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01/11/2021

08/10/2020

THE BEST CHAIRMAN EVER!!!
SULEIMAN SHESHI.

Two hundred widows and petty traders in Bida, Niger State have received financial support.

The support which is at the instance of the local government chairman, Alhaji Suleiman Sheshi, is aimed at improving their standard of living.

The beneficiaries were selected from the pool of those who are vulnerable inline with the aim of the initiative which is to assist the poor.

The Chairman of the Council, Alhaji Suleiman Sheshi explained that the intervention, which is his personal effort, is expected to go a long way to cushion the effect of the current economic hardship on the beneficiaries.

He advocated a culture where wealthy people would constantly render assistance to the poor and vulnerable in the society to reduce the scourge of poverty.

Alongside the support is the distribution of another set of palliative from the state government to the people.

The Director General, women and economic empowerment in the state government, Hajiya Saratu Larai Faruk explained that the beneficiaries were carefully selected based on their challenges.

She said an effective monitoring mechanism has been put in place to ensure judicious use of the support.

Commending the chairman for the initiative, the representative of Etsu Nupe Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, the Mayaki Nupe Alhaji Yahaya Aliyu Mayaki, noted that more is needed to be done in that regard.

In a message to the event, Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello maintained that government is aware of the hardship faced by the people, hence the need to provide the palliative.

Some of the beneficiaries expressed gratitude to the donors and promised to use the funds as expected.

02/10/2020

02/10/2020

Senator Muhammad Bima Enagi begin reconstruction Project of Bida City Gates.

The Senator representing Niger south constituency is making efforts in beautifying Bida community.

02/10/2020

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Each Reps Member Gets N8.5m Monthly Aside Salaries, says Karu

Hon Simon Karu, a member of the house of representatives from Gombe state, says he and his colleagues receive a sum of about N9.3 million monthly.

Karu said although the salary of a legislator in the lower legislative chamber is N800,000, they receive N8.5 million as “running cost”.

The total take-home pay of members of the national assembly has been shrouded in secrecy.

In 2018, Shehu Sani, then senator representing Kaduna central, disclosed that senators get N13.5 million monthly — aside from salaries.

Speaking at an event to mark the country’s 60th Independence Day anniversary on Thursday in Abuja, the Gombe lawmaker said most of the money is channelled to his constituents who ask for assistance.

The theme of the event was ‘Fixing Nigeria at 60 – Sustainable and efficient democracy: Issues on accountability and transparency in governance’.

“The official salary of a member, house of representatives, which I also receive monthly is N800,000. I told you I was going to say it; why don’t you wait for me to say it? The office running cost of a member of the house of representatives is N8.5 million,” Karu said.

“Those of you who know, know that I said exactly what it is. The problem is what the constituents demand, and when you don’t meet [up], they begin to call you names.

“Just before I walked to the stage I received three emails from my constituents demanding money and jobs. When you don’t, it becomes an issue.”

02/10/2020

Nigeria reports its first coronavirus-related death

Nigeria reported its first coronavirus-related death on Monday, the country’s Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said.

The patient was a 67-year-old man who came back to Nigeria in March after undergoing medical treatment in the UK, the NCDC said in a tweet.

He had multiple underlying health conditions including cancer, diabetes and had been undergoing chemotherapy treatments, the statement from the agency said.

Two people, including an Italian who was the first case of coronavirus diagnosed in the country, have recovered and been discharged from the hospital, authorities said.

The country is locked in a race against time to control the spread of the novel coronavirus in Africa’s most populous nation as cases have increased to 36 across six states as of Monday morning.

Universities are shut nationwide while some states have closed schools in the West African country to prevent local transmission of the virus.

All civil servants in non-essential roles have been ordered to work from home for at least two weeks in Lagos State, a megacity of around 20 million people.

Airports closed

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority announced a ban on all international flights except essential or emergency flights on Saturday.

The majority of new coronavirus cases have been detected in Nigerians who returned from countries in Europe, Canada, and the United States prompting authorities to impose a travel ban on citizens from countries with more than 1,000 cases last week.