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Buhari Lifts Manufacturing Sector to New Heights —Support Group

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The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has described the Buhari years as Nigeria’s era of manufacturing and industrialization, going by data on the country’s manufacturing output from 1980s till date.

In a statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju and Secretary Cassidy Madueke, BMO said that it is heart-warming that on President Muhammadu Buhari’s watch, Nigeria’s manufacturing output has moved up to $64.41bn, the highest in well over 40 years.

“Latest figures by a USA economic research platform, MacroTrend have shown that Nigeria’s manufacturing output stands at $64.41bn which is slightly over 14% of the country’s GDP and is 17.65% more than that of the previous years.

“It is also the first time since 1981 that the manufacturing output will exceed the $60bn mark and also places Nigeria higher than Egypt at $62bn, South Africa ($49bn) and Morocco ($21bn)in the African chart.

“When we look at the numbers, what we see is a reflection of the Buhari administration’s policy thrust since inception in 2015.

“For President Buhari, moving the country from consumption to production was never a mantra even though he had within his first full year in office assured Nigerians that his administration was determined to ensure that we move from over-reliance on imported goods to locally made products.

“The President gave the assurance while presenting the 2017 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly in December 2016, and in the course of his speech said ”we will patronise local entrepreneurs. We will promote the manufacturing powerhouses in Aba, Calabar, Kaduna, Kano, Lagos, Nnewi, Onitsha and Ota.’

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“It was therefore not surprising that President Buhari backed up his pledge with Executive Order 003 of 2017 which mandated all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA) to give preference to local manufacturers of goods and service providers in procurement of goods and services.

“We make bold to say that this, alongside the ‘Ease of doing business’ initiative, as well as the President’s promise to give manufacturers improved access to foreign exchange, has ensured steady growth in the local production of goods and services in the country

“Yes, we know that there are still challenges in the sector but Nigerians are lucky to have an administration which continually shows the necessary political zeal to improve on infrastructure.

“We are optimistic that aside from what is being done on roads and bridges, the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline when completed, will add more zest to local production in some parts of the country”, the statement added.

The group said all these are in line with the President’s commitment to leave the country better than he met it.

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Kaduna State to hold education summit – Commissioner

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Kaduna State Government will convene an Education Summit as part of its strategy to bring about transformative change in the education sector, which will be anchored on four strategic pillars.

The Commissioner for Education, Professor Muhammad Sani Bello, who disclosed this while inaugurating the steering committee, further said that the event will be titled KADA EDUPACT International Summit 2025″.

According to him, one of the pillars is the Policy/Governance/Innovative Education Financing Pillar.

The Commissioner also listed the Access and Retention, Credible Learning Outcomes From Quality Inputs Pillars, as well as the Technology and Innovation pillars.

Prof Bello argued that the main objective of the summit is “to forge an Educational Pact between the government and the people, establishing commitment to shared model for education delivery, measurable outcomes and clearly defined negotiables.”

He further said that experts will make motivating presentations, adding that the Summit will provide opportunity for robust discussions on local and international investments in education, policy-making as well as technological innovations for improved teaching and learning.

The Commissioner also assured that a comprehensive education development roadmap for Kaduna State would fashioned out during the summit.

He said that the Director General of Kaduna State Schools Quality Assurance Authority, Professor Usman Abubakar Zaria, will coordinate the activities of the steering committee, whose membership cuts across relevant Ministries Department and Agencies.

Sub-committees to handle various aspects of the summit were announced immediately after the steering committee was inaugurated.

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Police Bust Human Trafficking Ring In Oyo, Rescue 84 Victims

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The Oyo State Police Command has uncovered a human trafficking ring in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

In a major operation, the police rescued 83 individuals and a child from a house in the Orogun area of the city, where they had allegedly been held for an undisclosed period.

Preliminary reports suggest that the victims, believed to be nationals of the Democratic Republic of Congo, were lured to Nigeria under the pretence of being offered employment opportunities.

There are also claims that the perpetrators extorted significant sums of money, reportedly in dollars, from the victims’ parents and relatives as part of the elaborate scheme.

The rescued individuals are currently at the Police Headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan, where authorities are conducting further investigations to ascertain the full details of the case.

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Pope Francis Laid To Rest In Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica

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Pope Francis was buried inside his favourite Rome church after a funeral mass in St Peter’s Square, the Vatican said on Saturday.

Francis, who died on Monday aged 88, was laid to rest during a 30-minute ceremony which started at 1:00 pm (1100 GMT) at the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in the Italian capital.

Footage shared by the Holy See showed cardinals marking his wooden and zinc coffin with red wax seals.

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who as camerlengo is running the Vatican’s day-to-day affairs until a new pope is elected, sprinkled it with holy water after it was lowered into a tomb set inside an alcove.

A reproduction of the pectoral cross worn by Francis during his lifetime hung above it.

Francis had asked that the tomb, located near the altar of Saint Francis, be simple and unadorned, reflecting the humble spirit of his papacy.

The tombstone bears only the inscription “Franciscus” — the pope’s name in Latin.

Its marble is sourced from Liguria, the northwestern Italian region once home to the Argentine pontiff’s Italian ancestors.

Francis, born Jorge Bergoglio, had specified in his will the exact spot he wanted to be buried, in the side nave of the beloved fifth-century AD church.

The pontiff was devoted to the worship of the Virgin Mary and made a point of praying in Santa Maria Maggiore before leaving on trips abroad and upon his return to Rome.

Located in the heart of Rome, the basilica already holds the tombs of seven popes.

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