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9 Faces Of SARS Officers Accused Of Killing Innocent Nigerians
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9 Faces of SARS officers accused of killing innocent
Nigerians compiled by THEICIR
Today, THEICIR (The International Centre for Investigative
Reporting (#THEICIR) is an independent, nonprofit news
agency that seeks to promote transparency and
accountability.) has provided us the names and faces of
SARS officers accused of killing innocent Nigerians;
Faces of SARS officers accused of killing innocent
Nigerians
#EndSARS | Rest In Peace | #candlenight #
EndPoliceBrutality #ENDBADGOVERNANCE
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Seeks Private Funding To Close $2.5 Billion Electricity Gap -
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FG Seeks Private Funding To Close $2.5bn Electricity
Gap
KEHINDE ABDULSALAM
The Federal Government has called for more private sector
funding to close an energy gap of $2.48 billion meant for
80 million Nigerians to have access to electricity.
The Managing Director and CEO of the Rural Electrification
Agency (REA), Mr. Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad, disclosed this
on Saturday at a workshop for members of the House of
Representatives by the agency in Abuja after it held a
similar one for the Senate.
Ahmad said the $2.5bn is the investment required to
provide access to the current 80m Nigerians without
electricity.
“India used to be the country with the highest people
without access to electricity but I am sad to say that
Nigeria has overtaken it and recently the figure is at 80m
Nigerians without access to electricity.â€
While he called for an improved budget for REA to realise
this, he said: “It is very risky to rely on government budget
as that is not enough. We need to device policies where
we can get more private sector investments.â€
The Minister of State for Power, Mr. Goddy Jedy-Agba,
who was represented by the Permanent Secretary in the
Ministry, Mr. Chinyeaka Ohaa, called for the lawmakers’
support to REA.
“Over 80 million Nigerians lack access to reliable
electricity. To change this narrative, we must continue to
strategically deploy renewable, off-grid technologies to
power Nigeria, one community at a time.â€
Declaring the workshop opened, the Speaker, House of
Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, said the workshop
was strategic and could not have come at a better time
than this time.
“On behalf of the speaker, I declare this workshop
opened,†said Chairman, House Committee on Power,
Magaji Da’u Aliyu, who represented the Speaker.
On his role, Aliyu said with the workshop, the Members
would do the needful and to consult with REA to ensure
proper budgeting.
He said over N200m projects are uncompleted in the
portfolio as he urged the REA to be better guided towards
providing more access to rural electricity.
Executive Director, Rural Electrification Fund (REF) at
REA, Dr. Sanusi Ohiare, said REA since 2016, has
connected 103,500 homes, impacted 460,720 people,
created 5,042 jobs and sourced $561m investments.
Ohiare said the lawmakers should strengthen the agency
noting that despite the several review of the Oronsaye
agencies merger report, REA is still part of the agencies
penciled for scrapping
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