Governors

The Governors Forum has demanded that no less than one per cent of the country’s consolidated revenue be earmarked to improve primary healthcare service.
This was part of the resolutions of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum meeting held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa Abuja.The Chairman of the Forum and Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, announced this to newsmen at the end of the meeting.According to Yari, the decision followed the presentation by the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on the malaria, Lassa fever and polio pandemic in the country.Yari said that Adewole presented the situation of malaria, Lassa fever and polio in the country to enable the states and the federal government to

Alh. Muhammad Bashar, the Emir of Gwandu and Chairman of Kebbi State Council of Chiefs, has called on parents to ensure their children were immunized in the current polio campaign in the state.The traditional ruler made the call during the Immunisation Plus Days Flag Off Ceremony (IPD) ceremony in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday.
He said unless parents bring out their children for polio immunization, the society stood the risk of resurgence of the virus.
“All hands must be on deck to maintain and consolidate on gains recorded to completely wipe out polio in the country.‘

Kano and Kaduna State Governments have concluded plans to generate electricity from solid waste. Environmental officials in the two states gave the indication in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Malam Ahmed Salihu, Director of Environment, Kaduna State Ministry for Environment, said that plans to generate electricity from domestic waste had gone far.According to him, the plan is to transform waste into huge employment opportunities.“We have already entered into discussion with the Federal Ministry of Environment and had shown interest to partner with us to make the project a reality.“The waste generation has become a major challenge to the state and we need to be taken advantage of the situation.

Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State on Tuesday in Gombe inaugurated committees for the establishment of five tertiary institutions in the state.
The proposed institutions are: Gombe State University of Science and Technology; College of Agriculture; College of Accounting and Management Studies; Institute of Journalism; and Institute of Sports.Dankwambo, who was represented by his deputy, Charles Iliya, said the aim of establishing more schools was to boost tertiary education.He said it was also to enable youths in the state to contribute positively towards the development of the state and the country at large.According to him, the action is part of the implementation of the blue print by the high powered committee set up at the inception of his administration for the development of the state`s education sector.He said part of the recommendations had been implemented in the area of Basic Education,