Presenting the appointment letters in Gusau on Monday, the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Abdullahi Mohammed, said the gesture was part of the state government’s efforts to provide an enabling environment for the womenfolk to earn an income
Browsing: Governor Yari
Yari said that the agenda of the “emergency meeting” held at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, was on the environment, especially ecological problems and its effects on the country
They said the rescue team was later joined by officials of the State Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday.
The district head, however, said he had led a team from the emirate council to sympathise with the victims’ families
The student was alleged to have made a blasphemous statement against Islam and Prophet Muhammad and was consequently attacked by a mob
The Zamfara State Government has announced a restriction of time for the movement of motorcycles throughout the state following gun…
He added that a little over N69.8 billion was proposed as recurrent and over N39.8 billion as capital revenues, as well as over N43.8 billion or 40 per cent of the proposal as recurrent expenditure and over N65.5 billion or 59.9 per cent for capital expenditure
Yari, who spoke with newsmen on Thursday at the State House in Abuja, said despite the outcry by the workers and the public on the issue, it was not economically feasible to retain the same workforce and pay same amount of money with the dwindling resources of the country
He said the forum discussed the economy and resolved to look for means to enhance states internally generated revenues as well to cut overhead cost, especially the salaries of political office holders
The purpose of the peer learning event is to provide a platform for sharing practical and effective measures to help boost domestic revenue mobilization in states and local government areas
Yari said the meeting was to let governors understand what the agencies and Development Partners were doing to enable them know how to assist them in the interest of the nation and the people
“The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Federal Ministry of Health / World Bank, Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) are also to make presentations at the meeting
He said the ongoing fight against corruption by the Buhari administration was a clear indication that the era of criminal diversion of government’s money into private pockets had come to an end
The Forum chairman said the independence anniversary should remind Nigerians of their common root and destiny.
He added: “As Nigerians, we need to see ourselves as change agents wherever we find ourselves and join hands with government at all levels to enthrone the desired change
According to him, in a world of rising inequality, sub-national and local governments can help to ensure that limited available funds are targeted at the most vulnerable
Governor Abdulaziz Yari of the All Progressives Congress has been re-elected as governor of Zamfara State. In the result declared…
Presenting the proposal, Governor Abdulaziz Yari said the decrease of about 19 per cent in the 2015 proposed budget was due to the current economic challenges facing the country