HRMK:
NO REASONABLE NIGERIAN IS SURPRISED ON HOW SMART OUR VP IS!HE CREATED LGAS IN LAGOS THAT STILL STAND TILL DATE!HE TOOK CARE OF THE NATION IN ABSENCE OF HIS PRINCIPAL!THE LIST IS ENDLESS!!

You are correct but some will still ask for more convincing

The Vp has proven to be a man of wisdom and relevance not just a politician but a SAN

*

HOW BUHARI, APC NEC AGREED WITH OSINBAJO’S COUNSEL TO ADOPT STATE PARTY EXCOS AS CARETAKERS*

It was the intervention of the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo at yesterday’s APC National Executive Committee meeting that saved the day and produced the consensus upon which the ongoing reorganization of the party is resting, according to inside sources at the meeting.

The plan of the group of a few APC Governors working through the Buni-led National Caretaker Committee was to dismiss the State, Zonal and LGA organs and handpick their replacements. This was what they brought to the President and to NEC.

Details of the meeting shared by members of the APC NEC disclosed that just before the proposal to dissolve all the States, Zonal and local government level organs of the party, the Vice President, who is a legal luminary himself cautioned that arbitrarily dissolving those party organs would be open to legal challenges which could have a good chance of succeeding and hurting the party down the line.

According to a notable source present at the meeting “just before the proposal was tabled for final affirmation, the President yielded the floor and asked his deputy to comment, and it was then the VP, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria said that what should be done is not just to dissolve the State and LG party organs but to make the existing executives holding the reigns of those organs the new members of the caretaker committees.”

The source said the wisdom of that proposal is that it effectively neutralizes those who may have legal and legitimate grounds to challenge the dissolution since they would still be the ones effectively in charge of running the party at their different States, Zonal and other levels.

“Not only did the President saw the wisdom in the Vice President’s suggestions, the proposal became the resolution of yesterday’s NEC meeting.”

Even though members of the NEC debated the whole idea of dissolution back and forth, it was agreed by all that a more careful approach as put forward by Prof. Osinbajo would save the party from potential litigations in the near future. And the source added “this was why the VP’S suggestion was embraced and the proviso recommended by him added to the motion to dissolve the party organs.”

In fact this morning on the AIT Kakaaki Morning News Show, one of the presenters who is also the Bureau Chief of Thisday in Abuja disclosed that “it was the Vice President, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria,” that provided the suggestion that saved the day.

Eventually when the Kaduna Governor who was asked to brief the press spoke at the Aso Villa press gallery he disclosed that “NEC approved the immediate dissolution of the party’s organs at the polling unit, ward, local government, state and zonal level....as well as their immediate reconstitution and composition of the dissolved excos to serve in their respective offices in a caretaker committee capacity....”

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When you hear save for the rainy days it is not just about money.
Always be in company of the wise

Nigerians and partisan
The welfare of Nigerians should be your priority not selfish interest

34]
December 13 - 2014 Gumsuri kidnappings , between 32 and 35 are killed and between 172 and 185 are kidnapped by Boko Haram in Borno State.
December 22 - 2014 Gombe bus station bombing, at least 27 people are killed at a bus station by a bomb in Gombe State.
December 28–29 - December 2014 Cameroon clashes , 85 civilians, 94 militants, and 2 Cameroonian soldiers are killed following a failed Boko Haram offensive into Cameroon's Far North Region .
**2015*
*January**
January 1 - Cameroon bus attack - Boko Haram militants attack a bus in Waza, Cameroon, killing eleven people and injuring six.
[35]
January 3–7 - 2015 Baga massacre - Boko Haram militants raze the entire town of Baga in north-east Nigeria. Bodies lay strewn on Baga's streets with as many as 2,000 people having been killed. Boko Haram now controls 70% of Borno State, which is the worst-affected by the insurgency.
January 3 - Fleeing villagers from a remote part of the Borno State report that Boko Haram had three days prior kidnapped around 40 boys and young men.
[36]
January 5 - News emerges that two days prior hundreds of Boko Haram militants had overrun several towns in northeast Nigeria and captured the military base in Baga.
[37]
January 9 - Refugees flee Nigeria's Borno State following the Boko Haram massacre in the town of Baga. 7,300 flee to neighbouring Chad while over 1,000 are trapped on the island of Kangala in Lake Chad. Nigeria's army vows to recapture the town, while Niger and Chad withdraw their forces from a transnational force tasked with combating militants.
[38]
January 10 - A female suicide bomber, believed to be around 10 years old, kills herself and 19 others, possibly against her will, at a market in the northeastern city of Maiduguri, Nigeria.
[39]
January 11 - More female suicide bombers, this time two, and again each believed to be around 10 years old, kill themselves and three others at a market in the northeastern city of Potiskum , Nigeria.
[40]
January 12 - January 2015 Kolofata raid - Boko Haram militants launch a failed raid on Kolofata in Cameroon. The Cameroonian military claims the army lost only one officer while the Islamic group lost between 143-300 rebels.
January 16 - The Military of Chad enters Cameroon to assist in fighting against Boko Haram insurgents.
[41]
January 17 - Following the January 16 Chad authorities decision to send troops to Nigeria and Cameroon to fight Boko Haram militants, the Russian ambassador to the country pledges to supply Cameroon with more modern weapons to combat the Islamist insurgents.
[42]
January 18 - Boko Haram militants kidnap 80 people and kill three others from villages in north Cameroon.
[43]
January 20 - Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau claims responsibility for the attack on the town of Baga, Nigeria in which an unknown number of civilians were killed.
[44]
January 24 - 15 people are killed as Boko Haram gunmen attempt to burn down the village of Kambari near Maidaguri.
[45]
January 25 - Boko Haram rebels launch a large offensive against Nigerian forces in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, leading to the deaths of at least 8 civilians, up to 53 militants, and an unknown number of soldiers.
[46-47]
Although the attack fails, the rebels manage to capture the nearby strategic town of Monguno . The status of the 1,400 soldiers stationed in Monguno is unknown. As a result of these attacks, Boko Haram now controls four out of five roads leading into the major city, prompting fears that it will be taken as well. [48]
January 28 - Boko Haram fighters killed 40 people while on a rampage in Adamawa State.
[49]
January 29 - The Nigerian military, in collaboration with Chadian soldiers, captures the border town of Michika from Boko Haram rebels.
[50]
January 31 - The African Union pledges to send up to 7,500 international soldiers to aid Nigeria's fight against Boko Haram. Chadian forces claim to have killed 120 Boko Haram fighters while losing only 3 soldiers of their own during fighting in the north of Cameroon.
[51]
February
February 1 – Boko Haram again attacks the capital city of Borno State, Maiduguri. This time, the city is attacked from four out of the five sides.
[52-53] The attack is unsuccessful, but many civilians inside the city panic.
[54]
Also, a suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber kills himself and eight others at the residence of a politician in Potiskum.
[55]
Another suicide bomber kills five people outside a mosque in Gombe .
[56]
February 2 – A female suicide bomber attacks minutes after the President of Nigeria leaves an election rally in the city of Gombe resulting in at least one death and eighteen people injured.
[57]
February 4 – Boko Haram militants reportedly raid the Cameroonian town of Fotokol in Cameroon's Far North Region with scores of people killed.
[58]
Also on February 4, the Chad Army claims to have killed 200 militants and lost nine soldiers while capturing the border town of Gamboru Ngala.
[59-60]
February 6 – 2015 Niger raid - Boko Haram forces launch raids on the towns of Bosso and Diffa, both in
Niger , marking the first time that the group has attacked the country. The Chadian military assists the Nigerien Armed Forces in repelling the attack. 5 Nigeriens are killed while the government claims 109 Boko Haram militants are killed as well.
February 7 – Nigeria postpones its general election for six weeks to allow its armed forces to control parts of the country currently controlled by Boko Haram.
[61]
February 9 – Boko Haram launch a raid on a prison in the town of Diffa in Niger. Authorities repel the attack.
[62]
February 12 - The West African Allied Forces, led by Nigeria and supported by Cameroon, Chad, and Niger, invade the Sambisa Forest in Borno State, a stronghold of Boko Haram, killing scores of the insurgents.
[63]
Elsewhere, the town of Mbuta, 15 miles northeast of Maiduguri, is raided by Boko Haram, resulting in the deaths of 8 residents. A dozen people are also killed in a suicide blast at Biu, 100 miles southwest of Maiduguri.

[64]
February 13 - Boko Haram militants attack Chad for the first time after 30 fighters crossed Lake Chad in four motorboats and attacked the village of Ngouboua . Chad recently joined Nigeria, Niger, and Cameroon in a military coalition against Boko Haram.

[65]
February 14 – Boko Haram forces assault Gombe , the capital city of
Gombe State, for the first time. The Nigerian military repels the attack, although the militants managed to overrun a checkpoint on the edge of the city before retreating. [66] The attack coincides with the beginning of a Nigerian offensive to roll back Boko Haram forces around the northeast.

[67]
February 15 – A suicide bomber kills 16 and wounds 30 in the Nigerian city of Damaturu.

[68]
February 16 - Nigeria regains the key town of Monguno from Boko Haram. The town had previously fallen to the militants on January 25.

[69]
February 18 - The Nigerian Army claims to have killed 300 militants in northeastern Nigeria. A warplane bombs a funeral ceremony in Niger killing 37 civilians.

[70]
The warplane remains unidentified, with the Nigerian government denying responsibility.
February 20 - Boko Haram militants kill 34 people in attacks across Borno State, 21 from the town of Chibok.

[71-72]
February 21 - Nigerian army retakes
Baga, which had fallen to Boko Haram on January 3.

[73]
February 22 - A suicide bomber kills five and wounds dozens outside a market in Potiskum.


[74 -75]
February 24 - Two suicide bombers kill at least 27 people at bus stations in Potiskum and Kano .

[76]
February 24 - Chadian soldiers kill over 200 Boko Haram fighters in a clash near the town of Gambaru, close to Nigeria's border with Cameroon. One Chad Army soldier is killed and nine are wounded.

[77]
February 26 - At least 35 people are killed in two attacks targeting the cities of Biu and Jos.

[78]
February 28 - Two female suicide bombers kill up to four civilians near Damaturu.

[79]
*March*
March 2 - A senior military officer claims that 73 Boko Haram militants disguised as herders were killed near Kondunga town in Borno State. In addition, the Chadian military recaptures the town of Dikwa, also in Borno State.

[80]
March 7 - Five suicide bomb blasts leave 54 dead and 143 wounded in
Maiduguri.

[81]
After the explosions, Boko Haram formally declares allegiance to Islamic State.

[82]
March 8 - Forces from Niger and Chad launch a ground and air offensive against Boko Haram Islamist militants in northeastern Nigeria.

[83]
March 9 - Chadian and Nigerien forces retake the towns of Malam Fatouri and Damasak in northeastern Nigeria.

[84]
March 13 - The Nigerian government admits to using foreign mercenaries in the fight against Boko Haram.

[85]
March 16 - Nigeria, Chad, and Niger begin a battle to liberate Damasak from Boko Haram militants.

[86]
March 17 - The Nigerian military reclaims the small city of Bama from Boko Haram.

[87]
March 18 - Niger and Chad capture the city of Damasak following a successful battle.

[88]
A mass grave of 90 people is discovered in the city.

[89]
March 21 - Chadian forces establish a presence in the border town of Gamboru following recent attacks there by Boko Haram gunmen that killed 11 people.

[90]
March 27 - The town of Gwoza is recaptured by the Nigerian military.

[91]
March 28 - Voters in Nigeria go to the polls for a general election. Gunmen kill at least 15 voters including an opposition house of assembly candidate for Dukku in Gombe.

[92]
March 29 - Voting in the Nigerian general election is delayed for a second day due to delays and malfunctioning equipment. So far, 43 people have died in Boko Haram attacks.

[93]
April 5 - Boko Haram militants dressed as preachers killed at least 24 citizens of Kwafaja Village in
Borno State, with some reports claiming that up to 50 were killed.

[94]
April 9 - Members of Boko Haram entered the village of Dile in Borno State, killing 20.

[95]
April 17 - While soldiers were evacuating the town of Gwoza in Borno State, militants entered the town and slit the throats of at least 12 townspeople.

[96]
April 21 - As the military led efforts to evacuate the town of Baga in northern Nigeria, militants planted mines and fired rockets at military vehicles, killing eight soldiers and one civilian.

[97]
April 24 - Last area controlled in Nigeria by Boko Haram's forces is in the Sambisa forest .

[98]
April 25 - Boko Haram retakes the town of Marte in Borno State, invading with tanks and over 2,000 troops......

This is enough for Nigerians to thank BABA BUHARI.

WHEN THE COUNTRY WAS SAFER UNDER THOSE WHO ARE NOW EXPERTS IN SECURITY.
[01]
2010
September 7 - Bauchi prison break - 5 people are killed and 721 inmates are freed from prison in Bauchi by suspected Boko Haram gunmen.
December 31 - December 2010 Abuja attack - a bomb attack outside a barracks in Abuja kills four
civilians .
2011
May 29 - May 2011 northern Nigeria bombings - 15 people are killed in Abuja and Bauchi after bombs explode in several towns in northern Nigeria during Goodluck Jonathan's swearing in as the new president.
June 16 - 2011 Abuja police headquarters bombing - at least two people, the perpetrator and a traffic policeman, are killed in a failed bombing of Abuja's police headquarters. It is Nigeria's first
suicide bombing.
[02]
August 26 - 2011 Abuja United Nations bombing - 21 people are killed in a bombing attack on a
United Nations compound in Abuja.
[03]
November 4 - 2011 Damaturu attacks - between 100 and 150 people are killed in a series of coordinated assaults in northern Nigeria.
December 22–23 - December 2011 Nigeria clashes - 68 people, of whom are 50 militants, at least 7 soldiers, and 11 civilians, are killed in clashes between Boko Haram militants and Nigerian soldiers in
Maiduguri and Damaturu .
December 25 - December 2011 Nigeria bombings - 41 people are killed by Boko Haram bomb attacks and shootings on churches.
[04]
2012
During 2012, 792 people were killed as a result of the Boko Haram insurgency. [2]
January
January 5–6 - January 2012 Northern Nigeria attacks - around 37 Christians are targeted and killed by Boko Haram militants.
January 20 - January 2012 Northern Nigeria attacks, 183 people, of whom at least 150 are civilians and 32 are police officers, are killed in
Kano State by Boko Haram gunmen.
April
April 8 - April 2012 Kaduna bombings - 38 people are killed following a bombing at a church in
Kaduna .
June
June 17 - June 2012 Kano church bombings - around 40 Christians are killed by Boko Haram at churches in Kano.
June 17 - June 2012 Kaduna church bombings - 19 people are killed following bomb attacks against three churches in Kaduna.
August
August 7 - Deeper Life Church shooting - 19 people are killed when Boko Haram gunmen raid a church in Kogi State.
August 8 - Two Nigerian soldiers and one civilian are killed in a mosque in an apparent reprisal attack for yesterday's massacre.
October
October 1-2 - Federal Polytechnic, Mubi attack - at least 25 people were killed at the Federal Polytechnic, Mubi , Adamawa State.
[05]
December
December 25 - December 2012 shootings in Northern Nigeria - 27 Christians are killed in Maiduguri and Potiskum by suspected Boko Haram militants.
December 28 - Another 15 Christians are killed in the village of Musari by unknown gunmen.
2013
2013 fatalities were at least 1,000-1,007:
[06]
January
January 1 - Nigerian Army raid kills 13 militants.
January 4 - Ogun prison break , 15 inmates are freed in a prison break in Ogun State. Boko Haram is not suspected to be involved in the attack.
[07]
February
February 8 - Attack on polio vaccinators kills 9 women.
[08]
March
March 18 - 2013 Kano bus bombing - between 22 and 65 people are killed in Kano by a car bombing.
[09]
April
April 16 - 2013 Baga massacre - 187 people are killed in Baga in Borno State. It is unclear whether the Nigerian military or Boko Haram is responsible for the massacre.
[10]
June
June - 9 children are killed in Maiduguri and 13 students and teachers are killed in Damaturu by Boko Haram.
June 30 - Ondo prison break - 2 people are killed and 121 inmates escape following a prison break in
Ondo State. Claims that Boko Haram took part in the attack are dispelled.
[11]
July
July 6 - Yobe State school shooting - more than 42 are killed by Boko Haram gunmen in a Yobe State school.
[12]
August
August 11 - Konduga mosque shooting - 44 people are killed and 26 others injured in a mass shooting by Boko Haram in a mosque in
Konduga, Borno State.
[13]
September
September 12 - Ambush by Boko Haram leaves 40 soldiers dead.
September 12–18 - An offensive by Nigerian Army leaves 150 Islamists and 16 soldiers dead.
September 19 - Benisheik massacre - 161 are killed in attacks in Borno State blamed on Boko Haram.
September 20 - An Abuja shootout leaves 7 -9 killed.
[14] .
September 29 - Gujba college massacre - more than 50 students are killed in Yobe State by Boko Haram gunmen.
October
October 10 - An attack at Damboa leaves at least 20 killed (15 suspected militants and 5 civilians).
[15]
October - Government forces raid rebel camps, killing around 101 Boko Haram fighters.
[16]
October 29 - Boko Haram raids Damaturu. At least 128 people are killed (95 militants, 23 soldiers, 8 policemen, and 2 civilians).
[17]
2014
January
January 14–35 people are killed in a bombing by Boko Haram militants in Maiduguri, Borno State.
[18]
January 26 - January 2014 Northern Nigeria attacks - 138 killed in total
January 31 - 11 Christians killed in Chakawa by Boko Haram militants.
[19]
February
February 14 - Borno massacre - 121 Christian villagers killed by Boko Haram militants in Konduga, Borno State.
February 15 - Izghe attack - 106 killed the village of Izghe, Borno State by Boko Haram gunmen.
February 15 - 90 Christians and 9 Nigerian soldiers are killed in Gwosa by Boko Haram.
[20]
February 24 - Dozens killed as Boko Haram again raids Izghe.
[21]
February 25 - Federal Government College attack - 59 male students killed in a school massacre in Yobe State.
March
March 14 - Boko Haram attacks the heavily fortified Giwa military barracks in Maiduguri, freeing comrades from a detention facility. The military then executes about 600 unarmed recaptured detainees, according to Amnesty International.
[22]
*April*
April 14 - April 2014 Abuja bombing - over 88 people killed in a twin bombing attack in Abuja.
April 15 - Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping - 276 female students in Borno State are kidnapped by Boko Haram.
May
May 1 - May 2014 Abuja bombing - 19 killed in Abuja by a car bomb.
May 5 - 2014 Gamboru Ngala attack - at least 300 people are killed in the twin towns of Gamboru and Ngala in Borno State by Boko Haram militants.
May 20 - 2014 Jos bombings - at least 118 villagers are killed by car bombs in the city of Jos.
May 21 – 27 villagers are killed by Boko Haram gunmen in northeastern Nigeria.
[23]
May 27 - May 2014 Buni Yadi attack - 49 security personnel and 9 civilians are killed during a Boko Haram attack on a military base in Yobe State.
May 30 - The third emir of Gwoza,
Idrissa Timta , is assassinated during a Boko Haram ambush.
June
June 1 - 2014 Mubi bombing - at least 40 people are killed by a bomb in Mubi.
June 2 - Gwoza massacre - at least 200, mostly Christians, are killed in several villages in Borno State by Boko Haram.
June 20–23 - June 2014 Borno State attacks - at 70 people are killed and 91 women and children kidnapped by Boko Haram militants in Borno State.
June 23–25 - June 2014 central Nigeria attacks - around 171 people are killed in a series of attacks in the Middle Belt of Nigeria.
June 26 - Over 100 militants are killed by the Nigerian military during a raid on two Boko Haram camps.
[24]
June 28 - 11 people are killed by a bomb in Bauchi.
[25]
*July*
July 18 - At least 18 are killed by a Boko Haram attack in Damboa, leaving the town almost destroyed. [26]
July 22 - 51 people are killed by Boko Haram in Chibok.
[27]
September
September 12 - Battle of Konduga
September 19 - Around 30 people are killed by Boko Haram militants at a busy market in Mainok, Borno State.
[28]
October
October 10 - Lagos prison break - one inmate is killed following a failed attack to free inmates in a Lagos prison. Boko Haram is not suspected to be involved in the attack.
October 29- Boko Haram sacked Mubi the commercial hub of Adamawa State.
October 31 - At least 4 people are killed, 32 injured and 13 vehicles destroyed by an explosion at a bus station in Gombe.
[29]
November
November 2 - Kogi prison break - 99 inmates in Kogi State are freed by suspected Boko Haram rebels.
November 3–10 - 2014 Yobe State attacks - a double suicide bombing in Yobe State kills 15 Shiites on the 3rd and 46 students on the 10th.
November 25 - Over 45 people are killed by two suicide bombers in Maiduguri, Borno State.
[30]
November 27 - Around 50 people are killed in Damasak by Boko Haram militants.
[31]
November 28 - 2014 Kano bombing - at least 120 Muslim followers of the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, are killed during a suicide bombing and gun attack by Boko Haram. The 4 gunmen are subsequently killed by an angry mob.
November 30 - Ekiti prison break - 274 inmates escape a prison in Ekiti . Claims that Boko Haram perpetrated the attack are refuted.
December
December 1 – at least 5 people are killed by two female suicide bombers who detonated explosions at a crowded market place in Maiduguri, Borno State.
[32]
December 6 - Minna prison break , 270 prisoners are freed from a prison in Minna . Boko Haram is not suspected to be involved in the attack.
December 10 - At least 4 people are killed and 7 injured by female suicide bombers near a market in Kano.
[33]
December 11–30 people are killed and houses are destroyed by Boko Haram militants in Gajiganna, Borno State.
[

Investing in youths is investing in our future as a Nation. We are blessed with multi_ talented and hard working youths

The experience at the last episode ought to have thought them a lesson except the whole thing was just a facade

protection for Child and Vulnerable witnesses has become imperative having regard to the indices which has shown that Nigeria is behind in the protection of Child and Vulnerable witnesses when compared to her Commonwealth counterparts.

We all know things are not the way it used to be like 2011 down to 2017.
It is not over yet but victory is sure

Congratulations.
We look forward to more investments that will benefit the youth

There is no bases for comparison. Osinbajo ,remains the most functional vp ever

Congratulations to the couple

Osinbajo beats them all. No match

That 30k can do a whole lot this season. With the way things are now and Christmas right in front of us the money na baba

*Is FG's N30,000 enough for taxi drivers, Keke Napep and Okada riders?*

On Sunday, I read a statement that the Federal Government would soon commence the enrolment and payment of N30,000 to Nigerians operating in the transport business – including rideshare drivers Uber, Bolt, etc, taxi drivers, bus drivers, Keke Napep riders, Okada riders, cart pushers etc.

The first thing that came to mind was, is N30,000 really enough?
What can N30,000 do for these people, then I remembered that my brake pad and fan belt are two problems I need to attend to very urgently.

In fact, my mechanic told me that if my fan belt cuts, I will be stuck at that very point but even worse is that the day my brake will fail, he prays I don’t kill anybody but as a rugged Lagos boy, no be today, we dey drive without brake.

So why am I writing this? It is because all the money I need to fix my car is less than N15k and I don’t have it. It was then that I knew that N30,000 is a lot of money even for me. If I get that N30,000, I will not only fix my car, I will balance at my regular joint and buy fish and beer to wash it down.

That aside, no government has done this for Nigerians as long as I can remember, so therefore this must count for something. As we say in Naija, it is our national cake and more people are eating from it.
The statement by Laolu Akande, Prof. Osinbajo’s spokesperson also said they are paying salaries of private businesses that were affected by COVID and that the artisans have also gotten N30,000.

Just to verify the information, I went to Twitter and typed Survival Fund and Payroll Support, guy, I weak. See people getting alert anyhow and flashing it on social media. Abeg where I dey wey all these things dey happen?

Anyhow sha, I must collect inside this national cake and I dey encourage others to tell people wey dem know wey be driver or artisan.

Remember, na our national cake.

The energy you use in blaming federal government if you invest it in your little circle it will go a long way.

"One will kill a thousand and two will kill ten thousand".
One man can't change the whole country over night it requires collective effort.
If the presidency like make themselves sacrificial lamb if individuals refuse to turn a new leaf . It will be a wast

*STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE*

*OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT*

*FG COMMENCES N30,000 GRANTS FOR TAXI, BUS, OKADA, KEKE NAPEP, UBER, BOLT DRIVERS, & CART PUSHERS*

*Survival Fund scheme to benefit 4500 Nigerians per state and FCT
*Payment to Artisans & Payroll Support beneficiaries ongoing
*207,319 beneficiaries drawn from 35,837 businesses paid under Payroll Support
*59,000 verified artisans have been paid in 23 states and the FCT
As the implementation of its Economic Sustainability Plan, ESP, continues, and in furtherance of its commitment to support small businesses to cushion the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Government has also launched the transport support track under its MSME Survival Fund schemes for artisans and transporters.

The launch of the transport track last Monday follows the successful take-off of the Artisans’ Support track on October 1st. While the Artisans track is under the Survival Fund, the Transport track is a different scheme also under the Fund.

While verified Artisans have started receiving the N30,000 one-time grants, Nigerians operating in the transport business – including Rideshare drivers (Uber, Bolt, etc.), Taxi drivers, Bus drivers, Keke Napep riders, Okada riders, cart pushers etc., now have the opportunity to benefit from the scheme.

The Artisan track is being implemented in three streams, and as of November 25, a total number of 59,000 individual Artisan beneficiaries have been paid across 24 states in Stream 1 and Stream 2 States.

They include FCT, Lagos, Ekiti, Kaduna, Borno, Kano, Bauchi, Anambra, Abia, Rivers, Plateau, Delta, Taraba, Adamawa, Bayelsa, Edo, Ogun, Ondo, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Enugu, Ebonyi.

While the verification process for artisans under Stream 3 states commenced on Monday, November 30. Stream 3 states comprise Akwa-Ibom, Cross-River, Zamfara, Yobe, Sokoto, Nasarawa, Niger, Imo, Oyo, Osun, Jigawa, Gombe and Benue.

Similarly, payment to beneficiaries under the Payroll Support scheme for different categories of MSMEs, ranging from education, hospitality to other sectors, has since commenced.

The payroll support scheme, which is designed to support vulnerable MSMEs, targets supporting 500,000 beneficiaries with payment of up to N50,000 per employee for a period of three months, starting from October. The disbursements to approved Payroll Support beneficiaries commenced on 17th November 2020.

So far, 207,319 individual beneficiaries drawn from 35,837 businesses/MSMEs nationwide have received their first monthly payment from the Survival Fund’s Payroll Support Scheme.

A breakdown of this figure shows that: N30,000 each was paid to 180,196 employees/Beneficiaries; while N50,000 each was paid to 26,353 employees/Beneficiaries. Out of this, 2.6 per cent of beneficiaries are with special needs, while 43 per cent are female employees/beneficiaries.

Under this Artisan Support scheme, a total of 333,000 Artisans and Transport business operators nationwide will get one-time operations grant of N30,000 per beneficiary to reduce the effects of income loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

There will be a total of 9,009 beneficiaries per state for both Artisan and Transport beneficiaries. Of this number per state, there will be a total of 4,505 beneficiaries under the transport scheme, while the remaining 4,504 will be artisan beneficiaries.

For the Transport track, Nigerians are encouraged to apply through their registered Associations to be enumerated, such as the Nigerian Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Keke Riders’ Association, Okada Riders’ Associations and Unions, among others. All schemes are applied to beneficiaries on a first come first serve basis.

State focal persons, project field officers, enumerators and others will work alongside the MSMEs Survival Fund Project Delivery Office to properly identify and ensure that members of the respective associations are paid.

There is also provision for individuals who are members of Associations but will rather apply directly with the enumerators. However, such individual applicants in the transport cluster must show their proof of membership of an association to be enumerated.

Like all the schemes of the Buhari administration to support different categories of Nigerians, these schemes are absolutely free, and the grant will be paid directly to the beneficiary’s account.

Nigerians are encouraged to speak up if anyone tries to charge a fee or subvert this arrangement.

Also, the formalization support scheme (registration of 250,000 new businesses with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)) commenced on the 26th of October, 2020 and the registration by aggregators - CAC registration agents, has since commenced across the 36 states and the FCT. The ongoing scheme will run for a period of 3 months effective from the date of commencement.

The MSME Survival Fund, a component under the Nigerian Economic Sustainability Plan, NESP, is designed to support vulnerable Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in meeting their payroll obligations and safeguard jobs in the MSMEs sector. The scheme is estimated to save not less than 1.3 million jobs across the country and specifically impact on over 35,000 individuals per State.

In the implementation of the Transport track the Federal Government is working with representatives of Keke Napep and Okada riders; Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN); representatives of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW); Uber and Bolt drivers, among others.

Laolu Akande
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity
Office of the Vice President
6th December 2020

In must rural areas you don't even need up to#2000 to start a business that can sustain a family all they need is just little amount.
MSMEs is doing a wonderful job.
Thank you

We are a blessed nation we just need to diversify

Happy married life to the couple. Their home is blessed

OSINBAJO JOINS GATES, DANGOTE OTHERS AT LEADERSHIP FORUM ON NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH OUTCOMES

*Stresses importance of enriching food processing

Although efforts by stakeholders in the Food Processing Industry to improve nutritional value of edible oil, salt, sugar, wheat flour and other processed foods is commendable, ensuring full compliance to national standards will be required to shape national public health outcomes to attain desired levels, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN.

Prof. Osinbajo stated this Thursday at the 3rd Annual Nigeria Food Processing and Nutrition Leadership Forum, held virtually, and organized by the Aliko Dangote Foundation, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

According to the Vice President, “the Nigerian government is keen on driving collaborative efforts in enhancing national monitoring and enforcement of fortification quality standards.

He praised the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) for their innovative work in this regard through the Joint Regulatory Framework.

Said he: “Industry Compliance with food fortification standards especially in Wheat Flour, Salt and Sugar has also improved. We however need to reach full compliance to be able to shape national public health outcomes to the extent that we desire.”

Food fortification is the practice of enriching processed foods by adding nutrients at higher levels than what the original food provides. This is done to address micronutrient deficiencies across populations.

Commending the efforts of stakeholders in meeting set targets in food fortification, Prof. Osinbajo said “the food systems within the processing sector are fitted for improved nutrition.”

He noted that “we have an enormous opportunity here to reinforce the goal of sustainable food fortification in Nigeria. I am pleased to see that the average compliance rates to national fortification standards had increased from 50% in 2018 to 75% in 2019 and hit the 2020 target of 90%.

“I believe this platform will continue to serve as an opportunity to review progress on an annual basis, and share lessons learned against fortification standards within their respective sectors.”

Speaking particularly about the ingenuity of the stakeholders in address micronutrient deficiencies in Nigeria, Prof. Osinbajo explained that “the Micronutrient Fortification Index (MFI) is an interesting innovation that will motivate industries to self-regulate in meeting government standards for food fortification. The use of this tool should be adopted by all companies involved in fortification and I believe it should be made available to stakeholders and shareholders alike.”

“We should be able to hold them accountable as they strive to meet industry benchmarks, including compliance with Nigerian Fortification Standards. Government regulatory agencies will definitely find the tool useful in support of industry regulation efforts and consumer expectations.

“The Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, the Ministry of Industry Trade and Investment and the Ministry of Health each play a critical role and have been at the forefront of food fortification in Nigeria. Through ongoing engagements with the Director Generals (DGs) and core group representatives from NAFDAC, SON, and FCCPC, the collaboration towards enhancing national monitoring and enforcement of fortification quality standards has been strengthened,” Prof. Osinbajo added.

The forum featured presentations by Chairman of Aliko Dangote Foundation, Alhaji Aliko Dangote; Co-chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Mr Bill Gates; Director, Strengthening African Processors of Fortified Foods (SAPFF) Programme, Mr Rizwan Yusufali; Group COO, Flour Mills of Nigeria, Mr Boye Olusanya; MD, Dangote Sugar, Mr Ravindra Singhvi; and MD, PZ Wimar, Mr Ipsit Chakrabarti, among others.

The Ministers of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire; Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo; the Director General of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye; and the Director General of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Mr Babatunde Irukera, also spoke at the forum.

OSINBAJO JOINS GATES, DANGOTE OTHERS AT LEADERSHIP FORUM ON NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH OUTCOMES

*Stresses importance of enriching food processing

Although efforts by stakeholders in the Food Processing Industry to improve nutritional value of edible oil, salt, sugar, wheat flour and other processed foods is commendable, ensuring full compliance to national standards will be required to shape national public health outcomes to attain desired levels, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN.

Prof. Osinbajo stated this Thursday at the 3rd Annual Nigeria Food Processing and Nutrition Leadership Forum, held virtually, and organized by the Aliko Dangote Foundation, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

According to the Vice President, “the Nigerian government is keen on driving collaborative efforts in enhancing national monitoring and enforcement of fortification quality standards.

He praised the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) for their innovative work in this regard through the Joint Regulatory Framework.

Said he: “Industry Compliance with food fortification standards especially in Wheat Flour, Salt and Sugar has also improved. We however need to reach full compliance to be able to shape national public health outcomes to the extent that we desire.”

Food fortification is the practice of enriching processed foods by adding nutrients at higher levels than what the original food provides. This is done to address micronutrient deficiencies across populations.

Commending the efforts of stakeholders in meeting set targets in food fortification, Prof. Osinbajo said “the food systems within the processing sector are fitted for improved nutrition.”

He noted that “we have an enormous opportunity here to reinforce the goal of sustainable food fortification in Nigeria. I am pleased to see that the average compliance rates to national fortification standards had increased from 50% in 2018 to 75% in 2019 and hit the 2020 target of 90%.

“I believe this platform will continue to serve as an opportunity to review progress on an annual basis, and share lessons learned against fortification standards within their respective sectors.”

Speaking particularly about the ingenuity of the stakeholders in address micronutrient deficiencies in Nigeria, Prof. Osinbajo explained that “the Micronutrient Fortification Index (MFI) is an interesting innovation that will motivate industries to self-regulate in meeting government standards for food fortification. The use of this tool should be adopted by all companies involved in fortification and I believe it should be made available to stakeholders and shareholders alike.”

“We should be able to hold them accountable as they strive to meet industry benchmarks, including compliance with Nigerian Fortification Standards. Government regulatory agencies will definitely find the tool useful in support of industry regulation efforts and consumer expectations.

“The Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, the Ministry of Industry Trade and Investment and the Ministry of Health each play a critical role and have been at the forefront of food fortification in Nigeria. Through ongoing engagements with the Director Generals (DGs) and core group representatives from NAFDAC, SON, and FCCPC, the collaboration towards enhancing national monitoring and enforcement of fortification quality standards has been strengthened,” Prof. Osinbajo added.

The forum featured presentations by Chairman of Aliko Dangote Foundation, Alhaji Aliko Dangote; Co-chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Mr Bill Gates; Director, Strengthening African Processors of Fortified Foods (SAPFF) Programme, Mr Rizwan Yusufali; Group COO, Flour Mills of Nigeria, Mr Boye Olusanya; MD, Dangote Sugar, Mr Ravindra Singhvi; and MD, PZ Wimar, Mr Ipsit Chakrabarti, among others.

The Ministers of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire; Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo; the Director General of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye; and the Director General of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Mr Babatunde Irukera, also spoke at the forum.

There is hardly any country in the world that you won't find Nigerians in various spheres of life especially in the health sector

We are where we are today because we favor kinsmen than a man of integrity capable of giving us result

There is no other person fit for that position other than Osinbajo. He is a good leader

Humility

Health is wealth it all starts with what we eat.

Nigeria has the potential to attract and benefit immensely from huge local and foreign private sector resources.”

As a nation we have to employ other avenue to boost our economy