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Gov Kefas appoints Senator Manu chairman committee for Mobilisation of Devt and Investment
Governor of Taraba state, Dr Agbu Kefas has appointed a seasoned administrator, Senator Manu Haruna as Chairman Committee for Mobilisation of Development and Investment.
This was contained in a release signed by the Secretary to the State Government Barrister Gebon Timothy Kataps on Saturday.
Senator Manu who represents Taraba Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly was a two term deputy governor of Taraba and currently he is the deputy chairman Senate committee on Local and Foreign Debts.
He is also the deputy chairman Senate committee on Public Procurement and was one time deputy chairman HoR committee on Banking and Currency in the 8th Assembly.
He’s expected to showcase his vast experience in driving the committee to greater heights of excellence.
Recall that last Friday, Governor Kefas had convened critical stakeholders in Abuja where a memorandum of understanding was signed with Chinese engineering and construction giant CCECC.
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Obasanjo narrates how he escaped becoming drug addict
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed how he almost became a drug addict.
He spoke in Abeokuta over the weekend at the second edition of ‘Fly Above The High’ anti-drug campaign conference organised by the Recovery Advocacy Network.
Obasanjo stated that smoking during his youthful age led to chronic coughing and almost became an addiction.
The former President, while lamenting the increase in drug abuse among Nigerians and other West Africans, urged Nigerian students and young people to refrain from abusing psychoactive drugs, saying that they ruin life rather than enhance it.
“If I had persisted, I could have become addicted. Once you get involved, it is difficult to get out.
“There’s nothing drug can do for you except destruction.
“We found out that West Africa has equally been a centre for drug consumption in a very bad way. That was more than 10 years ago, so the situation has since gone worse. And whatever applies to West Africa applies to all other parts of Africa,” Obasanjo said.
He cautioned against stigmatization and urged individuals who are already addicted to psychoactive drugs to get help.
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We saved $20bn after Petrol Subsidy Removal and FX Rate Reforms, Says Finance Minister
Wale Edun, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, says Nigeria has saved $20 billion from petrol subsidy removal and market-based pricing of the foreign exchange rate.
Edun spoke at a ceremony recently held to mark the first 100 days in office of Esther Walso-Jack, head of civil service of the federation, in Abuja.
“An amount of five per cent of GDP is what those two subsidies were costing when there was a subsidy on PMS; when there was petroleum product generally for a long time and when there was a subsidy of foreign exchange. Between them, they were costing five percent of GDP,” he said.
“If you say GDP was on average, let’s say $400 billion. We all know what five percent of that is – $20 billion of funds that could be going into infrastructure, health, social services, education.”
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