The acting Executive Secretary (UBEC), Professor Bala Zakari, revealed that state governors could not access the sum of N46.2n earmarked for basic education by the Universal Basic Education Commission.
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On Thursday, governors of six states in the north-central region held a conference on human capital development to provide lasting solutions to poverty and other socio-economic challenges affecting residents in the area.
President Muhammad Buhari celebrates his last Workers’ Day in office today. However, the labour unions were displeased by the federal government and state governors’ governance. Their obstinate governance led to the impoverishment of workers and caused untold hardship to Nigerians.
The president, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, and 44 ministers of the Federal Executive Committee will begin declaring their assets by May 29, when their term ends. Special Counsel to the CCB Chairman for General Affairs, Dr Mustapha Musa, confirmed that the necessary arrangements have been made for the issuance of asset forms to retiring officers and their successors.
A brilliant exegesis by Saturday PUNCH shows that 17 newly-elected governors face an uphill task to stimulate the economies of their respective states. They will inherit at least N2.1tn in domestic debts and $1.9bn in external debts from their predecessors.
The investigations showed