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Share The Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Thursday, flagged off the Extended Special Works Programme initiated by the Federal Government to take 16,000 unemployed residents of the Land of Honour off the streets. Fayemi who spoke at the flag-off ceremony held in Ado Ekiti explained that the scheme would attract N960 million to the local economy within the space of three months. The Governor who was represented by his Deputy, Chief Bisi Egbeyemi, commended the Federal Government for the take-off of the scheme which he said would go a long way in reducing unemployment and poverty in t...

The implementation of the gigantic pilot project programme, which would be coordinated by constituted state committees, is to cost N46.44 billion. It is actually N52 billion, if the costs of administration and logistics are added. And already, the funds were appropriated in the 2020 budget. The Ministry of Labour and Employment, through its parastatal, the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), is leading the implementation for the recruitment of the beneficiaries and executing its mandate which is slated to last for three months. The federal government had on July 7, 2020, announced the c...

By Adedayo Akinwale The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubairu Dada, Tuesday inaugurated the Extended Special Works Programme aimed at engaging 7,074 youths across the federation. Declaring the official commencement of the programme on behalf of the federal government in Minna, Niger State, Dada said the special extended works was the outcome of the pilot Special Public Works Programmes in the rural areas approved by President Muhammadu Buhari and implemented by the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in eight states. The minister, in a statement issued Tuesday by his ...

There was rage in the National Assembly (NASS) past week as Senators boiled in anger over perceived disregard, by President Muhammadu Buhari, of their resolutions on issues that concern his administration. The seething anger over the President’s attitude, combined with a few others, shaped how activities at NASS unfolded. Furious lawmakers On December 15, Senators could not hide their annoyance over President Buhari’s refusals to implement their resolutions on critical national issues, especially as it concerns the country’s nagging security challenges. The Federal lawmakers bared their...