This was contained in a statement by the state Commissioner for Information, Muhammed Garba, in Kano.
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The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, said on Sunday that the era of going cap in hand to beg for federal allocations would soon be over in the State.
Ahmed Idris, the Accountant-General of the Federation, said this on Thursday in Abuja, while addressing newsmen at the end of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee meeting
An industrialist, Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, has said that the monthly federal allocation being shared by the federating states of Nigeria was responsible for many state being lazy to think outside the box.
The Kwara State Government has released its Federal Allocation figures for the month of August 2018.
Ebibai said the decision to inform the state on the amount received from the Federation Account was in line with government’s policy on transparency, accountability and the continuous engagement with the citizenry on critical issues.
The lawmaker said specific amounts earmarked for the local governments from Federal Allocation should be allowed to get to the councils without any hindrance
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative released the figures on Thursday in a report
The state Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Demola Banu, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Ilorin
The figure was disclosed in a communique issued at the end of the meeting of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee
The Governor stated this at the commencement of the reconstruction of Orita-Olaiya-Ita-Olokan Road at Olaiya Junction to commemorate the 5th year of the Aregbesola-led government in Osun State
Governor Ahmed announced the establishment of the committee on Monday during a meeting attended by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Isiaka Gold; Head of Service, Hajia Zara Umar; chairmen of the 16 local government councils; labour leaders; officials of the Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs ministry; Local Government Directors of Personnel Management; and Treasurers at Government House, Ilorin
However, an increase in the average price of crude oil from $55.34 million in February, 2015 to $56.03 million in March brought about a $21.67 million gain in revenue
He said he was deeply pained and unhappy that he had not been able to pay workers salaries
The Committee, according to Akinjide, distributed N228.44 million of the revenue received for the month of March 2013 to AMAC while N179.23 million and N173.44 million were allocated to Gwagwalada Area Council and Bwari Area Council respectively
The allocation represents an increase of N160,914,908.96 or 7.3 per cent over the N2,211,467,188.86 paid in October 2012 to the six Area Councils – Abaji, Abuja Municipal, Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kuje and Kwali