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The Federal Government spends about N12 billion on the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programmes (NHGSFP) monthly under the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development (MHADMSD).

Dr Umar Bindir, National Coordinator, National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) of the Ministry stated this on Monday.

Bindir disclosed this at a two-day stakeholders consultative workshop on the development of a national policy for NHGSFP in Abuja.

He underscored the need for the country to have a national policy on school feeding programme to ensure sustainability.

According to him, the school feeding programme is very expensive as over 10 million children are fed at the rate of N100 meal per child as approved by President Muhammadu Buhari.

He said that the programme was a continuation of deliberate strategies of the NSIP to institutionalise the clusters.

“Today we are focusing on the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme with the support of the World Food Programme (WFP) to develop an inclusive policy for NHGSFP.

“This is to ensure that it is sustainable, measurable and highly impactful as directed by Mr President.

“As we speak we are feeding an average of 10 million children with the potential of that number increasing to 12 million probably in the next few weeks or months.

“Based on the impact of the programme – attracting children to school, ensuring the children are healthy, the children of the poor and vulnerable attending school longer it is necessary that the programme is sustained,’’ he said.

In his remarks, Mr Kim Do-Hwan, Head, Capacity Strengthening and Policy Coherence, UN World Food Program, said the objective of the workshop was to engage critical stakeholders, who would jointly identify and agree on key components of a national school feeding policy.

Do-Hwan said that the policy development process would take into account broad considerations that would benefit the NHGSFP as it was being implemented across the country.

He further said that the policy would serve as a foundation for the success and sustainability of the NHGSFP.

“It will remain as a guiding document that ensures continued investment from national and sub-national stakeholders beyond any singular political dispensation.


“The NHGSFP is a key pathway for the government of Nigeria to achieve one of its own objectives to advance progress towards the Sustainability Development Goal (SDG 2) on zero hunger.

“This aims to end hunger, achieve food security, improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.’’

He, therefore, assured UNWFP’s commitment to supporting the achievement of SDG 2 in the country through effective partnerships, knowledge sharing and capacity strengthening.

Also speaking, one of the participants, Dr Onallo Akpa, Director–General, Poultry Association of Nigeria, said that the essence of the programme was to ensure that the children have nutritious meal.

Akpa said that the school feeding programme encouraged academic and community development, hence the need for sustainability.

“We are here to discuss on how to develop a framework that will be compassing for the entire country in developing the school feeding programme.

“As poultry managers, the essence is to see how we can mobilise our members into supplying the needed quantity of eggs into the school feeding programme,’’ he said.

Omooba77:
Many people were reportedly injured on Monday, in Fagba area of Lagos, during a clash involving some loyalists of the newly appointed Chairman, Lagos Parks And Garages Committee Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as ‘MC Oluomo’ and National Union of Road Transport Workers NURTW, members.

The incident reportedly occurred in a bid by the loyalists of the newly appointed chairman to officially take over the parks from NURTW but this was met with resistance by those who were previously in-charge of the areas.

 

According to eyewitnesses’ account, the incident which started in the morning was said to have continued uninterrupted, degenerated and extended to Ogba in Ifako/Ijaiye and Pen Cinema where a yet to be ascertained number of people were said to be injured.

An eye witness who gave his name as Mojere Ope said the crisis was noticed a few days ago when Akinsanya was announced as the Committee Chairman of the Parks and Garages. 

“One of his loyalists from Yaya Abatan area was seen moving from garages to garages forcefully asking people to denounce their membership with NURTW and pitch their tent with ‘MC Oluomo’ but this came to its peak on Monday when some hoodlums arrived major parks simultaneously insisting that people denounce their membership with NURTW.

“This led to an altercation whereby those who refused to denounce their membership with NURTW were injured while others scampered for safety. 

“Affected areas were Ogba, Ifako, Fagba and Pen Cinema where people including passers by were injured. ” He said. 

Another eyewitness, Solagbade Alogba said the altercation met him at Pen Cinema when he was awaiting a bus to Agege, “I saw some hoodlums about 100 in number wielding dangerous weapons while people ran Helter skelter. They were shouting, ‘say MC, say Oluomo’.’ Though I don’t know their mission but took to my heels to avoid any eventuality.”

It was learnt that a victim of the incident simply identified as Samuel is currently under medical treatment at an undisclosed hospital. 

It could not be ascertained if there were fatalities but some parks and garages in the affected areas were deserted.

At press time, Police operatives have arrived in the affected areas to bring the situation under control.

Recall that Alhaji Akinsanya was suspended as the Lagos State Chairman of NURTW but the state government later announced his appointment as Chairman of the state parks and garages.

Similarly, the Lagos State Chairman, Tricycle Owners and Operators Association of Nigeria (TOOAN), Alhaji Azeez Abiola, popularly known as Istijabah had on Monday morning alerted security operatives including the state Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi of imminent danger in the state.

Both Istijabah and Akinsanya had been involved in a leadership tussle which had lasted for some months.

Alhaji Akinsanya could not be reached at press time.

The Spokesperson, Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin did not respond to messages sent to his cell phones.

https://www.reubenabati.com.ng/index.php/component/k2/many-injured-as-mc-oluomo-loyalists-nurtw-clash-in-lagos

The General Superintendent of Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, has explained that his ministry embraced the use of television, radio, social media and other technological inventions for the propagation of the Gospel.

The octogenarian preacher lamented that ‘wicked people’ are using the provisions of technology to advance their agenda, hence, the church cannot continue ‘sleeping’ but must ‘wake up’ and use the same technology for Gospel’s sake.

The 80-year-old church leader spoke in a video uploaded on Sunday via Facebook by the Ekiti State chapter of the church.

In the five-minute and 16-second video, Kumuyi regrated that the church was a latecomer in taking advantage of technological tools.

“Why are you the latecomer, why are you the one to be the last to use all these things that the people are using to make the world worse, we are going to rise up.

“Anything at the disposal of the people that are doing evil, we are going to take it away from them and use it for the propagation of the gospel. Let your NO be changed to YES,” he declared.

Earlier, Kumuyi, whose church members were known to detest television, and other gadgets, said, “People are getting new methods and they are doing evil. These are the last days and evil is growing worse because people go beyond using their natural strengths, natural technology, they use telephones, they use the media, they use all these connections, the Zoom and all these things to expand the evil they are doing.

“If those messengers of Satan are using the present-day technology and they are expanding, how about you? You will use those things available; they are not only available for messengers who do evil, they are available for the people that are doing good. You will use them.

“The church has been asleep. When radio began some years ago, people didn’t understand how voices would be coming out of a radio, and so the church at that time said, ‘No, we cannot use radio, there is something there that is magical, that is demonic, voice coming out from just a gadget?’ The church said no. Then, the people of the world began to use the radio. Then the church woke up.

“When television came, somebody somewhere performing drama, they see him on the screen and then the church said, ‘This is evil, these are the last days, look at them, bringing pictures on the screen and whatever they are doing somewhere’. And the church said, ‘No, we are not going to use that’ but later they woke up and they are now using the television.

“But now the church is waking up and we are seeing that that thing (technology) is to spread the gospel, for the word of God gets everywhere. We will be wiser than the people of the world. The Lord will wake us up.”

Kumuyi, who had been criticised last September for using a private jet and limousine to a crusade in Abuja, said, “Some people, when the aeroplane came, some people said, ‘We are not doing to use aeroplane’ and they were riding on horses. The bicycle came and they said. ‘God has given us legs and if He has given us legs, why are we going to use bicycles?’

“Motorcycles came, car came and when the aeroplane came, they said, ‘God has given us the land; He has not given us the space and so all those people who are using aeroplane are worldly, are going to go to hell’. I am telling you what they said in those days but now, all those people, aeroplane has silenced them and now they can go anywhere.”

anonymous1759:
Please OP push this to the FP it’ll go a long way for some police officers who are finding it difficult to speak up . Pardon my grammatical errors.

There’s a speculation that Nigerian police personnel Serving in Lagos state are being posted to various places far from their residence. and they try to work their postings back to where is favorable to them but it’s falling on deaf ears.

Eg someone living in Ikorodu is serving in Badagry , Ikeja serving in Epe, someone in mile 12 serving in Apapa etc. these proximity is not balanced.
due to distance, For nursing mother’s , pregnant women, salary structure of the police and lack of barracks to house these police personnel etc .

some of them ( police officers) are in their 50’s who cannot put up with such stress. What about their salaries? Someone who’s earning less and paying more for transportation has a high tendency to be corrupt to leave comfortably.

I plead with the Nairaland family not to ignore or throw insults because they’re police Men let’s help them speak up these little things they go through can affect their duties while discharging them.

If your parents are police men or women please speak up so this can get to the public if the information is genuine possibly a petition can be signed so these police officers in Lagos can be allowed to serve in stations closer to their terrain Thanks.

HonNL:
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seunmsg:
Tomorrow, the real anointed candidate will declare and all presidential aides can’t hide their excitement. Media aide to the president, Bashir Ahmad tweeted about it earlier today. It will be massive.

Whatever the case is, we insist on a free, fair and credible primary election. Osinbajo is my first choice but he should win the ticket of the party by popular acceptance of party members and not through any undemocratic imposition.

Best of luck Mr. Vice President. I have absolutely no doubt in my mind that you will make a good president. For me, it’s all about having a strong, competent and patriotic southerner who can take the needed tough decisions to move the county forward in 2023.

Islie:
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has pleaded with Nigerians to give the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) another opportunity to rule the country....





https://dailytrust.com/2023-give-apc-another-chance-lawan-begs-nigerians


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moneycentral20:
Ahead of the nations much expected 2023 general election, the prevailing political environment in Imo State had assumed a new dimension, this is because , Chief Mrs Betty Anyanwu Akeredolu, the First Lady of Ondo State has joined the race for the Imo East Senatorial District (Owerri Zone).

Mrs Akeredolu who is the Founder of the Before Empowered Foundation, Ondo Widows Care as well as Taekwondo Foundation hails from Emeabiam in the Owerri West local government area of the State.

Fondly called ‘Ada Owere’ (Owerri First Daughter), Akarerdolu made her ambition.known at an interactive session with members of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Imo State during which she pledged to tackle the worrisome cases of infant and maternal mortality arising from minor or major complicated pregnancies, non availability of functional health care centres, life saving equipment and the lack of infrastructure in the zone.

Read more: https://moneycentral.com.ng/moneycentral-east/article/2023-ondo-first-lady-joins-race-for-imo-east-senatorial-seat/

LordviccoDaGuru:
fake news

Several people have been reportedly abducted by gunmen suspected to be bandits in Danjanku village, Musawa Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State.

POLITICS NIGERIA learned from residents that the bandits stormed the community in the early hours of today, Friday, and operated for many hours.

On arrival at the village on motorcycles, the gunmen started shooting indiscriminately. They abducted some locals and escaped with them into the forest.

Katsina, the home state of President Muhammadu Buhari, has witnessed sporadic attacks by bandits and kidnappers that have claimed the lives of many.

Over 700 people have been reportedly killed by the gunmen in Jibia, Kankara, Dutsinma, Musawa, Danmusa and Safana local government areas of the state in the last five months.


In January, President Buhari promised to smoke out the bandits terrorising Nigeria’s northern region.

“In keeping with my commitment to tackle the monster of terrorism head on, let me reassure these besieged communities and other Nigerians that this government will not abandon them to their fate because we are more than ever determined to get rid of these outlaws.

“These criminals will be history because we are not going to relent in our current military operations to get rid of these thugs who have been terrorising innocent people.
“We are fiercely determined to smoke out and destroy these outlaws who have no regard for the sanctity of life,” President Buhari had said.

NaijaCoverBlog:
A Yet-to-be-identified man believed to be around 60 years old, has committed suicide at Gaida Yankusa in Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano state.

According to residents of the area, they found the man hanging while on their way to the mosque to observe morning prayer on Wednesday, April 6.

Speaking to Daily Trust, a resident of Yankusa, Laminu Abubakar said they untied the man and had done everything possible to identify him but to no avail.

We just came out and saw the corpse hung to the tree. He’s an elderly person, he looks responsible and shows no sign of poverty. Maybe some other issues. His hair is full of grey hair from his head to his beard,” he said.

It was also gathered that the deceased body had been taken by the police and the district head of Kumbotso to the mortuary at Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital in Kano.

Confirming the incident, spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa in a late Wednesday voice note said the police received the report of the tragedy around 9am and immediately mobilised a team of policemen to the scene who rushed him to the hospital where he was confirmed dead.

https://dailytrust.com/man-60-hangs-self-in-kano

ogododo:
President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the House of Representatives seeking an increase in the 2022 budget deficit to be financed through borrowing from the domestic market.

Buhari said this in a letter read by Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila during plenary on Thursday.

The President also requested for the review of the 2022 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) upon which the budget was hinged.

2022 Budget: NACCIMA decries new borrowings; welcomes timely presentationOur debt level still within sustainable limits ― Buhari2022 budget: FG to fund N5.62 trillion deficit with loans

“As you are aware Mr. Speaker, the new development both in the global economy as well as the domestic economy has necessitated the revision of the 2022 fiscal framework on which the 2022 budget was based.

“The total budget deficit is projected to increase from N965.42 billion to N7.35 trillion representing 3.99 percent of the GDP.

“The increment of deficit will be financed by new borrowings from the domestic market.

“Given the urgency of the request for revision of the 2022 fiscal framework and 2022 budget amendment, I seek the corporation of the National Assembly for expeditious action on this request,” he said.

The Speaker thereafter, referred the letter to the House Committee on Finance for further legislative action.



https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/04/ill-finance-n7-4trn-budget-deficit-with-new-borrowings-buhari-tells-reps/

Spandau:
He has not stopped trolling you. Take to my advice and he will leave you alone. Call him by his popular native name that I and Dragunov and treesun call him on this forum. Call him that and I guarantee you he will leave you.

HonNL:
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Nigeria International, Nwakali accused the La Liga 2 club, SD Huesca of terminating his contract because he represented Nigeria at the AFCON against their will.



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plaindealer:
Their main and major revenue comes from Lagos which they lost to Oluomo and Lagos State already. This nurtw rant is just for show.


Lagos money stays in Lagos.

ogododo:
http://saharareporters.com/2022/04/06/boko-haram-terrorists-attack-borno-town-raze-government-hospital-residential-buildings

The National Union of Road Transport Workers Union has lost Lagos State and should not bother engaging in comic sessions such as sacking ex-chairman of the union in the state, Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo.

Akinsanya’s Media Aide, Jimoh Buhari, made this known in a chat with The PUNCH on Wednesday while reacting to the purported sacking of his principal.

According to him, members of the Tajudeen Baruwa-led NURTW caucus in Abuja are comedians who claimed to sack Akinsanya who already pulled out of the union on March 10, 2022.

He said, “The so-called sacking of my boss makes no difference. NURTW has already been suspended in Lagos and the state government has said that it would appoint park managers in the state.

“So, the appointment of a new Lagos chairman by NURTW is baseless. The union has already been suspended. Is the union more powerful than the state government? Of course, no.

“Also, my boss (MC Oluomo) already pulled out of the NURTW since March 10, 2022, at a well-publicised press briefing in Agege. So, how would the Baruwa-led Abuja caucus claim it has sacked someone who already dissociated himself from the union? It is like sacking a worker who resigned and left a company after one month. It is laughable and senseless.”

The PUNCH had earlier reported that following the crisis rocking the union, Akinsanya pulled out in March after his suspension by the national leadership of the NURTW.

He also asked Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to take over the running of all parks and garages in the state till peace returned to the union.

Sanwo-Olu later suspended the activities of NURTW from all parks and garages with immediate effect and set up a committee to take control of the parks and garages but he was yet to do so after one month.

The NURTW had also been suspended in Ondo, Oyo and some other South-West states due to intractable leadership crises.

According to a 2021 report by the International Centre for Investigative Report, the Lagos chapter of NURTW generates about N123.08bn annually, which could service the annual budget of Nasarawa, Niger, and Yobe states put together.

Anthonyoz:
If you go out and come back alive in Nigeria ,just thank God for life .

ogododo:
The son of DIG Ibrahim Mamman Tsafe (rtd), incumbent Commissioner of Security and Home Affairs in Zamfara, has been shot dead.

Daily Trust understands that Tsafe’s son alongside three others were killed when bandits invaded Tsafe town, headquarters of Tsafe local government area of the state, on Sunday night.

In recent time, Tsafe town and several other communities in the local government have witnessed spikes in the deadly assaults and kidnapping for ransom .

Two months ago, a resident and a customs officer were killed in separate attacks on the town.

Last February, the armed men shot dead a muezzin while he was calling for subhi prayer in Magazu, a community just 5km south of Tsafe town.

The bandits believed to be fleeing military operations in some parts of the states are gradually turning parts of Tsafe local government to their new safe havens.

Residents told Daily Trust that the criminals clad in military uniforms stormed Shiyar Namada area close to the commissioner’s residence and opened fire on people.

“Some residents who had earlier spotted them mistook them as security operatives on routine patrol. Some of them didn’t bother to raise alarm”

“The commissioner’s son, alongside some other people were seated at the frontage of DIG Ibrahim Mamman Tsafe’s residence during iftar when suddenly the armed men showed up and started firing at every one on sight.

“During the attack most people observing Tarawih prayer in several mosques around the area and residents had to flee to safety. The armed men later withdrew into the forest. As I’m talking to you I’m at the Waziri’s residence where preparations for their funeral are underway,” a resident simply identified as Umar said.

Some residents told our correspondent that the attack might be reprisal as a suspected bandit, who was seen at the outskirt of the town last Friday, was beheaded by the local vigilante otherwise known as Yan Sakai.

The spokesman of the state police command, SP Muhammad Shehu, could not be reached for comment at the time of filing this report.

Efforts to get the commissioner’s response also failed

https://dailytrust.com/breaking-commissioners-son-shot-dead-in-zamfara