NEDC Sets Eyes On 224 Projects, Amid N100 Billion Misappropriation Probe

The North East Development Commission (NEDC) says it will be executing 224 projects in the education, health and water supply sectors of the volatile Northern Nigeria region. This is coming as the House of Representatives’ Committees on, Finance, Procurement and NEDC are probing an allegation of N100 billion misappropriation at the Commission. Federal legislators took […]

Time to do away with NDDC, NEDC, NSITF, River Basins, NiMet, NIRSAL etc

It was out of desire, commitment and mounted pressure by interested agitators and some policymakers in government that facilitated the establishment of several federal government commissions, agencies, river basins and other intervention agencies to benefit targeted communities and the generality of the people. Despite that commendable effort, most of those established organizations are now epicentres […]

COVID-19: Bauchi gets respite with a testing center

A molecular laboratory has been commissioned by the Bauchi State Government. It is equipped by the North-east Development Commission  (NEDC) with supervision from the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC). The Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir, while commissioning the laboratory on Monday, said that it was established in order to fast track sample testing and […]