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WaterAid, Bwari Council Allocate N521m For WASH In 6 Primary Healthcare Centres
WaterAid, Bwari Council Allocate N521m For WASH In 6 Primary Healthcare Centres
WaterAid, Bwari council allocate N521m for WASH in 6 primary healthcare centres. The total proposed budget for the Local Investment Plan (LIP) is N521,655,000.
WaterAid Nigeria, in collaboration with the Bwari Area Council, has earmarked more than N500 million for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in six primary healthcare centres (PHCs).
The proposal was presented at a one-day “Validation Workshop on Local Investment Plans (LIP) for Six Primary Healthcare Institutions” on Monday in Abuja.
The selected PHCs for this pilot project are Dutse-Alhaji, Owner Occupier, Sabon-Gari, Byazhin, Dei-dei, and Ushafa.
The total proposed budget for the Local Investment Plan (LIP) is N521,655,000.
This funding aims to enhance WASH services, environmental cleaning, health waste management, and monitoring and evaluation across the selected centres. The investment plan is set to cover the period from 2025 to 2030.
Nampet Chuktu, WaterAid head of programmes, highlighted the importance of collaborating with stakeholders to ensure accurate documentation and validation of the investment plans, which would also help in advocating for future budget releases.
“This is so that we are not guessing what is needed or what should be in place each year.
“Instead, we will be able to determine what should be at the centres because it has been validated and documented. With this document, we can advocate for budget release,” he said.
Mr Chuktu urged the representatives of each PHC at the workshop to help facilitate the process and ensure that the overseeing authority at the FCT Primary Health Secretariat properly situates the document.
He also noted that WaterAid, with funding support from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint Charities, would finance 30 per cent of the project, while the council would finance 70 per cent.
Kabiru Abbas, a consultant, stressed the need for critical infrastructural development to improve WASH services in the PHCs.
He explained that the development of a WASH investment plan would help secure funding for the improvement of healthcare services and contribute to achieving social development goals in the area.
“The LIP is a comprehensive plan for achieving the social development goals within the area council.
“The state of WASH services in health institutions in Bwari Area Council has been precarious and requires significant investment in infrastructure,” he said.
WaterAid
He explained that the LIP was the result of a participatory process involving the assessment of gaps, setting priorities and timelines, and identifying the resources needed to achieve the set objectives.
“It is also evidence-based, life-cycle costed, and developed through a participatory approach involving a mix of stakeholders,” he added.
The head of administration of the Bwari Area Council, Isa Musa, assured swift action in adopting the document on behalf of the council chairman.
“WaterAid Nigeria has already supported a 12-month project focused on enhancing WASH facilities in Bwari’s PHCs, including constructing and rehabilitating water and sanitation facilities.
“This project is part of WaterAid’s broader sustainability strategy to maintain the WASH improvements in the council over the next six years,” he said.
The event was attended by officials from various council departments, PHC managers, traditional leaders, and other WASH collaborators.
Pipeline Explosion Rocks Rivers Community
Pipeline explosion rocks Rivers community. An explosion has occurred in Bodo Community, Gokana Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers State on Tuesday.
A resident of Bodo, reported that the blast took place on an onshore pipeline near the starting point of the Bodo-Bonny road.
He suggested that the explosion was likely an act of sabotage. He noted that it has not yet been linked to recent political tensions in Rivers State.
Explosion
While the connection to political threats remains uncertain, the residents believe that if left unchecked, the incident could embolden others and potentially reignite unrest in the Niger Delta.
Authorities have not commented on the incident.
UniCal Setup 25 Year Plan Ro Strengthen Workforce, Curriculum
UniCal setup 25 year plan to strengthen workforce, curriculum. The University of Calabar says it has developed a 25-year plan to strengthen its workforce and curriculum.
Florence Obi, vice-chancellor of the institution, disclosed this on Tuesday in Calabar during an interaction with the media.
The media interaction is part of activities lined up for the 50th anniversary of the institution and the 37th convocation ceremony.
Ms Obi noted that paucity of funds was a major challenge for any public university, adding that it was the reason for the increase in money paid by students.
She explained that this would enable management to meet the increasing cost of running the institution.
“The federal government pays our personnel costs. They don’t give us money to run the university. In fact, UniCal receives N13 million monthly as subvention which does not cover our electricity bill before solar was introduced.
UniCal Setup 25 Year Plan
The vice-chancellor noted that they could not continue running the institution as an on-campus programme alone and said with 50,000 Open and Distant Learning Programme students, the university would have enough money to maintain facilities.
She appealed to the media to help the institution sell its Open and Distant Learning Programme, noting that the graduates also enjoy the benefit of the on-campus students, such as the one-year National Youth Service Corps.
Ms Obi, the 11th VC of UniCal and the first female to hold the position, was appointed on September 10, 2020, and her tenure will expire in September 2025.
Government To Spend N1.5bn On Farm Mechanisation Firm In Jigawa
Government to spend N1.5bn on farm mechanisation firm in Jigawa. The Jigawa State Executive Council has approved the release of N1,523,508,014.08 for the take-off of the newly established Farm Mechanisation Service Company.
The information commissioner, Sagir Musa, disclosed this to journalists after the weekly executive council meeting on Monday.
He stated that the approval aligns with the state government’s agricultural transformation initiative to enhance efficiency and effectiveness across the agricultural value chain.
Mr Musa further explained that the council had also approved an additional N969,084,772.10 to pay customs duty and taxes on mechanised equipment purchased from China.
He revealed that the council had also deliberated on and approved the draft bill for the establishment of the Jigawa State Flood Disaster Trust Fund.
Farm Mechanisation
“The council has directed that the draft bill be forwarded to the State House of Assembly for consideration.
“This is in line with the Namadi administration’s commitment to tackling floods in Jigawa state through effective and long-term solutions,” the commissioner said.
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