Tag: RESIDENTS

Coastal highway: Protesters appeal to Tinubu, Umahi to stop planned diversion

Aminu Imam
Coastal highway project

Some residents of Okun Ajah, in the Eti Osa local government area of Lagos State have cried out over an alleged ethnic bias and favouritism in the planned re-routing of the Lagos Calabar Coastal Highway in the community, urging the Government not to spare law breakers at their expense. The residents, who spoke on the issue, expressed serious concerns that some rich property owners from a certain region of the country who had clearly encroached on the coastal road masterplan have induced some top government officials to ensure that the…

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Kaduna State: What Government is spending on each resident

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Yusuf Ishaku Goje.  The Kaduna State total 2023 approved budget is N376 billion, using the 2020 population estimate of 9.4 million, the per capita; what will be spent on each resident, is N39,710. While per capita for the total capital expenditure of N240 billion is N25,419. Below are the breakdown of the per capita expenditure for some key sub-sectors.  Ministry of Education, budget: N105.4 billion, per capita is N11,120; while the sector capital expenditure; N76.4 billion, is N8,061. Ministry of Health; budget: N59.1 billion, per capita is N6,233; while…

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