ready to implement certain reforms.

It observed that part of the problems militating against increase in IGR was the inefficient tax administration.

While welcoming Masari’s proposals for working partnership with the bank, the Country Director, Rachid Bemessaoud, pledged the support of the bank for the state in order to help solve the problems in the education and health sectors.
He said World Bank intends to formally start engagement with the federal government as soon the ministers are in place on how to provide assistance to the country.

He also said there is the need for the various states to review its water laws to facilitate inflow of the much needed resources and investment to implement water projects.

On the issue of water supply problem confronting Katsina the bank’s scribe said the major focus would be on the improvement of the management of utility agencies in the state adding that it hopes to achieve significant results in the drive latest in the next one year.

While making a presentation to the World Bank team, Governor Masari said feasibility studies conducted by the state government clearly indicated that an estimated N115 billion would be required to fix problems in the three key sectors including education, agriculture and infrastructure.

He added that poor water supply had constituted a major challenge for the people of the state and requires massive investment efforts to address the situation.

“We believe that we are able to tackle the problem of water supply we would have succeeded in reducing the exposure to infections and diseases thereby drastically curbing the healthcare challenges.

The governor lamented that the last 16 years had been the best era in terms of availability of resources but that unfortunately these resources were not properly channeled to addressed long- standing needs of the people.

“In the area of education, foundation education - primary and secondary school, we need at least N45billion to put all the educational infrastructures and then programme ourselves in getting qualified teachers, laboratories and all other educational equipments.

“In the health sector also, we have 22 General Hospitals and over 30 health centres. In our estimation we need nothing less than N70 Billion because the current health centres are not enough, coupled with how effective or costly it is to employ

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LoveMachine:
It's on the way. It shall be well with us!



http://www.bustle.com/articles/107772-who-is-bennet-omalu-the-concussion-doctor-brought-much-needed-attention-to-a-controversial-issue
The Nigerian doctor who discovered the concussion syndrome in ex-NFL players.

https://www.cp-africa.com/2015/06/24/nigerian-scientist-and-inventor-dr-samuel-achilefu-wins-award-for-designing-cancer-goggles/
A Nigerian expat just created goggles to make treating cancer easier. These are just two of many. Believe me there are many more.

Both have cemented their names in the sands of time. One is a contribution to all of mankind and the other directly influences America where the doctor is based. But if they were home these may not have been possible. Fortunately, the momentum is beginning to swing in our favor and Nigeria is getting back on our proper path.

I never said the brain drain wasn't real. But the US and UK are losing their luster and sheen due to the recession and systemic racism. Many of us are beginning to come home. When places like Eko Atlantic and Centenary City are fully realized our great minds will come home in droves. I've spoken to tons of us online and inperson who want to come back but don't want to deal with certain stresses of poor infrastructure.

Give it a little bit more time. Things are beginning to develop. The strongest part of a tree are the roots. Coincidentally it's the unseen part. African progress has taken root and now we shall begin to reap the fruit.

That is how it as always been since when I was in my mother's womb.

When we are ready then we can start

Anambra shall be great and it must be great

Scholes007:
Very touchy article... Imagine what could have been the faith of ndi igbo if there was no civil war or the country nigeria

We may turn out to be the great

honourhim:
Op thank you for stating the truth. After all that we passed through in this country we still came out tops today. Thanks man.

You can say that again

USA wouldn't sit and watch how YUAN will take over DOLLAN and they wouldn't like this

APC MUST HEAR THIS.

OZAOEKPE:
"Hypocrisy is when you support your own
criminals(amaechi, atiku, tinubu etc), and when
I support my own criminals(mimiko, saraki etc)
you begin to condemn me. Is amaechi different
from mimiko? We are not ready for change at
all in this country". Quote me anywhere

True yarn bro

LoveMachine:
We already have. Africans in general are the highest performing group academically in America. Nigerians in particular are the highest performing out of the highest performing group. What does that mean? As soon as we get our country's infrastructure up and running we will takeover the world.

No one sponsors coups and unrest in western countries because their populace is lazy. Imagine how much time is wasted fetching water Or when the lights go out and studying can't be done. Can you imagine how many term papers have been lost? We are a great and mighty people. They've tried to keep us down because they know they can not compete.

We need action not words.

Forget we are performing well academically.

What you should asked yourself what have they achieved. Or are their contribution for making mankind or African continent prosper.

Not after graduation, you will forget your root and start condemning it way of life.

I keep saying this, if f AFRICAN INDIVIDUALS can change their mindset towards great things, believe me Africa as a whole will be the eyesight of the World

I can still put it that corruption is not our primary problem if not European countries wouldn't have been were they are now or Other developed nation.

Did you know that African Nations belittle themselves to the world by running outside for help or cry for aid when it can be done within.

Take a good look at EU.

Why is it that when somebody give up the ghost. Those that are alive will began to heap praises on irrespective of legacy he/she left.

Can somebody give me answer.

You know. .........

Why is it that when somebody give up the ghost. Those that are alive will began to heap praises on irrespective of legacy he/she left.

Can somebody give me answer

PDP are right in this but partially to be blamed

If na joke stop am.

If true then RIP

To everyone we will meet our one day so better make good use of it

Chukzyfcb:
This Is hmmmm true coz I lost my Dad on a monday, died of heart attack.

Sorry for the loss

Which kain Obvious question

damton:
God loves a cheerful giver. He'll surely be rewarded.

You can say that again

oderemo:
Omo oko leleyi ohh.

Meaning

He who laugh last., laugh first

What a footballer he is

Op ibe like say you won enta the competition we APC and Devil they contest.

Lying competition

If this is true then I can called it foolishness at the highest order.

I thought APC said he is a SAINT.

To ISIS Match don finished be dat.

Badgers14:
Hope the governor is not eyeing another substandard airport.. It baffles me how these guys travel outside the country and see good stuffs but yet they come back and build rubbish.... (speaking of Asaba airport)

Anyways just observing them from on top of a speeding molué

I love this bro.

You know. .........

Nice and truth unlike other posts about blogging concerning monetization.

Check out this blog

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So what have this man been doing in office all this while. Order than to .......

Women worst enemy are their fellow women

A popular saying

Nigerians are you surprised from what is happening now.

Welcome to Change that APC present to you

CyberWolf:
DSS under this government is a big joke ...What do you expect when they went and exhumed a dead body from Daura to head our secret service..Buhari body odour is oozing everywhere

You are a bloody wicked guy.

Exhumed daura.

Kai! My people

Olayinka8793:
As if Wike is a saint,I wished Bubu make Amaechi minister of education so he get to revenge by probing Wike's tenure as education minister,or minister of defense or any other ministry that would enable him deal with wike.

Hypocrite that's what you are

CSTR2:
And they are still selling gas?

Penby wise pound foolish that's what Nigeria is practising in this situation

CSTR2:
The gas should be diverted to better uses.
A country with chronic power shortages exporting gas.
Only a shitthole does that.

That is what I don't understand with this country