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US Supports Nigeria With Additional $92m To Fight Poverty

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The United States of America (US) has announced an additional developmental assistance of $92.73million to Nigeria to help fight poverty.

The sum which was given through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) is meant to support the five-year $2.3 billion agreement signed with the Nigeria Government in 2015.

A statement from the Information Unit of the US Embassy in Abuja added that the amount brings the total of development assistance provided to $474.74 million.

According to the statement, “This funding will continue to help Nigeria reduce extreme poverty in a more stable, democratic society.  Activities will stimulate inclusive economic growth, promote a healthier, more-educated population and strengthen good governance.”

Speaking further, USAID Mission Director, Michael Harvey, who stated that the US is pleased to contribute additional funding in support of the agreement signed with the Nigerian Government in 2015 expressed confidence the funding woud have a significant impact on the wellbeing of Nigerians.

In an effort to align Nigeria’s development plans with sector-specific strategies, USAID collaborated with the Nigerian Ministry of  Budget and National Planning; the Nigerian Ministries of Health, Agriculture, Power, and Education; and state-level government counterparts to structure the agreement, which is in place until 2020.

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INEC Releases Five Additional Results In Rivers

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday night released five more results of the March 19 rerun elections.
Three federal and two  state constituency seats were released by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Aniedi Ikoiwak, at the commission’s head office in Port Harcourt.

People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidates cleared the three federal seats.
In Port Harcourt Federal  Constituency 1, Kenneth Chikere (PDP) won by polling 18,904 votes, to defeat Igo Aguma (APC), who scored 6,035 votes.
In Port Harcourt Federal Constituency 2, Blessing Nsiegbe (PDP) scored 6,968 votes to defeat Collins Owhondah (APC), who polled 3,154 votes.
For Obio/Akpor Federal Constituency, Kingsley Chinda of PDP scored 27,895 votes, while the APC candidate, Anthony Okocha, got 9,514 votes.
Also, the APC candidate, Benibo Anabraba,  clinched the state constituency seat for Akuku-Toru 2 by scoring 2,970 votes to defeat the PDP candidate, Tonye Alalibo, who was disqualified.
Adoki Smart of the PDP in Port Harcourt Constituency 2  scored 15,244 votes to beat Mrs. Irene Inimgba of the APC, who polled 2,844 votes.
The PDP has clinched 3 federal  seats and  10 state seats, while the APC got two seats from the results announced so far.

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Taraba Govt To Construct Additional 330KW Hydro Power Plant

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Taraba state governor, Darius Ishaku has expressed his administration’s commitment to construct additional 330 KW power plant at Kakara in Sardauna Local Government Area of the state to boost the operations of Mambilla Beverages Limited.

This is coming barely six months after he commissioned a 414 KW hydro power plant constructed for the company in conjunction with United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).

Besides the Mambilla Beverages Company which is the first indigenous tea producing company in Nigeria, the power plant, when completed, would also provide electricity to all the surrounding communities of the factory.

Ishaku, who made the disclosure while commissioning the Cut Tear and Curl (CTC) machine he procured for the company to boost its production capacity by over 500 percent, stated that the power plant would be completed by the end of 2016.

Already, according to the Coordinator, UNIDO Regional Centre for Small Hydro Power in Africa, Dr. Donald Adgidzi, the mapped out plans for the construction of the dam and the feasibility studies has been concluded, including the bankable report which has been completed, adding that ‘the project is now at implementation stage.’

Dr. Adgidzi, who noted that the only obstacle that could hinder the project from coming on board before the end of the year is adequate funding, however, stressed that with the commitment shown so far by Ishaku, the job would be completed within nine months.

And in furtherance of his commitment to turn the fortunes of the Company around, the governor equally disclosed that arrangements are being made to send some staff of the company to overseas for training and retraining on modern production techniques that would enhance the profitability of the company.

Besides increasing the production capacity of the Company, the newly installed and commissioned (CTC) machine, according to Ishaku, would produce better quality tea than what the former machine known as the Lawrie’s Tea Processor (LTP) produces.

Speaking on the occasion, Managing Director of the company, Mallam Ibrahim Nunga, appealed to the governor to pave ways for core investors to come in to enable the company move to greater heights.

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