Food security: Govs not supporting Tinubu’s farming initiatives — Group
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Amidst skyrocketing prices of foodstuffs in states across the country, a group, Independent Media and Policy Initiatives, has blamed states across the country for ignoring President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s request for allocation of 500,000 hectares of land to grow rice, cassava, maize, wheat, millet, and other staple crops across the country.
Chairman of the group, Chief Niyi Akinsiju, made this disclosure at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday.
Akinsiju, who singled out Jigawa, Kano and Kaduna States, chided other states for turning deaf ears to the demand for land for cultivation of farm produce aimed at mitigating the high prices of foodstuffs.
He however commended the Federal Government for ensuring food security through massive investment in agriculture.
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JAMB releases 2024 UTME results
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
A staggering 1.94 million candidates participated in the examination, which took place across 118 towns and over 700 centres nationwide.
Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the Registrar of JAMB, made the announcement regarding the release of the UTME results during a press conference held at the board’s headquarters in Bwari, Abuja, on Monday.
Akali, Ade-John, Musawa, other Tinubu’s ministers missing in action
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President Bola Tinubu will be one year in office by the next 30 days.
Expectedly, this will generate mixed reactions from both his supporters and his critics.
One key area many Nigerians expect the president to be different from his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, is in the area of Human Resources Management.
Mr Tinubu currently has the largest federal executive council in recent history with his 50-member cabinet.
However, many of them have been quiet since their appointment.
As part of the activities ahead of Tinubu’s one year in office, DAILY POST reviews some of his policies vis a vis his promises and manifesto- the renewed hope agenda.
DAILY POST also looks at some of the ministers who have been very quiet since their appointment in August 2023.
The president campaigned on being a better manager of “people,” a rhetoric that was further explained by former Governor Babatunde Fashola, who made an analogy of “football coaches.”
He described Tinubu as the coach who gets involved in the game, while Buhari is the type that allows players the freedom to operate.
Tinubu reveals two policies resetting Nigeria’s economy growth
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said the fuel subsidy removal and foreign exchange liberation policies have put Nigeria at the forefront of economic growth.
In a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesperson, he said Tinubu highlighted this during a high-level panel session at the World Economic Forum, WEF, Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday.
Ngelale quoted the president as saying that he had to take tough but essential decisions like removing fuel subsidy – with its attendant perils – to reposition Nigeria’s economy.
“Concerning the question of subsidy removal, there is no doubt that it was a necessary action for my country not to go bankrupt and to reset the economy and the pathway to growth. It was going to be difficult, but the hallmark of leadership is making difficult decisions when they need to be made.
“That was necessary for the country. Yes, there have been drawbacks. Yes, there was an expectation that more people would feel the difficulty. But, of course, our people’s interest was the government’s primary focus.
“Along the line, there was an arrangement to cushion the effect of the subsidy removal on the country’s vulnerable population. We shared the pain across the board. We cannot but include those who are very vulnerable.
“Luckily, we have a very vibrant youth population interested in innovation and highly ready to leverage technology and good education, and they remain committed to growth.
“We managed that and partitioned the economic drawback and the fallout of the subsidy removal equally, engendering transparency, accountability, and fiscal discipline for the country. And that is most important, focusing on what direction we should head in. I will pursue that rigorously,” he said.
Tinubu explained that the government under his leadership manages the nation’s currency and effectively removes corruption-laden arbitrage.