NEMA readiness to effectively tackle the 2020 flood predicted for the country

Mr Mustapha Maihaja, its Director-General, told Newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja that it was important to bring key stakeholders in disaster management together to chart the way forward toward handling the predictions.“Preparations and planning are key to any successful activity or project. Knowing our role in disaster management, we started our planning since October through November, last year.“So, we have come out with a work plan that guides us on a step-by-step approach to possibilities.“And with the seasonal rainfall prediction released, we will now engage all stakeholders for technical meetings.“The report will be analysed vis a vis the possibilities as far as disaster management is concerned and at the end, we will come out with a disaster management implications and socioeconomic consequences should the flood occur,” he said.The director-general added that the organisation would be airing sensitisation campaigns through radio jingles and television programmes.He added that the organisation had also perfected plans on sensitising flood-prone communities through video clips.“We intend to bring a new approach to sensitising people as we have made plans to go directly to these flood-prone communities with video clips to show them the dangers of staying in these areas in case flood occurs.“That will prepare them so that when there is need for evacuation, they will listen to us,” he said.

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NANS PRESIDENT APPOINTS COMRADE MADAKI T. NOAH AS MEMBER NANS NATIONAL MEDIA AND PUBLICITY COMMITTEE.

The leadership of Revolutionary NANS President Comrade Asefon Sunday Dayo has appointed Comrade Madaki Thomas Noah a student of Kogi State Polytechnic as member of the NANS National media and publicity Committee.

Yahaya Bello Won A War Not An Election – Kogi PDP Chieftain

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Senate passes finance bill to raise VAT from 5 to 7.5 percent

The Senate on Thursday passed the Finance Bill presented to it by President Muhammadu Buhari to raise the country’s Value Added Tax(VAT) from 5 to 7.5 percent.The bill has five strategic objectives of promoting fiscal equity, reforming domestic tax laws and raising revenue.The Bill is entitled, ” A Bill for an Act to Make for incremental changes to Nigeria Tax and Fiscal Law and for Other Related Matters therewith, 2019( SB 140).The Amendments carried out were a total of fifty-six amendments of different existing Acts which include: Company Tax; Petroleum Profit Tax; Capital Gains Tax; Stamp Duty Tax; Personal Income tax and Customs and Excise Duty.According to the Bill, a large sum of money realized from the taxation would go the states and local governments while fifteen percent will go the Federal Government.The Finance Bill was read the third time and passed after the consideration of the report of the Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, All ...

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