By Rukayat Moisemhe and Florence Onuegbu
Lagos, Feb. 16, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday pledged that the Federal Government would support massive investments in Lagos State to boost its economic potential as one of the world’s fastest growing megacities.
Buhari made the pledge in a virtual goodwill message during the Lagos Economic Summit (Ehingbeti) 2021 themed: ”For a Greater Lagos: Setting the Tone for the Next Decade”.
He said that his administration recognised Lagos as central to the economic fortunes of Nigeria and had in the last few years demonstrated commitment to supporting it to unleash its full socio-economic potential.
According to him, one of the significant ways in which the Federal Government’s support has manifested to Lagos State is in the special federal funding that was approved in 2020 in acknowledgement of the state being an epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic.
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The former Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, has said that Nigeria will continue to struggle with funding education, if the country fails to check her population growth.
Mr Sanusi spoke Wednesday during a discussion with other panel members at the ongoing Lagos Economic Summit tagged
He said although the federal government is doing its bit in child nutrition through the school feeding initiative, some problems persist in the educational system.
“We need to recognise that Nigeria is one country but different parts have these problems to different degrees,” said Mr Sanusi, a former Central Bank of Nigeria governor.
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United Nations Population Fund (UNPFA) resident representative in Nigeria, Ulla Mueller, has called on the Nigerian government to invest heavily in family planning and control the population growth of the country.
Mrs Mueller made this call while speaking at a breakout session at the Lagos Economic Summit, Ehingbeti 2021, on Wednesday.
Speaking on the topic, ‘Equality for All: The Role of Youths and Women,’ the UNPFA representative said Lagos State needs to make policies that are beneficial to the youths and women in the society.
The speaker said girls and women in Nigeria must be encouraged to release their potential into the society and one of the ways to achieve this is through effective family planning in which women and girls can concentrate on exploring their potential.
President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged that the Federal Government will support massive investments in Lagos State to boost its economic potential as one of the world’s fastest growing megacities. The president spoke in a video goodwill message to the Ehingbeti Lagos Economic Summit, themed ‘‘For a Greater Lagos: Setting the Tone for the Next Decade.’’ […]